Hot-swappable Homunculus

[nacht_musik]

I had a really amazing time jamming at NEFFA today.

It started with some really phenomenal stuff in the back hall, with a small group of really fantastic musicians who play pick-up together every year at NEFFA. (Here's a picture of us jamming last year. That's coraline on the left, and me on the right in purple. :-)

But wait, it gets better....

About an hour before Einstein's Little Homunculus was due to perform, they mentioned that Sue (bari sax, flute, etc) wasn't going to make it. And invited me to sub in for her (on bass clarinet)! I've been an ELH fan for nearly a decade now... but this was rather unexpected. So unexpected, in fact, that I really had never played most of the music I was about to perform in front of a packed house. But I wasn't about to pass up such an honor and delight.

It was really amazing. And while I don't think I quite did Sue's solo on Disobedience justice -- it's a fast jig I'd never played on clarinet -- I think Paul was a little surprised when I pretty much nailed her bass line on Celibacy note for note. :-)

Wheeee! An excellent day with a fantastic ending.

Comments

[bluepapercup]

Oh, WOW!

That sounds like a truly incredible day, once-in-a-lifetime!

Congrats, clarinet-boy :)

[cos]

Yay! I think I can empathize, if it's anything like getting to book a band and record them after having been a fan for a long time.

No photos of you playing with them?

[nacht_musik]

Johanna took some photos, but we didn't have time last night to deal with posting them. Photos later...

[coraline]

yes, i took pix, just haven't put them up yet...

[iridium.livejournal.com]

a very good day indeed. :)
i've never heard Einstein's Little Homunculus, but i keep hearing about them. i'll check them out sometime soon...

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

holy cow! that's great.

[roozle.livejournal.com]

oh that's awesome! I'm sure it was wonderful.

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

you *so* rock :)

[dreams-of-wings.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!
I wish I could have been there to hear you. What a wonderful experience!

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

That is just too cool! Any photos?

[coraline]

i took pix but we haven't had time to post them. later tonight...

[scliff.livejournal.com]

Best LJ subject ever.

[nacht_musik]

Johanna coined the phrase near the end of the set. =)

[forgotten-aria.livejournal.com]

Wow!

[jencallisto]

um. wow.

that sounds amazing... happy for you. :)

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Yargh! Sorry to have missed it! Though part of my day was heading to Random, the better to final-fit L's dress. And I've been sewing E's dress for much of the rest of it.


I guess the day wasn't a total waste for having missed NEFFA.

Still...

[blk]

Wow, rock on. I so wish I was better at ad-libbing music stuff.

[wolfkitn.livejournal.com]

very, very cool! i'm sorry we didn't make it to the show, but we were *zonked* at that time... (i was planning on going to a hungarian hurdy-gurdy set at 10pm, and was so wiped out that i completely forgot about it. :( )

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

You were great! :-D

Wow

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

It's been years since I've been on stage, but your description brought rushing back to me the feeling that comes when ensemble and audience click. What a rush! Congratulations.

[ceo]

Wow, that just rocks from orbit. Congratulations.

[persis.livejournal.com]

Yes, you were so great! You really added another dimension to the set. :-)

[gosling.livejournal.com]

very cool. :-)

[tshuma]

Wow, that's amazing! (here from coraline's journal)

I used to play bass clarinet, and I'm trying to imagine being good enough to play jigs on one....dayum.

[tcb.livejournal.com]

wow, that is so totally amazingly awesome. go you!

[marcusmarcusrc.livejournal.com]

It was a great concert, and I was delighted and amazed to see you on stage with elh!

[friendlyheretic.livejournal.com]

Life must be crazy for you! Me too but (not so?) oddly I'm procrastinating. May I use this (http://pics.livejournal.com/alexanderwait/pic/0002aerh) on my welcome page? I think I have photos from the other week, I could make one of just you...

[nacht_musik]

ah, sure. and, yes, life is pretty crazy...