Good morning! It's about the same time as it was yesterday, which is around nine. This week has had a Groundhog Day feel to it. Kinda reliving the same day over and over. If I used my alarm clock(something I haven't done since I retired), it would probably play I Got You Babe every morning.
Gotta dig that movie out and watch it again. I liked the two cornball radio announcers as well. "Rise and shine, campers.."
Music news. It's been a big week here in the Music Lab. One remix of an old tune, and five of those quirky little electronic pieces I like to write on occasion(which I suspect no one likes except me!). They're all up on the Music page of my website, at the top of the page. I titled it page Sam's Top 40, and try to keep it down to forty tunes. This helps me to keep the page fresh, since I often have to get rid of tunes to maintain my quota.
And I've got another one to share on Facebook. It's from Tele-ology(my solidbody jazz album)and is called Cherokee Stomp. Ray Noble's song Cherokee only at a medium tempo. And there's even a bass solo in there. I talked in here yesterday about my days as a doubler. Still got a bass- Ibanez 5-string- and play it on most of my recordings.
One's first instrument can be damn near anything, but I think the best 'first instruments' are bass and drums. With the bass, you get a strong harmonic sense by having to connect all the chords. You might just fall in love with the sound of the instrument and stay a bassist. But it you take up something else, you'll have a nice edge harmonically.
Starting out on drums, you get a stronger sense of rhythm of course. I know a guitarist and saxophonist who both started on drums, and they both have excellent time. Almost wish I'd started there, as I've had to work on my time. It's pretty good now, but not without a lot of effort.
And that's my news for today. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading. Happy Friday to you, especially if you've worked all week. For now, I'm outa here. More later. 