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I'm old, if I was born 10 years earlier I'd have been playing with Benny Goodman. Lol Blue

I had a chance to be 20 again. But the stipulation was, when you go back you can't take what you know now with you. You'll be just as dumb as you were the first time . I turned down the offer. Lol 😆 Blue

I've made some bad band decisions over the years. But I made one excellent decisions 12 years ago. Blue

Two of my high school buddies bought one way tickets to London in 1973. One ended up in Brand X ( he's been with Billy Joel for the past 20 years ) that fusion band and the other with Bob Marley. Al is still leading The Original Wailers around the world. Currently touring with Joss Stone and Jethro Tull. Chuck is still with Billy Joel Blue

I learned to see the " red flags " with musicians very quickly. Working with good people over good musicians is the right way to go. If you can get both it's rare. Blue

Agreed again, if I was in a band that played progressive r&b and funk there wouldn't be many gigs. Not in this neck of the woods. Blue

I could never get the hang of singing and playing bass. It's held me back as well . I can get out a few background vocals but that's about it. Blue Blue

No regrets here either. At 70, I'm thankful I can get up, put my gear together and drive to a gig. My point is ,at my age good health beats out everything. It can be taken away from us in the blink of an eye. Blue

I wish I was more a part of the gig decision making process. I don't know why they take certain gigs and reject others. I'm a sideman, I guess it's none of my business. Blue

Me too, I would go the di route, no amp with the Kemper floor model. But I'm not sure how it would work for bass. Our guitarist uses a Kemper with no amp. He shows up at gigs with a back pack a guitar and a stand Blue

I get the whole meeting up with musicians with musical tastes closer to mine. Thing is, I have to be gigging, I'm one of the few that needs the money. A band with my musical tastes probably wouldn't get many gigs. Friends have told me: " Daryl ,your already in the best band for you" Blue

I'll start. I'd like to be younger with more hair. Blue

From an Overall band experience, right now what would you change. Your age Your location Band personal Management strategy Here's your chance to express your " change" wish list Blue

The sound is really nice. Blue

Isn't dirt a red flag for other problems? Blue

No, I would have taken pics of the bass and explained to them how the bass was shipped. They should have given you a credit . I'm concerned about internal damage that might surface in the future. Can you send it back? Blue

Yeah, I can see a little of that flapping. Unfortunately I've played some outside gigs with embarrassing accommodations for the band. Blue

Nice pics. Looks like a " big time" gig. Blue

I watched both iPad clips. Solid ! Blue

Very nice covered stage. Blue

Yeah that was pretty cool. I bet it was one our parents that called in the story and made sure our names were spelled correctly. Winning that contest means more to me now than it did back in 1971. I think the prize was $400.00. Good money for 1971 and a bunch of 17 year olds. They mentioned " Red Bread" an awesome power trio. They could cover Led Zeppelin like nobody's business. They had my friend Chuck Burgi on drums. He's been Billy Joel's drummer for the past 25 years. He replaced Liberty Devito. Blue

That's the way it should happen if the drummer is a true mate. If our drummer or a dep strays I'll make a few motions and try and que them back in. I was out gigging before all my band members were born. Which means I have a bit of a different reference to the whole " being in a band" thing. And I get it, I know the way I see things tends to be a bit dated, out of step and old fashion. I guess I'm no longer considered part of Young America. Lol At the end of the day, I'm a hired gun and have learned to keep my mouth shut. Probably why I'm still in the band after 15 years. If you blow up the image and have good eyesight you can read it. It's about my high school band in 1971. I really can't expect my bandmates to have any kind of reference to 1971. Blue

I love Malaga! Blue

I guess my thought is, when a drummer indicates he doesn't need bass in his monitor, something is not right. Daryl

You are lucky Dave. Daryl