Picture of the day:
The Darnell Brothers at a local gig.
Today’s stuff:
(first: Hey Victor, I knew about the Euro, I just forgot. I even used to know my name!)
When I read blogs many times, I get the idea that someone writing may be a musician. Our family appreciated music. Mama started Shirley (6) on the piano and she learned. She tried me(7), but only one 50 cent lesson and I told mama ‘not for me.
Dad bought a second hand Sax from a friend, I held it for awhile, looked at it, wow, there are a lot of buttons on that dude. I gave that up too. Dad got his money back. I have few regrets in my 87 years, I just mentioned a couple.
I watch grandson Josh tickle those keys and Stephen pic the guitar and wish I has stuck with the piano. THEN the biggest regret is the sax, I love to hear that instrument. It yanks my chain. BUT I gave that up too.
I settled for the trumpet, and got pretty danged good at it, but slowly, as my sister Shirley did on the piano. I started doing my own thing on the trumpet, NOT reading music, I started playing by ear. That is ok, but it limits one. I could pick up the horn and play most anything, not even knowing the key of the music, but I could not add those cute ‘runs’ that the pro could add.
(A real Trumpet player!)
I played the trumpet for many years in church. Sherry’s niece is a pianist/organist. WE attended the same church. Once, I asked Brenda, ‘what was that last song you played?’ She told me. The song she played was not the song I did. I laid the horn down and never picked it up again. I realized later, my hearing was my problem. A fellow named Troy, picked it up and played it. It became his horn. If you make music with a wind instrument, you do not always learn lyrics, just the music. I know few lines to songs.
Sherry took piano lessons for a while and coulda been good at it, but She lost interest. Today that is one of her regrets. Son Jack Jr. turned out to be a good trumpet player, Mark never showed any interest in musical instruments but he does have a good singing voice.
I don’t know why but I see MA, Susan, Myra and Diana (Nana) as possible piano players.
Since I am not a soothe sayer, Imma quit trying, but I think Victor may play the keyboard or a guitar. ;-) but most likely he plays chess.
Nite Shipslog
PS:
Little Richard, and Tutti Fruti, it had to be good. that is 4 saxophones on stage!
Music is a big part of life in this world. I think the music of your teens/twenties will be the best when you look back over your life. Yeah lyrics from my teens meant so much:
A wap bob a lu bob, a lop bam boom, TUTI FRUITY AW RUTY!
WE thought it was fun anyway! ;-)
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6 comments:
Looks like your music career never got a kick start. It is not for lack of trying, just a matter of sticking to it. Might that happen when you are too talented to settle with one instrument?
I tried the guitar and took many lessons at college. I failed. My fingers used to get tangled in the strings of the guitar. I play the piano badly. I am good with the paper and comb though. And a little better on the harmonica. I wish I was good at music.
God bless.
Sorry, I never played the piano Jack, but I do love listening to it. I took violin lessons as a child, but couldn't stick with it. In my later years I played the mountain lap dulcimer and really enjoyed that. Now I just listen to music and do enjoy it!
Your parents did try to get you to play an instrument but some kids just won't do what is good for them and don't find out until later - sounds like you! lol You are good at what you do, do.
My mon made me take piano lessons as I kid because SHE always wanted to play. I did for a while but really had no talent for it.
What an entertaining post! Nope to the piano playing. Despite my parent's best efforts -- purchasing a piano and paying for years of lessons, I loathed the lessons ... practicing and most of all, the recitals.
What's interesting, when listening to music, my focus is largely on the lyrics. Tom, on the other hand, would be hard pressed to tell you what words were being sung, but recognizes every note and chord progressions -- with a smile on his face.
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