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Post by pippsheadache on Jul 25, 2023 12:59:34 GMT -5
Great list Pipps. I'd add John Entwistle of the The Who, whose bass playing was so powerful that it seemed like at at times the band had a lead bassist. Most definitely Chi. It's on me that I neglected to mention him. Many rankings have him at the very top. Also Flea. |
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Post by Renfield on Jul 25, 2023 14:45:28 GMT -5
Upon learning that a friend had started taking bass lessons, the first friend asked: "What did you learn at you first bass lesson?" to which the new student answered:"I learned to play an 'A'". He was then asked: "What did you learn at your second lesson?" "I learned to play an 'E'". Finally he was asked: "What did you learn at the third lesson?" to which he replied,"I didn't go to the third lesson. I had a gig."
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Post by pippsheadache on Jul 25, 2023 15:01:38 GMT -5
Upon learning that a friend had started taking bass lessons, the first friend asked: "What did you learn at you first bass lesson?" to which the new student answered:"I learned to play an 'A'". He was then asked: "What did you learn at your second lesson?" "I learned to play an 'E'". Finally he was asked: "What did you learn at the third lesson?" to which he replied,"I didn't go to the third lesson. I had a gig." Second only to drummer jokes. |
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Post by Renfield on Jul 25, 2023 15:40:53 GMT -5
Upon learning that a friend had started taking bass lessons, the first friend asked: "What did you learn at you first bass lesson?" to which the new student answered:"I learned to play an 'A'". He was then asked: "What did you learn at your second lesson?" "I learned to play an 'E'". Finally he was asked: "What did you learn at the third lesson?" to which he replied,"I didn't go to the third lesson. I had a gig." Second only to drummer jokes. Or banjo jokes. |
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Post by Renfield on Jul 25, 2023 16:05:40 GMT -5
A hunter wanted to go big game hunting in virtually uncharted jungles in Africa. He hired a local village chief and some villagers to act as guides and porters. They set out the morning and began trekking through the thick jungle. After a few hours, they began to hear drums off in the distance. The porters were visibly disturbed by the sound, but they kept on going. The drums continued all through the first night and second day, getting louder and louder the deeper they went into the jungle. The drums continued through the second night and into the third day with the villagers getting increasingly agitated and visibly frightened. By noon the third day the volume and intensity of the drums increased so that by noon they had reached a thunderous crescendo. Then, they suddenly stopped. Silence ensued. As soon as the drums stopped, the porters dropped all their gear and began running and screaming back the way they had come, leaving only the hunter and village chief. The hunter turned to the chief and fearfully asked: "Why are they running away? Is it because the drums stopped? Is this bad?" The chief shook his head slowly and said: "This bad. Very, very bad. Next come bass solo."
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Post by pippsheadache on Jul 25, 2023 16:13:02 GMT -5
Hey man, that's hilarious. I remember having those feelings in jazz clubs.
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Post by JEGnj on Aug 1, 2023 20:19:43 GMT -5
Way to many posts to even attempt to catch up BUT been a fan of John Eddie (Who The Hell Is John Eddie?) since 1985. Always doing local gigs around NJ but has not played since before Covid. Looking forward to his show Sunday Night at The Stone Pony.
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Post by inger on Aug 1, 2023 21:54:48 GMT -5
Way to many posts to even attempt to catch up BUT been a fan of John Eddie (Who The Hell Is John Eddie?) since 1985. Always doing local gigs around NJ but has not played since before Covid. Looking forward to his show Sunday Night at The Stone Pony. The Stone Pony wasn’t exactly in my former back yard in Conowingo, MD, but it was close enough that a lot of people I know have been there. I never made it… |
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Post by kaybli on Aug 1, 2023 21:57:28 GMT -5
Way to many posts to even attempt to catch up BUT been a fan of John Eddie (Who The Hell Is John Eddie?) since 1985. Always doing local gigs around NJ but has not played since before Covid. Looking forward to his show Sunday Night at The Stone Pony. Have a good time JEG!
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Post by JEGnj on Aug 6, 2023 14:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2023 14:51:40 GMT -5
Nice. Springsteen is a fan of John Eddie. Are you old enough to remember Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes? |
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Post by JEGnj on Aug 6, 2023 15:27:14 GMT -5
Yes and Yes. My wife is from Freehold. The house Bruce grew up in was facing backyards with my late father-in-laws.
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Post by Renfield on Aug 6, 2023 15:32:13 GMT -5
Nice. Springsteen is a fan of John Eddie. Are you old enough to remember Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes? Saw them when I was in college. Had never heard of them, but all the Jersey guys (there were a lot at Wake), said they were great. And they were right. Rockin' show. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2023 15:44:34 GMT -5
Nice. Springsteen is a fan of John Eddie. Are you old enough to remember Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes? Saw them when I was in college. Had never heard of them, but all the Jersey guys (there were a lot at Wake), said they were great. And they were right. Rockin' show. I didn't know Wake had so many Jersey guys. You need to keep a limit on that. Southside Johnny used to play a lot at a place in Newark Delaware called the Stone Balloon. My brother played there many times and was friends with the owner, a guy named Bill Stephenson. He was married to Jill Jacobs, who later divorced him and married a guy named Joe Biden. Not sure what became of her after that. But yeah, Southside Johnny had a great band. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2023 15:48:09 GMT -5
Saw them when I was in college. Had never heard of them, but all the Jersey guys (there were a lot at Wake), said they were great. And they were right. Rockin' show. I didn't know Wake had so many Jersey guys. You need to keep a limit on that. Southside Johnny used to play a lot at a place in Newark Delaware called the Stone Balloon. My brother played there many times and was friends with the owner, a guy named Bill Stephenson. He was married to Jill Jacobs, who later divorced him and married a guy named Joe Biden. Not sure what became of her after that. But yeah, Southside Johnny had a great band. So you are four degree of separation from the president of the United States! You are the Forrest Gump of HeAmyHa! |
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