Musical regrets

[oliver101]

Driving home from work I was thinking about things I would like to still achieve within music, and this made me think about things I wish I had done.

My biggest regret is turning down the chance to see AC/DC in concert with Bon Scott as the frontman in 1979. I foolishly thought I would catch him on tour the next time they toured Britain, which of course they never did with Bon as the frontman.

What regrets do other people have within the music line?

Ian

[frankie]

Not taking on a cruise ship job a and a tour of Australia when I was living in NZ.2 other members of the band could not do it.

[Sequenzzer]

First,it would be not ever seeing Pink Floyd in concert...Secondly,it would be an event many years ago,I had a life experience..I had a chance to perform my one man show at a opening act with several bands at a fundraiser in Pennsylvania,but had to cancel the affair due to sickness. This show would have featured John Oates(Of Hall and Oates fame) playing solo and performing his own stuff. I would have LOVED to:

1) Talk to,take pictures with,and shake the hand of a LEGEND. One super successful songwriter/singer/performer.

2) I already had TWO of Hall and Oates' chart songs rehearsed/practiced to the MAX where I could do them in my sleep,and ready to go on that date. I've NO DOUBT that he would have picked up a guitar/bass,and sang/played along with me if I had asked him to.

(I had MAJOR MAJOR butterflies fellas,but I was ready to do it!) That would have been an experience like none other.I was just praying to GOD that I wouldn't screw up,or no technical mangles.

How very,very bummed and disappointed I was when I just happened to come down with the FLU the night before..I was supposed to drive out there in the early morning,meet up,rack up,and do the soundchecks. With a very heavy heart,I had to call the event's coordinators to cancel. Not to mention my sickness just killed my chances of ever working a future event with a major artist. Nobody but nobody calls the day before to cancel out,and then given another opportunity that other groups would die for..(And it's never happened again BTW)

I had no choice or control over my health at that point.I was sulking and depressed for several weeks big time.

Of course the event coordinators have musical acts on backup for that reason. With my phone call,some other musical group got real happy when they got notched in.

Life happens,and things happen for a reason. But I don't have to like the reason(s)....


Take Care...Good topic,Ian

Mike