Show time!

Today that show I was telling you about a few weeks ago will take place and I am part of it. Yesterday I was invited to a local TV show to speak about this event, along with the organizer/producer, the presenter of the show and another local musician.

It was a funny thing to do because we kind of remembered together the previous editions of this show, Retro Rock 70’s. At one moment we have watched and commented a mix of moments from previous editions where I could see myself everywhere, playing with 4-5 bands, except my actual band. Damn!

So, this evening that show will take place and we only have one single issue: the drummer announced us yesterday evening that he won’t be able to come to that show. What?!! Now you’re telling us? Damn! I called our previous drummer to replace him for this evening, he should fill in just fine because we played together for a couple of years, he was part of that “dream team”, he knows the songs so it should be no problem. Well, only a small one: he has a contract to play every evening somewhere around here. Doh!

The producer/organizer of the show is a drummer and a very good one, so I asked him to fill in, he agreed so in case nothing gets better until the end of the day, we will play in that formula. Again, it should not be a big surprise, we have played together a couple of shows in the past, he is a very experienced and inventive drummer and frankly with him on drums I dare to play a song without any rehearsal.

But I was also asked by him to fill in for a guitar player in the band of his daughter who could not come with her band from Bucharest, she will come alone. Again, no surprise, she was in my second band and we played together for 1 year I think, I know her, she knows me so we can put up a couple of songs. Just that we haven’t played together since 1 year or more. So, last night, around midnight, I contacted her on Messenger to agree on a couple of songs. We agreed on Venus from The Shocking Blue, Black Velvet from Alannah Myles and Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival. All these in the middle of the night.

There is no need to say that I have no clue about how these songs go, but I need to figure it out by this evening and manage to play them. Have you ever seen the rain is high school music, no problem here, but Black Velvet is a very beautiful song that needs to be nailed right, otherwise it would be such a pity…

Of course, she also proposed Proud Mary! Right, my nightmare! I told you a few days ago I hate Proud Mary because it does not come naturally to me!No Proud Mary this time!

So, even if I feel things are a bit unstable, with the drummer missing and a brand new set that we need to figure out this evening, I feel OK and positive about the show tonight!

Of course, you are all invited, no need to say this! If you won’t be able to make it, I will post here a couple of pictures and why not, a movie or something

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