Playing time at the Hankies

[alanbakewell]

There appears to have been some confusion of late on the rules governing
> playing time at the Hankies.
> These rules are simple. However I will reiterate them for everyone's
> benefit.
>
> The Hankies normally use backing tracks. How many tunes each person will
> play is usually decided when
> the number of players is assessed. Players will usually have the
> opportunity to play three tunes
> and then hand over to the next player. If it's a busy night this might be
> two tunes. the system
> is designed to give everyone a chance to play. When everyone has played
> their two or three
> tunes the whole thing starts again. this time it may only be one tune. The
> whole principle is that
> everyone gets another chance to play.
>
> There appears to be a need to define playing time.
>
> Playing time is the time you spend with a guitar in your hands playing a
> tune.
> Playing to a backing track this is very straightforward. Three tracks,
> three tunes
> hand over to the next player.
>
> Some confusion appears to arise when two or three people wish to play
> together not using a backing track.
> I.E. one plays lead, one plays rhythm, one plays bass.
>
> Let me clarify this. whether one plays lead, rhythm, bass or vuvuzela, one
> is using a
> turn playing. So, if Billy-Jo plays lead with Bo-Luke on rhythm and
> Jimmy-Jingle on bass
> for three tunes, those three people have used their playing time. They do
> not swap over and
> play another set whilst the rest sit like lemons watching and waiting to
> play.
>
> I can't make it much clearer than this. I hope everyone understands.
>
> Some of the old faces that helped to build our club have been conspicuous
> by their absence in recent times.
> There'll always be shift working, holidays, illness and many other reasons
> for not attending.
> I don't want the above to be a reason for anyone not to attend.
> Particularly the members who stuck with us in the early days
> when we were first starting the club.

I've posted this on the club section also. I'll give it a while so folks know it's there.
>
> Cheers, Alan.

[dave robinson]

That's exacly how it should be Alan, I used to visit a club where a couple of clowns insisted on doing a summer season every week - they emptied the place and the club eventually demised. No names, but you know who you are, just very selfish people and boring to watch.

[Alan Prudhoe]

Someone always tries to buck the system.
Two of the problems we had at Vintage Sixties Live were 27 song "medleys", and "all day" blues songs with the same verse repeated 19 times interspersed by 15 minute solos.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ !!

[ecca]

Wholehearted agreement Al, I'll bring my portable gallows on Tuesday.
Great name for someone Dave.... Goat.

Cheers
Ecca

[neil2726]

I thought the Hankies system was - play a tune - have a cheese bap - play another tune - have another cheese bap - and so on !

[OLDEREK]

There appears to have been some confusion of late on the rules governing
playing time at the Hankies.
There appears to be a need to define playing time.

Playing time is the time you spend with a guitar in your hands playing a tune.
Playing to a backing track this is very straightforward. Three tracks, three tunes
hand over to the next player.
Some confusion appears to arise when two or three people wish to play
together not using a backing track. I.E. one plays lead, one plays rhythm, one plays bass.
Let me clarify this. whether one plays lead, rhythm, bass or vuvuzela, one
is using a turn playing. So, if Billy-Jo plays lead with Bo-Luke on rhythm and
Jimmy-Jingle on bass for three tunes, those three people have used their playing time. They do
not swap over and play another set whilst the rest sit like lemons watching and waiting to play.
Cheers, Alan.

You have very good point here Alan, the times I have been at a club and watch players going from playing rhythm for a mate then having another go later on playing lead, I've allways thought "that person has had his go allready "..............Maybe this posting will be read by all and things will change, or I may have to borrow Ecca's Gallows

[alanbakewell]

Hang on Derek, I'll just finish this cheese cob and I'll get back to you.

[Alan Prudhoe]

I blame the Manager.

[keithmantle]

My slot available to the highest bidder (££££'s) or cheese cobs !!

[dave robinson]

I hope it's FETA cheese Keith - otherwise Ecca's goat might be offended