Your Perfect World

Other than replacing the Beatles at #1 on the all time hits list, what would your musical career look like in a perfect world?

For me, I would have been born with enough money that I wouldn't need a real job, and I'd spend most days performing preservation jazz and ragtime in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Maybe I should have specialized in an instrument that weighs less than a piano and needs less electricity than an electric keyboard.

 

Same thing about being born with enough money to not need a job and...

After many, many hours of practice, I would be First Violin for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.

 

Double post

 

Been there, but haven't done that. Though I did see several concerts there. They usually have free ones on Wednesday afternoons.

 

I wish to visit and see them live one day. Maybe when I retire I can start over with violin lessons and be able to play the air-violin at a concert from my seat in the audience.

 

My hands would work properly instead of these arthritic claws I have now....

 

I feel for you buddy ! it does get harder as we get older I know
as long as you can keep bashing out the old cowboy chords there is life left in us all

 

Obviously, rich, famous, etc. etc.

But seriously, I don't have much to complain about or want to change. I wish I was a better musician but I have good gear, have played with the same guys for 13+ years, we're on a record label, have recorded numerous albums, we're on the radio in our area sometimes.....we're fairly well-known around here. Plus, I love the guys I play with as if they are my own brothers. It's a very relaxed, down-to-earth group of people who enjoy a drama-free environment.

If I never advance any further in my musical career....I'll be happy with what I have right now. I was just practicing with those guys last night on an outdoor stage in the country and thinking about how damn lucky I am to be a part of that.

 

Never could play chords... Arthritis started before I picked up the guitar 30 years ago.

 

Damn, this is getting depressing.

 

LOL, in my perfect world, I wouldn't have had a need to make music.

 

Oops! Did I inadvertently drop a bomb on The Blues? No depression, no blues.

 

http://youtu.be/qdkL8xhLCcs

 

Thats it! Like the crooner that falls in love and suddenly can't sing..

 

Quick! Somebody find me some blues chords to go with my new lyric!

I got the forum software conversion blues
Feel it down to the soles of my virtual shoes
Ain't got nothin' but rep points to lose
Get bumped off by another outage, hit the booze
Got the motherfuckin' forum software conversion blues

 

^^^ now thats a hit

 

Ha, I've been singing that song!

I like your avatar, Gong. "and the dish ran away with the spoon!" Where are we off to? (Please, preferably somewhere cool and breezy.)

 

Acapulco, baby!

 

Jamaica, mon. We can go snorkelling!

 

Anything you want, dishy-poo...what about your fork boyfriend, have you told him about us?