MaFunk

At An Upscale Bar........ C, E-flat and G entered a bar. The bartender said, "Sorry, I don't serve minors." The E-flat left and the C and G had an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth was diminished and the G was out flat. An F entered and tried to augment the situation but was not sharp enough. A D entered and excused himself to the bathroom, saying, "I'll just be a second." An A entered but the bartender wasn't convinced that this relative of C was not a minor. Then the bartender noticed a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar. "Get out, right now!" he exclaimed. "You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." The next night the E-flat returned to the bar in a 3-piece suit. The bartender said, "You're looking sharp tonight. This could be a major development." This was the case, when the E-flat took off the suit and everything else to stand there au natural. Eventually, the C sobered up and realized in horror that he was under a rest. He was brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and was sentenced to ten years of D.S. without the possibility of a Coda. On appeal, he was found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, because the accusation was bassless. The bartender decided he needed a rest -- and closed the bar.

Just noticed this thread for the first time as it has been bumped recently... thought i'd better introduce myself formally so when i spout rubbish at people you have a backround to my nonsense.. My names Matt Ball and i have been playing for around 20 yrs (im 33 now). It all started for me playing brass - trumpet and french horn, leading to me getting accepted by Trinity college of music in London for a full time degree. It was here that i lost interest in classical and the jazz bug took over.... I now play Keys Guitar and Bass but specialise mostly on keys. I have played for a local band here in the UK for the last 6-7 yrs or so -- A kinda 50/50 covers and originals affair - i suppose we are quite lucky as we continue to get fairly frequent medium/high profile gigs playing the kind of stuff we love (Tower of Power covers, James Brown, Funk/soul based originals with a liberal sprinkling of Jazz). We also have a jazz/cheese trio that plays out regularly to help subsidise our GAS.. My dayjob is a run of the mill IT thing for IBM - but at least it pays the bills and allows me to surf KC forum on a daily basis You guys have become part of my everyday life here at KC - A constant source of entertainment whether it be educational, informative or just purely anecdotal.... keep it up Respect from the UK Matt