Time off the blog and behind the guitar

In case you haven't noticed, I've been taking some time away from the keyboard to get fully ready for the Maiden band. I did audition with another band on bass last week, and they seemed pretty happy with my playing. However, I'm just looking for something fun to supplement the Maiden band since it feels like something that will be spread out (as in only once every month at the most) so we don't saturate the market.

So, with that said, I'm toying around with some songs that I think I can front reasonably well and have a buddy wants to play bass on and another buddy wants to play drums on. I've never done the power trio thing, but I think it could be enjoyable for a while. If something else comes along that catches my interest, I'll see where it goes. But for now, I've got those two plus the weekly Sunday morning performance with the praise band.

Three seems about right for now, and if the rumors come true, we may be busy driving around with the Maiden deal. I'll probably hold steady at these three so I don't spread myself too thin, at least until I don't have to think about anything Dave plays in the slightest and know most of their tunes. Then I may look harder into a fourth... or maybe another fun tribute.

What are you most interested to hear? Maiden? Power Trio? Praise Band? Leave a comment and I'll see about getting some audio / video posted of whatever people are requesting.

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