I went to the mall today and got measured for the suite I will use with this banda. Today, the band owner gave me 4 nice dress shirts from Vitorrio Forti. He takes care of everything which is nice because I was sick of all the bands I played in back home that made me go get some outfit that I A) had to pay for and B) had to wear (i.e. cheezy blue shirt, beige pants and white tennis shoes....eek)
Anyway, tonight we played at two Cantinas! As the weekend approaches we get bigger crowds. I'm still struggling with some of the songs that I don't know. The pianist in the group helps me out with the bassline until I start to "get it"
This is all very good for my ear training but when you're used to reading off the page, it sure makes you frustrated!
We had a group of fans tonight following us from cantina to cantina....it was fun! I met some very cool people :)
Tonight, during one of the sets when I was playing one of the songs that had a very tough tuba part, one of the trombone players put his cell phone on my stand and it started playing some weird porn scene! It was hard not to crack up...it just started out of nowhere. Meanwhile, I'm trying to makes sure I don't miss any of the chord changes but it was tough not to start laughing! All the horn section was in on it. They were trying to get me to mess up on the hardest song! I managed though. I did miss a few notes but I controlled my laughter. The guys in the band are very cool...everyone is very nice and helpful! There are no egos and we all get along. I asked some of the guys about that since i'm the rookie, and it's always been that way. I'm learning so much. Greg, the principal trombonist in the orchestra did this gig for about 1 year and he says it really built his endurance!
I had a good time tonight. Off to bed I go:)
Thanks to all my friends who have read my blogs. I miss you all very much :)
ABEL
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