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palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 2296
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 12:14 am: |  |
Did someone said "beer"??????????????????????????????????????? |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1007
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 7:20 am: | |
Dave:
Cool segment! Was that strains of "Eyes of the World" in the background as the MC waxes poetic about French Broad beer?
Bill, tgo |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 3288
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 8:26 am: | |
Yes, the two tunes heard on the segment are the aformentioned Cissy Strut and Eyes Of The World. |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1009
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 9:18 am: | |
Eyes of the World is a GREAT song. I once got retained on a big case because, while meeting with the prospective client at his house, I picked up a guitar and started playing "Eyes". Later the client told me he decided on me because he thought it was really cool that his lawyer could play "Eyes of the World"!
As an aside, to be "politically (in)correct" shouldn't French Broad Brewery change its name to "Freedom Testosterone-challenged Person Brewery"? LOL
Bill, tgo |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 3289
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 4:27 pm: | |
I'm guessing the brewery is named after the French Broad River that runs through the middle of town. <g>
I like "Eyes" a lot too! It's kinda been an unexpected challenge for us. We're a three piece instrumental group, and on this song in particular we've really had to focus on the phrasing of the melody in both the verse and chorus sections. If the phrasing of the melody isn't right, the thing just kinda falls apart. But we're making a lot of progress with it. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4005
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 2:14 pm: | |
Street fair.
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palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 2419
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 12:44 pm: | |
Hey Moder Dave,
the reason I admire you is not only the playing but also the "looks": for one or another reason you seem to always "just-hop-out-of-the-forrest" (which is a compliment ...really) and this "Street" fair must be your home forrest main street I presume???
Paul TBO
PS: did you have "All Blues" on the playlist yet???? |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4018
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 1:47 pm: | |
Hi Paul;
Yes, I come in out of the forest to buy food and play gigs <g>.
And the street is, coincidentally enough, Montford Avenue in Asheville, NC, about a thirty minute drive from my place. And the occassion, even more coincidentally enough, is the annual Montford Music & Arts Festival.
And yes, All Blues is now on the set list and has been performed several times. |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 2422
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 1:55 pm: | |
COOL!
Yoooodeliiiiihooooooooooooooooooo (you have to do that in a loooooooooo-ow frequencu vioce)
Moder "Tarzan" Dave swinging from liana to liana out of the forrest ...
huhuh ...how do you do that with that rig and basses???
LOL!
Always good to see you play!
Paul the bad one |
georgie_boy
Junior
Username: georgie_boy
Post Number: 48
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 5:31 am: | |
Hi dave
Just heard the clip of "so what"
Brill!!
Was that the series again-it seemed to even take on a fretless type of sound. Superb playing-as usual!!
Love the band!!
G |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4032
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 10:14 am: | |
Thanks George! Yes that's the Maple fretted S1. |
keavin
Senior Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 873
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 6:38 am: | |
Dave, How Many Alembics do-ya Own?......I love that Maple top! |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4035
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 6:58 am: | |
Keavin, seven; but when I get around to it I plan to post some of them for sale here in the forum. My basses, along with two beautiful basses belonging to Keith, can be seen here. |
keavin
Senior Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 874
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 7:26 am: | |
Damn!!!..... |
2400wattman
Intermediate Member
Username: 2400wattman
Post Number: 191
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 5:59 pm: | |
Time for a new custom Dave? |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4040
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 8:30 pm: | |
Hah! No, but I would like a nice used six string series bass! |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4401
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 5:14 pm: | |
We played at OrganicFest, a local street fair, this evening. We were the last band of the day. Pretty much had my tone dialed in by the end of the first song, "Red Baron". Right before we start the second song, the Beatles' "She's A Woman" ala Jeff Beck, it starts raining. We're covered so we keep playing, but the crowd is gone in a second and all the people with booths are hurriedly putting their stuff away and taking down the awnings. With all the chaos, the drummer picks up the tempo, which is appropriate with all the people scurring about in the rain. We finish the song and we're told to play one more. So I call out "China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider". Turns out to be the best version of that song we've ever done; it was a joy to play, and the vendors huddled under what was left of the awnings seem to enjoy it as well. Shortly after we finished, the rain slacked off and we were able to break down and load out with no problem. So it was a short but enjoyable gig. |
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 316
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 5:45 pm: | |
Sounds like a great day! |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1605
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 9:57 am: | |
Dave:
Snoopy and the Red Baron? As in: "10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more..."?
Bill, tgo |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4405
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 10:40 am: | |
Bill; no, the Billy Cobham tune. |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1607
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 1:10 pm: | |
Wheeewwwww!!!!! I was getting worried about you there for a second, Dave.
