{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amateur Music Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/coda","author_name":"Lolly Lewis","author_url":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/coda\/author\/lolly\/","title":"Midlife Crisis: How Bass Playing Changed My Life - Amateur Music Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/coda\/midlife-crisis-how-bass-playing-changed-my-life\/\">Midlife Crisis: How Bass Playing Changed My Life<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/coda\/midlife-crisis-how-bass-playing-changed-my-life\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Midlife Crisis: How Bass Playing Changed My Life&#8221; &#8212; Amateur Music Network\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/coda\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schaefer6.png","thumbnail_width":258,"thumbnail_height":80,"description":"A Guest Blog by Steve Schaefer &nbsp; I started playing the bass at the age of 50, and it has become a very important part of my life. Sometimes it just takes a while to be ready. &nbsp; &nbsp; I got my first guitar in 1967. I fell in love with it and played for fun alone and with friends for several years. My bass story, though, begins in 1972. I\u2019d been playing the guitar for five years and picked&hellip;"}