Got to the end of a nice hour and fifteen minute set today. Went over my scheduled time to end and folks said "One More Please".

So I asked, how about a sing along? Sounds good was the reply.

So I told them we were doing This Land Is Your Land.

Could I get the melody? No.

I've done this song a thousand + times. But I had changed the pitch and style and hadn't rehearsed...didn't think I had to. After about three futile attempts, I got it.

Early senility?

In the end it worked. But it was the first time I can remember(or in this case couldn't remember) forgetting how a tune goes.

The gig went well overall. Several asked for my card saying we want you back.

Still, it was a bit strange, forgetting a melody line. Usually, those never escape me.