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| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 243 Registered: 5-2002 |
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we played The Boat Bar in Ortonville, Michigan again last night. A good time was had by all. One guy won $12K playing Keno. A friend of our drummer won $50K!!! My favorite pieces last night were..... Take Me To The River - Al Green You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker Play That Funky Music / Superstition Medley Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder Them Changes - Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsies The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby Skin Tight / Brickhouse Medley On "The Way It Is", we feature our keyboard player, but I also get to take two solos . The first one I just pretty much funk out on the basic bassline. That always goes well. Last night in the 2nd one I went to a higher register riff and TOTALLY lost my timing and had to find my way back to the earlier funked out E / A / C /D bassline . I played my Alembic 5 string most of the night, but I always play my Hanewinckel fretless when we do "Them Changes". It's got some really fast trills and I prefer to do them without speed bumps. I also tend to use the fretless when we do "Shaft", since we tend to do those back to back. When we work "What's Goin' On" and "Heard It Through The Grapevine" into our set I'll probably use the fretless for those, too. We play the Boat Bar again on the 23rd. I may park the Alembic and give the Marchlewski a full test drive that night. We play an outdoor street fair on the 24th. I'm sure I'll fly with the Alembic again. Nothing like having that steady crutch to lean on. If you go to our website, you can view some Quicktime clips of "The Way It Is", "Hounddog" (not really part of our set list, but our keyboard player and singer just started into it and it went) , "Play That Funky Music", and "Taxman". Taxman was from our first time playing The Boat Bar in June. The sound on that clip truly sucks. As I said, a good time was had by all. Peace, James (Message edited by malthumb on July 11, 2004) | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 723 Registered: 5-2002 |
James; that sure is a pretty bass in those videos. And the tone comes through nicely in the "Funky Music" clip. And I guess the dancers in the "Just the Way It Is" video are a testimony to just how moving an experience seeing your band live must be! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1408 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother James, I enjoyed the video's and clips too!! When I'll be a grown up I'll learn to solo too!!!! The pictures here are from the DRIVE-gig last week Monday during the "Nike Run" in Tessenderlo. Not a very comfortable playing situation on a truck carrier. As soon that somebody moved the truck start rocking back and forward ...it really made you see-sick. GIven the fact that our music is "moving" ...oh ...euh ....that's not the way to put this but well ...you understand. Paul TBO   More info? Visit: www.drive-band.be (Message edited by palembic on July 13, 2004) | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1423 Registered: 9-2002 |
Gosh ...am I the only gigging Alembic player?? Here is a picture of our open air thing in Kessel. It was freezing cold and it RAINED but ...well ...the show must go on!!! Paul the bad one (dark and concentrated)  | ||
| the_mule
Intermediate Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 173 Registered: 1-2004 |
Paul, that's a sinister image! Looks like you're in some kind of dark metal band with everyone in the audience headbanging their brains out! To many people Alembics have that gothic look anyway, I have had several similar comments about mine. But the audience must have something nice to look at, wouldn't you agree? So where's the pretty girl singer in the voluptuous (sp?) ballroom dress? ;-) Wilfred | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 743 Registered: 5-2002 |
Paul; I played last saturday night, but I didn't take a photographer with me <g>. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1425 Registered: 9-2002 |
Okay ...let's switch on the light. ***snap***    Hey ...you see ...with the lights on I'm even laughing a bit!!!!!!! HA!!! Now ...lemmee see ...how can I get our voluptuous Iris in that ballroom dress??? Dave ...the girlfriend of Yoeri (the big guitarplayer with the small guitar ...the other is the small guitarplayer with the big guitar what definitely means that size is relative huhuhuh...) always take her digital camera to gigs ... see? Paul the bad one | ||
| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 261 Registered: 5-2002 |
We did another FunkeeStation gig at a Street Fair in Birmingham, Michigan on Saturday, July 24th. Here's a couple pictures from that one....   Peace, James | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 434 Registered: 12-2002 |
Great pics james!!!,,,what is that five string thing sittin next to you? | ||
| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 264 Registered: 5-2002 |
Keavin, Actually that five string thing has six strings  . It's my Hanewinckel 6 string fretless. I used it on a couple tunes in our first set. Follow this link.... http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/11097.html?1090620105 down to the picture with 5 basses. It's the 2nd one from the left. Peace, James (Message edited by malthumb on July 26, 2004) (Message edited by malthumb on July 26, 2004) | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 162 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 163 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hmmmmm.....not quite what I had in mind.I wish i could make the pic a little bigger without going over the limit.How are you other club members doing it? | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 763 Registered: 5-2002 |
Dave, if you haven't already seen it, the following is posted in the gallery section. "Note a 150K maximum file size is allowed .. If your file is too large, try setting the resolution in the source file to 72 dpi and confine the longest edge to about 800 pixels." The picture you posted is about 40K, so apparently you reduced it more than needed. Hope that helps. | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 164 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 165 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 166 Registered: 10-2002 |
Ok fellow club members.Try holding down the applause.The above pic was the crowd that day.Thanks Dave.Photoshop was telling me it was saving it in one size but actually saving it ina size less than half of what was reported.Sooooo...here comes some more. | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 167 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 168 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 169 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 170 Registered: 10-2002 |
 And finally,your's truly with some adoring fans.HA. | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 171 Registered: 10-2002 |
 Just one more of a couple of drunk mullet heads.Couldn't resist. | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 527 Registered: 11-2003 |
Great pictures Dave. I'm guessing by the flags that this was at a race track? Looks like a lot of fun. Sam | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 765 Registered: 5-2002 |
That Purpleheart Rogue looks great! | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 172 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yup.You are correct Sam.That was Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.They propped the stage up right behind the pagoda control tower.Thank you Dave.It sounds even better.Hopefully I'll get the picture disk from my friend down south soon and I'll post better shots of the Rogue with the THG knobs now that I have finally figured out this photoshop thing. | ||
| dannobasso
Intermediate Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 123 Registered: 3-2004 |
Antifest Las Vegas. Debut of the "Kay" Excel.  | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1508 Registered: 9-2002 |
Congrats to you and Kay Danno. Stupid question I guess but what is an "Antifest"??? A non-fest, kinda non-party where everybody is not making fun and you don't play audible music. Paul the bad one | ||
| the_mule
Advanced Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 241 Registered: 1-2004 |
On that last picture it looks like the music is loud enough... Wilfred | ||
| dannobasso
Intermediate Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 125 Registered: 3-2004 |
It's very loud! I always wear my molded plugs. But it is supposed to be loud! Danno | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1566 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Bro's and Sis's, it happens that charming singer can be enthousiastic about the bass-player. Well ...that's what the picture tells me. Oh well ...I keep on dreaming.  PIcture taken on the Zoutleeuw gig end of august. This one was taken this weekend. You see that there is nothing much to dream about in this one. But ...I am STILL playing!!!!  Paul the bad one | ||
| dean_m
Advanced Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 334 Registered: 7-2002 |
Here's one from the road brother Paul. Please forgive the hat. I was sick as a dog and had the chills.  |
