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maggior
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maggior
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04/14/2014 1:34 pm
So, for those of you that are interested, here is the video of our final performance:
http://youtu.be/0mFsHAfLkp0

We went by "Designation: Unknown". The name seemed to go down well. Certainly more creative than "The Band With No Name". :-).

I'm the guy playing the strat with the Beatles shirt on. I found a way to incorporate The Beatles into our performance :-).

The setlist is:
- Wild Night (like before)
- Hard to Handle
- Long Train Running
- Heard it Through The Grapevine (Gladys Knight version)

It wasn't a perfect performance, but we handled it well. Honestly, that's the part I feel the best about. We played those songs soooo many times, we obviously knew the songs. But when one person lost their way a bit, the rest of the band kept things moving and we got back in sync.

I also have a new respect for live improvisation. No matter how much you prepare or work out a framework, things still happen. It's another way of breaking out of your patterns :-).

So, enjoy!!! Look for a new thread from me about a new band that the drummer and I are trying to put together. So far there seems to be a good amount of interest for people to join our merry little band :-).

Thanks again to all that have followed this and provided encouragement!! It's been a real adventure and I'm so glad I decided to get on for the ride.

Cheers!