playing piano again…
March 13th, 2007First off, I wanted to mention that a fellow pianist (who shall remain nameless) recently borrowed my keyboard, and not only did he break one of the keys (g above middle c), the keyboard does not work any more!
Okay, I had two piano gigs this past weekend in which I could’ve used my keyboard. Fortunately, the singer I worked for had his own keyboard that I could use and that saved the day.
Other than that, I had a great time playing piano again. I was able to perform some instrumental renditions of Over The Rainbow, It Might As Well Be Spring, Be My Love, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing…. and accompanied Donnie Finnell on classic songs from the Great American Songbook… The Way You Look Tonight, Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, Manha Da Carnival, Satin Doll, Route 66, etc…
Chef Kent made a vegan pasta dish for me with “mock” sausage. It tasted amazing!
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Also this past weekend: I rehearsed with Pleazure, the band that I gigged with during my high school years. Some of the songs we practiced I hadn’t played… since high school! But miraculously, I remembered them. It was kind of surreal playing music with these same guys I knew in high school… but it was really fun! We’re going to have the entire band at the next rehearsal…
