When Your Brain Starts Playing – Gig Gab Podcast 174

Every show has a theme, and after your two favorite Weekend Warriors took a week off from podcasting, they’ve had a lot to think about. It’s no surprise, then, that the theme of this episode is thinking. When is thinking good, and when is it bad? How many gigs is […]

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Every show has a theme, and after your two favorite Weekend Warriors took a week off from podcasting, they’ve had a lot to think about. It’s no surprise, then, that the theme of this episode is thinking. When is thinking good, and when is it bad? How many gigs is too many, and what should you be thinking about during, before, and after each one?

What happens when someone else shares their thoughts with you? Paul Kent and Dave Hamilton share all of this – and more – on Gig Gab for you this week.

00:00:00 Gig Gab 174 – Monday, July 23, 2018
00:02:14 The value and privilege of prep time
00:06:05 Sometimes you play the show, sometimes it plays you!
00:08:27 Your brain is not your friend
00:09:47 Hamilton’s Law – Once you go to the brain, you’re dead
Jaco Pastorius: “Don’t think so much, man, just concentrate.”
00:10:43 Learning to trust your gut and feel
00:15:02 Telegraphing your feelings on the performance immediately after the show
00:16:16 Dissecting with family
00:17:51 When the dissection goes sideways
00:21:28 What’s your note-delivery vibe!
Phish’s “No Analysis” rule
00:27:36 You’re not reading each other’s minds all the time
00:31:11 Playing the 90’s
Classic Albums: Nevermind
00:42:20 Sometimes changing the song is the best way to stay true to it
00:46:44 The intricacies of 90’s tunes.
00:51:32 GG 174 Outtro

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