September 2024 Challenge Response – Bruce D. and Bill

[Bruce D]

Special Edition – a Challenge collaboration!

Bruce and Bill met at Tall Toad Music in Petaluma, CA (thanks, guys) and recorded this month’s Challenge – make a tune using A minor, D minor, G and E, in that order. Here’s what we came up with, on the fly, at the store . . .

Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

[AndréM]

Like I said to Bill, nice to be jamming in person.
Well done guys.

AndréM

AndréM

[Alan L]

I saw this in Bill’s thread! What a cool and unique submission, sounds great!

[Laurel C]

What a pleasant surprise, now that was a unique way to do a Challenge, … meet up at a music store. This idea could catch on. Great result guys.

[Guido]

Saw this in Bill’s thread and I can only repeat that it’s wonderful that you could meet and play together in flash and bones, Bruce! Great jam, a lot of fun, music together always the best!

Guido

[Dieter]

Hot stuff – really great session.

Dieter

[Martyn in France]

The second time around and the music still sounds good and the audio quality … well that’s the same as well! But the music is very good so congratulations to you both.
Martyn

[Bill]

Hey Bruce, what a pleasure it was to meet up and jam this out! Funny, I posted the other Tele in my challenge thread, so I guess everyone’s gonna get to see the A and B sides :).
Enjoyed seeing you at the market too! Some fantastic sets up here in Eureka, maybe next year you should come up 🙂

[Serena C]

It was such a pleasure to see this video of you two together Bruce and Bill!

If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

[Denise]

That’s so cool, two AM guys jamming in a guitar shop!
You both sounded great together as if you were long time band members.
I loved it.
Wow and you’re busking. Great to see.
Denise

More Blues!

[Mike W]

Wonderful – this is how music should be – a delight to watch and listen. Bravo both!

[sunjamr]

Huge fun – I had to look up Petaluma to see where it is. I’ve been there before, but it was several years ago and it was 108F, so we didn’t get out of the car.

Sunjamr Steve

[Juxi]

Of course, your version of the jam was muuuuch better than the one Bill showed to us, Bruce. That‘s because in Bill‘s post a very important feature was missing: the famous intro of Bruce D 🙂
I’m really happy for you two that you could meet and jam together – so cool. I must admit, I am a little envious, too.
Anyway, great submission!

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[John H]

Bruce
Well done and congrats to both of you for making this work.

JH

[KenG]

You guys play well together. That was fun. Great job both of you.

Never Stop Learning. Ever.

[JoLa]

How fun this must be to meet and jam with another Active Melodian! Both of you are proficient players and I’m sure the store owner and people trapped inside the store did enjoy your jamming together, haha! It sounded fabulous to my ears!

🎸JoLa

[Andy N]

Brilliant to see the two of you jamming away together and it looked like you were both enjoying it as much as we did 👍

[donmati]

Nice performance, it’s cool to be able to play together and answer each other like that.
Don mati

[Bob Utberg]

So awesome to jam together! The best part of being a musician

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[Martin W]

Special edition indeed ! Complete with the Bruce intro .
A fine jam from both of you , it looked like a lot of fun at the music store that day .

Martin

[Jennifer D]

If I had a guitar shop I’d like you to come every week!

[Tom D]

Hi Bruce:
I enjoyed your other take that Bill posted as much as this one. However, it was good to hear your into story here – those are always great. You both play well together and keep great time and sound very musical. Your lead was awesome here, as well as your closing chord. Cheers, Tom

[Manfred M]

It’s worth to watch it a second time and more and more times again, Bruce. It’s so good to see and hear you and Bill jammin together. That simply fits!

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I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[snakechisler]

Jam today
Jam tomorrow
Jam Jam Jam
well done both of you looked great fun

[charjo]

I’m intimidated enough even trying a guitar and amp in a music store and you guys did a jam and challenge recording. Hats off, boys! I saw Bill’s post already but enjoyed your intro and self effacing commentary. Nicely done, guys.
I also loved seeing you out there busking.
John

[Michael L]

Hi Bruce, this is awesome!! So much fun seeing you two jam it out and find the groove for this challenge.

[Nick M]

Cool you guys got together to have a jam. Thats what music is all about. Sounded great.

Nick

[Pap]

Bruce…well done! I love it. Great surprise too. Cheers! Pap

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