Kingfisher: A Small Account of the Struggle (2)

First Rehearsal:

We set up our equipment in Tiffany’s dining room and discussed possible songs to play. Because of Jay we stuck with almost pure blues…1,4,5…We played through 11-12 songs. Craig recorded our session on his computer and made a list of the songs we played. Occasionally he added songs to the list he wanted us to play. Music like: Stevie Wonder, Evanescence, Credence Clearwater. Wishful thinking. He did not wear his goofy hat or the Hawaiian shirt to the first rehearsal.

I sounded bad. I played a new charcoal black Ibanez. I played catch up. I struggled finding the location of the song and did not know scales well enough to play riffs that matched what the guitar was doing. Tiffany sounded good. She made up most of the lyrics she sang, but was rarely, if ever, off key. DW was fine. Jay got excited each time he got the chance to sing or play a solo. He loved playing the blues.

[Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues…]

Out of the first 11-12 songs only one sounded good. Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone. Was a little messy, but sounded good enough to demonstrate our potential and give us hope. Manager Craig burned a CD of the first rehearsal. I listened to it and decided that I needed to practice before our next session. And that Jay should not sing too much.