Hi All,
Here's an update on the Good Vibes all request show by YOU, the members of vibesworkshop for the evening of January 2 and the afternoon of the 5th. There was more music than time allowed. The music I had to exclude is in no way a reflection upon the music itself or the musicians, but on radio concerns like time, tempo, style. I will try to play what does not appear here on subsequent shows. Making the cuts was difficult, to say the least, but I was guided by including at least one by everyone who requested.
As always, I love your feedback.

This is from a gig last Saturday (2010-Dec-11). In addition to me on vibes, there's Doug Sondak on flute, Matt Boland on guitar, Richard Hale Shaw on bass and Jack Morash on drums. Enjoy :-).

Tom P.

My Mom and Dad wrote this song when I was about 3 in 1954 or 1955. Dad sings it every year.

Please excuse my singing, the klunkers, and whatever else annoys you.
Merry Christmas to you all.
-Todd

when i did the sunny version for tonys birthday some time ago i made joke with marie about doing something stupid with her. here´s the link:
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/happy-birthday-tony-tarik-marie-flor…

time has passed, it´s christmas and the joke became a joke reality.
i had so much fun doing this tune with marie and check out all my multirecording stuff again.
i need to convince marie a bit to really post this as you can hear in the end.

since i like tonys sticks give a away and because it´s christmas i like to make a special give away:

I wanted to put this out to the community because I have seen potential electrical problems with several vibe motors/controllers, especially the older Bodine Motors and controllers. I want to provide a little food for thought. Bottom line, it's always better to be safe. I don't want to scare anyone, rather my hope is that someone may be helped by this post.

Here are three simple left hand exercises to practice.

A chance to practice stride over the holidays.
A chance to get some free mallets.
A chance to get David Friedman into the Christmas spirit (and possibly convert him)

This is a tune I wrote for my harmony class project. Let me know what you guys think. I think one of these days I'll be able to get a trio in my apartment and maybe join in on the vibe hang. I have some pretty decent Rode NT5's that I used to record this that I think would work fine for live stream.

Joe Doubleday- Vibes
Max Moran- Bass
Miles Nasta- Drums

So I find that dealing with concentration is a major factor in my practicing. How do I stay focused when I play, that's been my topic lately in my mind. HAHAHA that is while I'm playing!!

I'm finding that singing or playing drums vocally tend to really help and so I realize I'm making more noise when I play. More than usual. And I'm seeing other older musicians do some of this and am figuring that many of us face the same problem.… I'm usually not alone with my problems even though I think they're usually catastrophic and all about me!!