A Summer 1987 memory: During down time at bass camp, several of us were noodling around on stage, playing whatever came to mind on the bass. I felt confidently at home, knowing that I could hold my own with all the other players.
Then, one of the players picked up an electric bass and started playing Mark King's excellent bass line from Level 42's "Something About You."
"Damn," I thought. "There's a riff I'd like to be able to play but haven't thought to learn. I don't know why I haven't learned it, given that it captured my attention immediately upon hearing it last year."
I still felt confident and at home on stage--but slightly chagrined that there was at least one song I wanted to play but couldn't.
