On Wed, 14 May 2014, Jesse Lawrence wrote to All:   
      
    JL> I recently got FidoNet up and running on my BBS, so I thought I'd   
    JL> drop by this echo and say hello.   
      
   welcome to the echo, jesse!   
      
    JL> I've been playing guitar around 25 years, and recently  made the    
    JL> switch to bass.  It's really rejuvenated my playing -- I've been     
    JL> working hard to be a well rounded bass player (not just a guitar    
    JL> player  playing bass), and I'm hoping to start playing around    
    JL> Vancouver.   
      
   years and years ago, in my early teens, we used to skip school and go to a   
   friend's house where he had a room with instruments and a small PA...   
   sometimes i'd pick up the sticks and try to keep a decent beat on the drums   
   (four uprights, a bass, and at least 4 different cymbal sets) while other   
   times i might grab one of the guitars or basses and goof around with them...   
      
   we were all just messing around but several of the guys were pretty good and   
   helpful in offering some suggestions on the various instruments... i was,   
   however, mostly into keyboards and the winds... bugle (in the scouts),   
   trumpet, sax, and my sister's flute (which she hated when i'd pick it up and   
   play something that she was having troubles with)... i was only formally   
   trained on the piano, trumpet, and sax but only for about six to eight years   
   or so...   
      
    JL> Are there any other guitarist/bassists out there in BBS land?  I'd    
    JL> really  like to see some activity in this echo.   
      
   i'm sure there are... the trick is getting them to join the area and start   
   writing messages ;)   
      
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