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Post by David Gordon Burke on Mar 30, 2005 21:58:40 GMT -5
So I am about to lose my mind over this one. Playing any kind of accordion music in Canada isn't nearly as easy as I thought it was going to be. But I'm out there doing it. For a good laugh check out www.thechipotles.comThat's right, The Chipotles. What a god awful name, but the first gig is friday night, we are not ready and it's another trial by fire kind of situations. Hope it all works out, as long as I get paid I don't really care. But hell, I'm out there doing it, has to count for something. Stoney
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Post by Jr Salinas on Mar 31, 2005 9:57:19 GMT -5
Good Luck Bro, I Hope Yall Have Fun.
Jr Salinas
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Post by David Gordon Burke on Apr 3, 2005 19:53:05 GMT -5
So we did two gigs this weekend and then fired the Guitar player. Oh well, the guy just didn't take it seriously enough. It sounded alright but my standards are a lot higher than this guys.
The up side is that I am now really playing. What I mean by that is that the music is not really what most people here are used to playing. Of course that is to be expected in Canada. Not too many people have any idea what Tejano is.
But I have learned so much. When you are in a situation like this there are times when someone looks at you on stage and says, "Solo" and you better have a few tricks up your sleeve or you are up the creek without a paddle.
I reccomend it to everyone. Learn some other stuff like blues, country, bluegrass, rock. The basics are the same and you will definitely advance a lot by trying new things. Since I came home I have doubled my abilities. (If you all thought I was a Know-it-all before, just watch me now, haha)
Later Guys, Stoney
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