Getting the Band Back Together

I have a few friends who happen to be amateur musicians. They occasionally get together to jam from time to time. Most are guitar players. A couple of them happen to be pretty decent guitar players. Well, last weekend, they invited me to come sit in on their jam session. Keep in mind, I'm not musically inclined whatsoever. I love music and concerts, but if I attempted an instrument, it would probably be the most hideous noise you've ever heard. Dogs would howl, windows would shatter, folks within earshot would have to have their inner ear canal repaired. So I just stick with the radio, and I don't even play that very well. But I thoroughly enjoyed last weekend. In fact, one friend wanted to include me in on the action. He armed me with a bass guitar. I thought maybe I was to swing it at any crazed fans who try to rush the stage. I was mistaken. They were going to practice a blues song (Muddy Waters maybe?), and he wanted me to play bass. Now, I'm not completely ignorant. I do know the word 'bass' when referring to music, has a long A sound, rather than the short A in reference to the fish. So all I had to do was strum the top string, only the top string, four times. Then, with rhythmic precision, hold down that string on a fret bar for four more strums, then repeat. I must admit, I was quite nervous for my debut show in front of all those .... well, nobody. But I pulled it off, or at least they led me to believe I pulled it off. I wasn't included in on anymore songs, because the bass guitar parts were much more complicated. Nirvana and Led Zepplin require a tad bit more talent than I can offer. But, my friends named me manager! I guess that's a nice way of telling me they still consider me a friend, but musically, I suck. It's just like when you're getting ready to play a pickup baseball game when you were a kid. There's always one extra kid to make the teams uneven, so the worst kid that gets picked last, he's the manager. That's my role:) So I've informed my friends, this summer, happy hour at my house will return, and they are more than welcome to set up on my deck, and have an outdoor jam session to kick off their summer tour. FYI, they're not an official band, and don't necessarily plan on becoming anything more than what they do now. So, NO, they're not for hire. Sorry. But if anyone out there is looking for a one string, two note, bass guitar player, I may know someone;)