Jazz, Fairs, Trains, and Annoying Questions

So this week for the first time since high school, I had to learn some Jazz songs for a show! I figured I would have remembered how to play jazz well from when I was in my school's jazz band but as it turned out, I forgot most of it since I don't normally play it! This week was all reviewing, google searching, and transposing Jazz songs to prepare! Once I mastered the song I needed, I went to rehearsal and it turns out the guest artist singing on the song decided to give us a completely different version which had an entirely different structure and key! Aw well, I like a challenge and I've got it now! :)

Jazzzzzzzzzzz

Originally I was planning on going home to Connecticut for the day on Friday but a last minute change of plans resulted in me grabbing a stick of eyeliner, running out the door, and jumping on the last train from Grand Central to New Haven all on Thursday night instead. I don't think I have ever gotten anywhere this fast before! I only had 45 minutes to get to grand central, buy my ticket, and get on the train. I did it in 20. (And yes I was still in my pajamas.) Friday morning I had an early meeting then it was time to go to the Big Eastern States fair!!!!!!! Yay!!!!! It's been a family tradition to go there and I don't think I've missed one for the past 20 years! Hunter Hayes was playing that night so it was great seeing all the little girls walking around in their cowboy hats and I love Hunter t-shirts. I think my favorite part of the fair (besides the blueberry pie and ice cream,) was the pig race. I know what you're thinking, and yes. It actually does exist. 4 pigs were in little stables and once the bar was lifted up they raced to the end of the track to eat oreo cookies. I had no idea that pigs liked oreo cookies but hey, ya learn something new everyday. There was a big exhibit from The Hard Rock Cafe in one of the buildings and they had displays of famous rock n' roll legend's stage clothes and guitars! It was pretty epic I must say. The best part of the big E (besides for the petting zoo which I'm still obsessed with) is that they have a giant xfinity arena for big concerts. Being from New England originally, I'm hoping to play there soon! 

Petting Zoo!

Giant Slide

We're Sexy and We Know It. 

Fair Ground 

Pete Townshend's Guitar

Jimi Hendrix's Show clothes

     

Elton John's Show Clothes

Breakfast of Champions

On an entirely different note, one of the things I've noticed about being a female guitar player is that no matter where you're going and how much equipement you're carrying with you, if guys see you with your guitar they always ask these 4 questions in this exact order: 

1. Is that a guitar?

2. Is that YOUR guitar?

3. Do you play guitar?

4. Are you good?

The only problem is that the last question is a trick question. If you say yes, they assume you're full of yourself and you're not good anyway and if you say "I try" like I always do, they assume you know 2 chords. I've been asked those questions so many times and at this point, I've decided they'll find out the answer to #4 on their own one day but for now, I'll let them think whatever they want ;)