This year was probably the best one yet - a structured, organised "bassyokey" where we pick songs in advance then go up and take our turns with the house band. A nerve-wracking experience, considering the audience was made up almost exclusively of bass players - most of whom have been playing for many more years than me. It would be like a driving examiner conducting a driving test in a people carrier full of driving examiners.
Anyway, I chose to play the theme from the TV series "True Blood" - if you don't know it it's a song called "Bad Things" originally by Jace Everett. I did OK, a couple of bloops but I held it together. Due to nervousness I lapsed back into bad left hand habits (excessive movement, "any finger will do as long as you get there on time" sort of mentality) which irritated me because I've been trying to get that out of my system.
Anyway, have a video:
There was a vast collection of basses on show as ever. I took a sweep of the room where most of them were:
I had a great time, already looking forward to the next one!
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