Subj : RE: church
To   : Mike Dippel
From : John Doherty
Date : Thu Sep 02 2021 17:54:18

Way to go Mike!

On 8/26/2021 5:28 PM, Mike Dippel wrote to JIMMY 
ANDERSON:

-> 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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