One time I was distracted by too many things, and called out "Okay, guys,
Tennessee Waltz. Key of A. One, two, three, four..."
Heh, we had a dobro player count off "Maiden's Prayer" in waltz time last
week.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the Cornell Hurd "Fruit
Shack" album has band members recollecting their "worse gig ever" in
between the musical tracks. Some of them are pretty funny, although
overall the schtick gets a bit old as you relisten to the album.
And yeah, counting off
Mitch is hallucinatingg:
Well, I get there, and as I go into the basement, there is a whole band
set
up, and who is playing lead guitar but blues great Albert Collins (friend
of
her parents).
I'm jealous.
And I thought I had some good ones. the best of which before opening for
At 08:13 PM 3/27/99 EST, you wrote:
the posterity books. An
old girlfriend called me late one Sunday night and asked if I could drive out
to see her. I was not keen on the idea (50 miles away, lived with her
parents,
who were BTW cooler than her), but she begged and pleaded and convinced me.