You are a lucky fellow--to have had a bass player all ready to go when you hit the stage, Rick! It is getting so that you can't even get one when you call the union hall!These young ones that have studied jazz are good, though, aren't they? I'll bet he could have followed you without a word!! And polite, too! I once played a parody of "Don't Worry, Be Happy!" (you can figure out how long ago it was) and tried to give the chords to the Bass player--who said, "Just play it" with a look of utter disgust--