My estimation of John Kerry just went up....

[specious_reasons]

Before Kerry Ran, He Jammed

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=12-Feb-2004&prgId=3


Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. But in 1961, he was a student at Saint Paul's prep school in New Hampshire, where he played bass guitar for a band called the Electras. A copy of the band's album sold on eBay this week for more than $2,500. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.


He didn't strike me the type, and a bass player, too.

[jj]

Originally posted by specious_reasons
Before Kerry Ran, He Jammed

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=12-Feb-2004&prgId=3



He didn't strike me the type, and a bass player, too.

Come on now, the long face, the slow-moving, almost unconcious demeanor?

That's got "bass player" written all over it!

:D

[UserGoogol]

Hmm... he should play in a "battle of the senatorial bands" against the "Singing Senators." (Jim Jeffords, Larry Craig, John Ashcroft, and Trent Lott.) Of course, I think the Singing Senators must've broken up when Jeffords left the Republican party, because the group was All-republican.

[Upchurch]

Did you hear the clip they played on NPR? Basically he played a single note in rythem.

Now, some of you may think that means he wasn't much of a bass player, but as a tuba player, let me tell you, that's 90% of what we do. :D

[Samus]

Upchurch: ...but as a tuba player, let me tell you, that's 90% of what we do. Upchruch, you're a fellow low brass guy! I knew there was something I liked about you! :)

[specious_reasons]

Originally posted by Upchurch
Did you hear the clip they played on NPR? Basically he played a single note in rythem.

Now, some of you may think that means he wasn't much of a bass player, but as a tuba player, let me tell you, that's 90% of what we do. :D

I was infrequent bass player in a garage band: Root note of the chord! In time if I was lucky.

Still, I'm impressed they cut an album. It was the '60s, and they were in high school.

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Commander Cool
Upchruch, you're a fellow low brass guy! I knew there was something I liked about you! :) I prefer the term Bad @ss Brass, personally.

Assuming I can get my brass out to the next TAM, maybe we ought to see if we can put a little group together?

On second thought, that might not be a good idea. Being skeptics, we'd constantly be stopping to check if the music was right.