As my screen name suggests, I play bass guitar and I sing with a bass voice. I have been in bands (generally top 40 stuff, but others, too) since the 60's. I always enjoyed getting up before a huge crowd and getting the party going.

As I got older, I also found gigs playing in the pit for musical theater. I had more than one person comment that it was unusual to see a bass player who could read music.

Now that my hands and shoulders have gotten so bad, I can no longer play the guitar. That really gets me down at times. Shortly before I reached the point where I had to give it up, I bought a beautiful new Fender. It is just collecting dust now, like my vintage Gibson.

Now, I am still able to participate in making music by singing with a community chorus. I sing Bass II (the lowest parts) in a group of about 80 voices. This is a highly polished choral group and we make beautiful sounds together.

Mike