Anyone have any embarrassing session stories to share. I have one from today. I attend a practice session than hang around for the “real one”. Tonight I was asked to pick a song. My mind went totally blank. I couldn’t think of one song and sort of fumbled for my tune book. I picked the Butterfly. Then I was asked to start it – couldn’t remember how it went and I had just put my tune book away. (Only have played it a million times or so!) When I thought I remembered it out came Fig for a Kiss! A lot of strange looks came my way but every one joined in. After it was over someone started up the butterfly (the “real” version). I wonder if this might be why many song names are the same for different tunes?
Sorry I wasn’t there for moral support, Merlin! At least you picked a nice group to do an ‘oops’ in front of! I’ll admit to mucking up a set or two (or three) at that particular session.
Hmm, after only three years I’m doing well in the embarrassing story department. If I posted them all it’d be a long thread. Last nights latest was about 15 people in a session at a percussion studio in Venice Beach, CA, the tune is going full force and I’ve got to get to the bathroom, so I carefully pick my way out of the circle, carefully step over all the cans of Guinness so as not knock one over and cause a scene in the middle of the tune… and back right into a large hanging set of cow bells. Boy those things echo for some time after being struck. Sheesh.