bluemoose
1156 posts
May 26, 2017
1:22 PM
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Can't hold this in any longer. Couple years of showing up, putting myself out sitting in when asked has paid off. Just got asked to play at the big summer blues fest here in Vancouver with an up and coming awesome guitar playing/song writer and his East Vancouver band.
Bring it!!!
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ridge
697 posts
May 26, 2017
2:47 PM
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Nice hustle, moose! Congrats on the upcoming gig.
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sydeman
193 posts
May 26, 2017
3:58 PM
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Tell us where..Burnaby Deer Lake?
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Sarge
612 posts
May 26, 2017
4:48 PM
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That's great!!! I hope you have a great time playing that fest.
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hvyj
3296 posts
May 26, 2017
5:06 PM
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Congrats! That's how it's done--get out and play with real live musicians in public and learn from the mistakes you make so you do better the next time out and only make different mistakes. That's how to keep learning different things that you can't pick up from playing at home with pre-recorded back up tracks. Have a good good gig at the blues fest and try to stay relaxed.
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Bass410man
156 posts
May 26, 2017
8:01 PM
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Hey bluemoose congrats man! Who else will be playing at that festival, do you know yet? Good luck brother.
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jbone
2292 posts
May 26, 2017
8:28 PM
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Pay dues, get some back. Nice! Stay humble and you will do well.
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timeistight
2104 posts
May 26, 2017
9:53 PM
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Congrats, Brian!
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bluemoose
1157 posts
May 27, 2017
8:12 PM
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Yup, Burnaby Roots and Blues. We'll be on the Garden Stage. Sue Foley, Matt Anderson and Trombone Shorty are the main stage headliners.
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hvyj
3297 posts
May 28, 2017
2:12 PM
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@bluemoose: Come to think of it, if my memory is not failing me, your situation reminds of the first time I got paid to play harp. I had been sitting in regularly with a black blues band (I'm white) sometime back in early mid '80's and they invited me to play with them on the big stage at a local outdoor festival. Man was I excited! After we finished, we were standing around behind the stage when a representative of the organizers came by with a checkbook and wrote a check to each member of the band. I was astounded when she asked me my name and wrote a check for me, too. I wasn't expecting to be paid or even thinking about it, and was so startled I didn't know how to act. Reading your post dredged up the memory.
Last Edited by hvyj on May 28, 2017 2:15 PM
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