Subj : RE: church
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Thu Aug 26 2021 17:28:24

On 8/20/2021 9:43 AM, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ALL:

-> .Saw where someone is getting back into gigging... I've not played a 'gig'
-> since before Covid. BUT - my wife has started playing bass again and I
-> have been playing guitar at church since 'mid Covid.' It's been a lot of
-> fun, and VERY worthwhile! We had homecoming last Sunday and we, along
-> with some others, did the entire music service. Piano player played on
-> some, different people sung, etc. Was VERY nice to get behind a microphone
-> for an extended time like that again. :-)
-> 

Glad you got back into music.  Me too!   I attended a concert put on by Marco Mendez 
who is a world renowned organ and keyboard artist.  I do his website for him and I am 
part of his weekly "team" when he does his Zoom class. I let him know that I hadn't 
played the organ during most of Covid.

When I got home, I started playing again.  I even had my wife text him to let him know 
I started back playing again.  At the same time, I knew that there was an upcoming 
event at my local music store where I could play one song for the group and I wanted to 
select a song that no one else would have ever selected.

My choice was "Time To Say Goodbye".  Wow!  I picked probably the most difficult song 
because it uses a lot of flats, then goes to a key change that uses C, F and G sharps.

Surprisingly, I mastered it and got a standing ovation.  I have been playing the organ 
since 1963 and love to play.  I kiddingly told the group that I tried to get Sarah Brighton 
and Bocelli to accompany me, but they never returned my text.

Anyway, I am back playing and enjoying it a great deal.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I 
do.

Mike Dippel
 
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