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Bugs Bunny once said, "this calls for stragety." Here's mine for November 4th, 2010. Jeff Beck night at Zachary's For Cocktails. I have been listening to and stealing from Jeff Beck since I was 12 or 13. I feel like I have probably heard every note he has ever recorded (and then some). I have brushed up on the 11 songs we are doing.
The last time I practiced the exact thing I was going to play for hours on end, it was a disaster. So, what am I doing 24 hours before the gig? Playing Cindy Lauper, Billy Joel and Marcos Valle tunes. A musician I admire once told his bassist, "enough practicing!" Motown bass legend, James Jamerson's response to a producer's request to play a tune for the umpteenth time was, "rigor mortis is settin' in!" I feel like if I'm warmed up and ready, the guitar will almost play itself. I'm hoping.
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