Glad to hear that David. Upright acoustic bass is a great sound! Part of my rant was based upon a dying music industry. (as I know it) Hopefully my mini rant didn't come off too negative to the list. :) Thankfully I had an interest in VW's during HS. That helps keep me occupied these days. ;) Neil.
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 01:42 PM 3/25/2011, neil n wrote: >> >> I swear. (since it's Friday). In GENERAL, there seems to be a huge >> lack of knowledge or awareness amongst the younger crowd about band >> instruments. (or anything that isn't a sample, ring tone or spun) Like >> at this point, they may not even know what a sax is? > > If it's any comfort, I have a nephew who plays a 7/8 double bass...jazz > mostly.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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