F.B.I. and Wonderful Land

[Martyn]

Bit of a manker . . . sorry, couldn't resist it . . .

Apart from the sheer nostalgia value of the FBI clip, I found it quite heartening that Hank went a bit astray during this live gig as it makes me feel so much better when I make a complete pig's ear of things at our Shads club. If it's OK for Hank to have a mental block, why am I worrying? At my age I have enough difficulty remembering which way up the guitar goes anyway . . .

[abstamaria]

Bit of a manker . . . sorry, couldn't resist it . . .

Apart from the sheer nostalgia value of the FBI clip, I found it quite heartening that Hank went a bit astray during this live gig as it makes me feel so much better when I make a complete pig's ear of things at our Shads club. If it's OK for Hank to have a mental block, why am I worrying? At my age I have enough difficulty remembering which way up the guitar goes anyway . . .

Hahaha. True for me as well.

[cockroach]

I bet if Hank turned up at a Shadows club anywhere these days and played it like that - with plenty of fluffs- he'd get a bollocking!

[bridev]

The mark of a true pro. Fluff it, wing it, and make out you intended to do it like that all along

If I get it right it's by accident.

Brian

[ecca]

Bottom line; If you make a mistake, repeat it and everybody thinks you meant it.

[Pedro]

That's absolutely right!
The most important message to all the HBM wannabees out there is that on the live video Mank 'fluffs it' now and again. He is, after all only human.

[Razzmataz]

As well as Mank's "fluff" did anyone notice that Bruce forgets to turn to face the other way when Hank and Jet do during the second chorus.

Paul

[JimTidmarsh]

Bottom line; If you make a mistake, repeat it and everybody thinks you meant it.

Best playing advice I ever had was "If you make a mistake/play a wrong note, don't grimace or anything, just carry on as normal & everyone will think you did it on purpose or not notice it at all!!"

[Iain Purdon]

Or, if it's really bad, turn and stare reprovingly at another member of the band!!

[Pedro]

Only seen The Shadows live on one occasion and that was the Liverpool Empire around '92.
Hank did indeed 'fluff it' on one one occasion and Bruce gave Mark Griffiths a disapproving look. Hank didn't turn an eye.