Notes after dress rehearsal for daWoimz 10th anniversary reunion blowout gig
Photography: Madi
End all songs together with resolve at acknowledged and agreed upon cue
shave and a haircut must exude full-on sincerity of interpretation realized with all due technical perfection
psycho cello mimics vocal part as if singing actual lyrics
just because the name of the song is hurt does not mean it is supposed to
Must build part out from anchor position
Use staccato punctuations for chorus or bridge or whatever
For Leo: During the part toward the end of Chen Fu where you start going up real high on the finger board? you know that part? and where I start doing a bunch of nonsense? you know? well, I really like that part and would like to just go absolutely insane noisy unto chaos… because it is so beautiful when our eyes meet and we glance, one at the other, the other at one, knowingly, effortlessly demarcating the end of a universe, the beginning of another, where the needle scratches the vinyl, where the pee hits the electrified fence, where we return to the B part for the finish that no one saw coming. Just a thought.
For Leo: I want to get a tempo from you for Green Tam intro… at our last two performances/rehearsals the song tempo picked up briskly noticeably contrasting from my unintentionally sleepy melodic drone at the beginning
Gypsy uses pizzicato, not Drifter
Also new pizz part in waterfall
Don’t forget extra verse in Mary
Here Comes the Sun… it’s alright 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3, 1 2 3 4 (silent snap) Bflat forth finger II (queen takes bishop, mate in two)
Slow ascending glissando to match Leo’s final note on “Fishing Hole” deviation in XF11
Just sprinkle on Cable
Bach is Dead, long live Bach
Fresh batteries throughout, spare 9V on hand for echo park
towel w/ strap
rockstop
beverage
both folding chairs
don’t over play, don’t over play, don’t over play, don’t play too hard, don’t play too hard, don’t hurt yourself because of monitoring issues / knobs and speakers turn and move for you, they are there for you, they work for you not you for them because electronic devices do not require healing, ice packs or suffer ATP chemical interactions that produce lactic acid like you
be very kind and respectful to Ruby at all times
give her some touch up love polish
graphite for tuners
tune to Leo at every opportunity (nobody has to know)
stay focused
politely acknowledge audience and individuals when appropriate without interacting to distraction, ignore them when possible
the music, the music, the music, sonic fusion, sonic fusion, sonic fusion, sonic fusion, sonic fusion, sonic fusion
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