Re: YOUR FANTASY BAND

[Art Simon <simart@gmail.com>]

Sorry Ted, I can't do any better. That would be my fantasy band as well!

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:01 PM, tEd ® kiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net> 
wrote:
> Hi gang,
>
> Just for the grins and giggles of it, I thought I'd post something a 
>little
> different today.
>
> Being sort of tired of heavy deep and philosophical discussions and/or
> obscure technical problem-solving for gear or software many of us don't 
>own
> (and likely never will).
>
> Here is my proposal for a question:
>
> If you could form a performing ensemble of any sort or size, with anyone
> living or dead, sky's the limit, who would it be?
>
> This is something akin to daydreaming of what you'd do if you won the
> lottery, I admit (or something ridiculous like that), and serves about as
> much practical use.
>
> But it could be fun.
>
> I'm still thinking about mine . . .
>
> A lot of people I really like as individual musicians often would make 
>odd
> or even impossible pairings stylistically.
>
> Of course this is all nonsense, and they'd never play with the likes of 
>me
> anyway.
>
> But, as silly as it may be, it's fun to daydream.
>
> I'd like to play in a band that had . . .
>
>        Cuong Vu: trumpet
>
>        Mick Karn: bass
>
>        Joey Baron: drums
>
>        Dawn Upshaw: vocals (operatic soprano)
>
>        Kronos Quartet: strings
>
>        Sonny Sharrock on one guitar
>
>        And moi: on another guitar (and loops).
>
> Sort of a pickles and pudding combination, I admit . . . but that's me.
>
> Now it's your turn.
>
>        [fill in the blanks]
>
> Have fun...
>
> Ted
>
>



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