People can obviously just turn up and play, whoever, anytime, anywhere... I believe they call it 'jamming'! You have things called 'jam nights'... in my neck of the woods at least. On such occasions... a weird and wonderful thing called improvisation comes into play!!!! Sometimes, for example, you'll have a 'house band'... and Joe Bloggs will join in, on guitar, spontaneously, spur of the moment, improvising... suss out the chords, arrangement etc... and just play. Playing the blues, or well known rock 'n' roll standards, familiar to most people/muso's, are particularly popular at these events. For reasons unknown to even myself, as I haven't analyzed why, speaking as a musician... I actually prefer, often, 'jam nights' to gigs where you have rehearsed and practiced with a band until you are blue in the face!
As for Shadowmania... I have heard, ear to the ground... that a certain person called Hank something or the other... has been spotted in England at one time or another over the past couple of weeks. Now... people can put one and one together and come up with six!!!! Coincidence? Only time will tell! We'll have to merely wait and see won't we?
I hope all you trainspotters enjoy Shadowmania... regardless of who is playing 'lead', kazoo, the triangle, vibraphone, whatever. I can't make it this time... but to whoever is going, turn the brain off, don't think too much, don't sit there like a coil on a spring waiting to analyze, comment, scrutinize or criticize... switch off, just listen to the music, absorb the atmosphere and ambience, and have a good time!
Enjoy!
