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Honeymoon Avenue - Ariana Grande

What do you use to groom a cat's fur? A catacomb.

"Stand Up" - Jethro Tull (full album) a blast from the distant past

"Don't Sleep In The Subway" - Petula Clark because after all the subway is underground

Ring of fire? Johnny wrote that after he and June Carter mistook the Ben-Gay for KY Jelly. (ducking for cover)

Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) - Marcia Griffiths Bunny Wailer said he wrote this song about his girlfriend's new vibrating toy. (No video necessary.) BTW, Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" was written about the same intimate toy.

Not plagiarism, but homage And last night's gig went into overtime, it was about 100 miles away, and I'm quite sleepy this morning. (Not an excuse, just an explanation)

Be glad she didn't buy you underpants from that brand.

All these puns are making me catatonic.

"Sin City" - AC/DC

"Kissing A Fool" - George Michael

Having two ledger lines between the staves might be confusing, especially with handwritten charts. Let me see, is that a C or an A, is it closer to the treble or bass clef? And would you put the B below the C ledger or above the A ledger? But I still agree, it would be easier for me who only occasionally has a reason to read the bass clef. And if any instrument needs one of the TROUBLE clefs, I don't want to learn to read on that one. Bites

Royal Scam - Steely Dan (full album) My favorite Dan album, with a lot of great guest artists, and every cut by my favorite jazz/rock drummer Pretty Purdy. I play drums, it was actually my first instrument and this guy has tasty chops, many of which I've stolen.

One of my favorite French classical (romantic era) pieces of music Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns

I've seen musicians go to a jam session and play 3 hours for free with no break. Then when they get a paying gig they want a 20 minute break per hour and then stretch that to 25 minutes. It doesn't make sense to me. We seldom take breaks finding it easier to control the audience if we stay up there. On slow nights we might, but we very seldom get a slow night. 4. Never-ever, cancel, call in sick, show up late, or take long breaks - the show must go on The person who hired you might not know good music from bad, but I bet he/she knows how to tell time and wants to get his/her money's worth. Notes

Those are the ones I call "TROUBLE Clefs" Notes

EXACTLY!!! It was a stupid idea to make the clefs different. I have no need to read bass clef much, but when I do, it really slows me down at first. Arrrrrrgggggghhhhh another clinker. But what is even worse are the alto and other weird clefs. I call them trouble clefs. Notes

I did a pool party this afternoon. It was way too windy so I need something soothing to listen to.

"Kissin' Cousins" - Elvis Presley (No need for a video on this one. Elvis was a great singer, but this wasn't one of his best IMHO)

He/She will lose insight.

Just don't pick your azz

Roof is too tall - and made of the wrong material. It's not well built for a 'cane area. But it is very picturesque. It looks like a hobbit could live there.

Cousin Kevin - The Who

How to make a living playing music: 1. Play what the people want to hear 2. Pace the audience. Play the right songs at the right time so the audience has the best possible experience 3. Play at the volume that is appropriate for the gig 4. Never-ever, cancel, call in sick, show up late, or take long breaks - the show must go on 5. If the place is jumping play a little extra, skip a break, and even play a little late if it's OK with the owner 6. Play for the house or the entertainment purchaser. Put yourself in his/her shoes and do what you would want the band to do if you hired the band 7. Dress appropriately and be friendly and easy to work with 8. Do your best whether there is 1 customer or 10,000, and always strive to be better than your competition This has worked for me since 1964. I've never been out of work unless I was between bands or turning down gigs for my annual vacation. Insights and incites by Notes