Rockin' Out

This afternoon's ETV rehearsal was great fun. Apparently my song selection was one of the most involved that the band had decided to take on. Impressively enough, they don't work from sheet music, they all just play everything by ear. How cool! I wish I could do that! Why, oh why didn't my mother get me guitar lessons when I was a kid???

My first song of choice was Laura Brannigan's "Gloria" - however it was summarily rejected die to the lack of guitar. Well, they want guitar? I'll give 'em guitar!

As it turns out, we are going to do the full song from start to finish with ALL five or six of the guitar solos included. Hey, it's their party. Some of the other band members joshed that I had been coerced into selecting "Magic Man" because of the fantastic set of solos contained within the tune.

Well, none of it is true. I selected that song, I'm proud to say, of my very own volition. It's a great song! In fact, someone else had expressed interest in singing in, but I made the request before they did - so I nabbed it just in the nick of time!

Our rehearsal went very well. I'm really excited for the show in February. There's just nothing like singing with a live band backing you. And you never know who will be listening either!