Back in time, everytime…

These last days we tried to put up a couple of songs for tomorrow’s show. Once a year there is this show in our city, Retro Rock 70, where people who used to play in a band 20-30(?) years ago meet again and play for a big public.

While it is not our case (I mean the part with 20-30 years ago), we are invited there every year to be part of it. I remember one year I was also the hired gun for the show, because, as you may imagine, it is difficult to have all the members of 30 years ago meet together, in the same shape, so a solo guitar player is almost all the time needed, so, depending on the situation of the moment, one of the guitar players available is asked to fill in for here and there. A couple of years ago I was the one and I can tell you I had a lot of fun playing songs like All right now or Get back along with guys of the same age with my parents.

I remember what somebody (70 years old), told me once: it is just the body that gets old, not the spirit! Inside we are the same! Man, how right he was! This line stayed in my head till now and each time I see these guys on stage I remember it.

These guys make me laugh, really! Not in a bad way! I respect them because I see myself in about 20-30 years. It is fun to look at them and see how they joke with each other, like one guy trying to nail a song and playing a lot of flat notes, saying to the others, wait, I will figure it out, I will remember it, and one of the band members saying back yeah, like you ever did while everybody laughs!

Drinking a beer, that position with their eyes on the guitar neck, bend over the guitar cause they don’t remember too well where’s the damn fret!! And then one week later, after a couple of rehearsals, they are beasts released on stage! Man, I love this! This happens every year here since 7 years I think and tomorrow will be that day, again.

We put up a couple of songs because ourselves we took a break and we’ve got together after a while, this time with a new band mate, a long time friend, and we needed to work a bit together.

But tomorrow evening everything will work as a charm and we will have a lot of fun, I have no doubt about that! In the end, isn’t this the idea when making music ?

PS: The picture is taken at one of those shows, like 2 years back, I think. And yes, it’s us!

Later edit: I have just received a call that the show is postponed until next month due to the fact that local elections take place. Well, let’s wait until next month.

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