Sitting in with another band
Since hand drumming is what I do best, I have sat in with several bands...the first time I ever sat in on percussion, I was as nervous as 1DrumBum, but the song the band was playing before my first sit-in was "The Duck Dance." I figured what the heck, if I'm gonna screw up, I might as well have fun with it...so when the band's girl singer got out to lead the dance, I got out there and shook my...uhh...tail feathers...and that broke the ice...
Another time, I was sitting in with a guitar duo whose normal gigs involve inviting people from the audience to join in with maracas, drums, etc...it worked too well to my embarrassment, since I discovered later I had actually discouraged the amateurs from joining them!
However, another band was playing nearby--a Jimmy Buffett cover band--and I started talking with their conga player. His reaction: "What're ya doing next April?" Were it not for my day job, I could have joined them a few months after that gig...and who knows, it could still happen!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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