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Good evening, Steve, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Well, wing-a-zing and clickety-click. Out pops the Birdie for instamatic frowny-face capture. not polaroid, maybe hemeroid..? Yup, photo it is; cigars all round. Who's 'ave thought it, eh..?

+1 ^^

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And therein lies the error. It's tempting, but it may work better if everyone else turns down. OK, the mix is wrong, bot only because the 'drummer' is at the wrong gig. It highlights their incompetence, and, if that doesn't bother them, it's a sign that it's time for a change. Let him thump away, but on his own. In extreme cases, putting down one's instruments and leaving the beggar to enjoy his evening-long drum solo may get the message across. Worth a try..?

A 'Zappa Plays Zappa' gig at a prestigious Parisian venue. Dweezil Zappa launched into a slightly over-long monologue; interesting enough for the first few minutes, but had run out of 'steam'. A voice very, very close to where I was sitting (OK, it was me ...) chose a moment between phrases to call out loudly 'Shut up and play yer guitar..!'. He did (and very well, too...).

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It may be worth expanding on a point raised in a preceding post. It's really not a bad idea to invest in a quality wireless system; there are so many advantages, not least of which is the elimination of the risk of having cables trodden on..! One of the systems that have come up regularly with good, or even excellent, reviews is the Smooth Hound system... I have one (yes, I know; I'm a drummer , so..?), and it fully justifies its reputation. As a bonus, it allows one to really hear what the bass sounds like from the audience point of view. Just sayin'.

Good advice on looking after 'em above, but just in case you need more cables another day, this site is the 'go-to' source for all the cabling needs, at more than reasonable cost, very fast service, top (and I mean top...) quality, run by our very own OBBM, a long-established, highly respected member here... OBBM cables ... What is my relationship..? Only that of a very satisfied repeat customer, for both standard and custom cables, nothing more. Just remember: Cables = OBBM. Hope this helps.

Indeed. +1 ^^

+1 ^^ 'Swing' isn't jazz, and jazz isn't always 'swing'.

But they have actually played it before, surely..?

A special case, and a special talent, but Joni Mitchell down-tunes and re-tunes to various 'open' and other tunings, 'live', on stage, and plays beautifully all evening. Gifted, maybe, or just lucky..?