Bill, tgo |
groovelines
Advanced Member
Username: groovelines
Post Number: 346
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 2:24 pm: | |
Billy Cobham, now there's a cat that could lay down a mean back beat. |
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 321
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 3:08 pm: | |
Well........I have a good friend who played guitar in the Royal Guardsmen...the group that recorded "Snoopy VS The Red Baron." ..(a real cool dude and wicked blues player)..He was not in the Royal Guardsmen at the time the song was recorded, but he was asked to join the group a bit later on. For years he didn't really like to talk about it, but a few months ago I ran into him at one of our local music stores in Clarksville, TN., and I asked him about some details. He pretty much gave me an abreviated history there on the spot and said enough time had passed now and he is proud to have played in that band. There was another guy from Clarksville, a keyboard player, who also took a stint in that band after the 'hit' came out. At the time, 1967 or so, when I was about ten there was no bigger song than that one..(at least for a ten year old. It was one of the songs that made me want to start playing music actually)
..Certainly did not mean to interrupt....but I do like to share...everyone have a great week! |
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 324
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 2:55 am: | |
Oh....I am getting old and feeble, I reckon...for those of you who are not old enough to know .....the 10, 20,30,40,50 or more line is from that song Snoopy VS the Red Barron.......Anyway...when I have been seeing the previews for that new action movie "Fly Boys" it sort of reminded me of this song...anyway..enough of this nonsense.. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4520
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 5:27 pm: | |
We got together one afternoon a couple weeks ago and recorded a new demo CD. My playing is a bit sloppy but the result was good enough for our purposes, handing out to clubowners. So for those of you who may be interested, the site has been updated with excerpts from the new demo. I believe it to be the case that the site was setup on an Apple; it sure doesn't look right in IE. So just click on the little icons to play the tunes. My playing may be sloppy (list of excuses includes lack of sleep from night before, cuts are pretty much one time through with no overdubs, and the classic lack of practice), but the Alembic sounds great. And for those of you who care about such details, I took my regular stage rig and we mic'ed it; no direct line out. Interestingly enough, the tunes sound much better on my home stereo than they do on my laptop. |
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko
Post Number: 887
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 4:39 am: | |
Very nice Dave. i especially liked the funked up China cat and The red baron excerpts. Just one complaint though, I couldn't spot the sloppy bits anywhere ;-) You'll need to start marketing the CDs.
Graeme |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4526
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 4:36 pm: | |
Thanks Graeme! We didn't pay for permission to use the covers, so we can't sell the CD's. So going in we knew this was just a demo. The sloppy parts are really noticeable on a home stereo, and the most obvious are some places where there is a lack of tightness between the three players, especially noticable on the Beatles/Jeff Beck tune. On that tune I think I'm probably concentrating so much on trying to play that repeating lick cleanly that I'm not relaxing into the drummer's groove. I'll be watching for that at the gig this Saturday. |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 2493
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 11:07 am: | |
Montford Park rules!
Already 2 die-hard fans ovehee in Belgium!
Paul TBO
PS: remember our skype conversation a couple of days ago about "Montford" Park?
I just noticed that this side we have a Montfort College. So it's MonforT ...not Montford.
Is Montfort College a good jname for a band?
I just came up with "Strand Nulde" hehehe |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4879
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 12:21 pm: | |
Thanks Paul!
I looked up a history of the Montford area of town, and while the community was established in 1893, the origin of the name is unknown. |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1339
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 - 3:02 am: | |
Paul,
Couple of points of interest re Strand Nulde ...
Of course it's a well-known parking area on the motorway between Amersfoort and Zwolle. Recently in the news for the "meisje van Nulde" case (Google should inform you of the horrors involved) so perhaps not a happy choice in case the band wants to play in the Netherlands.
On a happier note, some of the place names in this area of reclaimed land were created by the famous comic writer Godfried Bomans, who came up with terribly old-sounding, but completely new names like Nulde and Zeewolde. And Zeewolde is of course where they build Spyker cars. |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1340
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 - 3:22 am: | |
... in any case, it's not very far from Montfoort either - about an hour by car.
From Strand Nulde, you take the A1 at Amersfoort, then the A27 to get to Edwin's shop in Hilversum, then take the A27 again, then the A12 towards Gouda, and once you've crossed the A2 you take the first or second exit for Montfoort.
Of course the detour via Edwin's shop will take several hours. |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1341
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 - 5:08 am: | |
And while I'm not on the subject ...
Unlike the small town of Nulde, Strand Nulde is actually not on reclaimed land, but it's across the water, on the old land, not far from the old town of Harderwijk, where the famous naturalist Linnaeus got his university degree ...
From Linné on line:
Linnaeus left Sweden in April 1735, taking with him manuscripts for books and theses, much too little money and his Saami costume!
In Hamburg he stayed for a while and there he was very interested in the city's Jews. At that time Jews were forbidden to enter Sweden.
Then Linnaeus arrives in Holland. First he visits Amsterdam for a few days but then leaves for Harderwijk, a small port with a university. Many foreigners, including several Swedes, came to this city to take their degrees. It is said that as soon as a foreigner appeared in Harderwijk he was asked if he had come to take an exam. There was a song "Harderwijk is a market town where they sell kippers, bilberries and degrees".
Linnaeus had written his doctor's thesis at home in Sweden. It was about the ague and was called "Hypothesis nova de Febrium intermittentium causa". It was only necessary for him to stay one week in Harderwijk to have time to print the thesis and "with presence of mind and considerable wit" to defend it during a "disputation" on June 23rd, 1735, thus getting his degree. It entitled him, among other things, to teach the art of medicine, visit patients and prescribe medicine. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4894
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 7:53 pm: | |
Now there's something I didn't know before today. |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1350
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 1:44 am: | |
Sorry Dave, couldn't resist. And you did bring up the history behind place names yourself. ;-) |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 4895
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 4:12 pm: | |
Adriaan, no problem! I absorb a lot of new information every day, and in yesterday's batch, the information about Linnaeus was perhaps the most unexpected and the most out of the ordinary. <g> I found the bit about the medical degree particularly interesting. In the US, some people might find it analogous to the medical degrees earned at one or two locations in the Caribbean. |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1356
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 1:35 am: | |
Nothing new under the sun, as we say here.<G>
(Message edited by adriaan on March 22, 2007) |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 2497
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:41 am: | |
Oooops ...I didn't know about that disaster on that beach on Strand Nulde.
But for one or another reason the character and the magic of "Strand Nulde" is the same as "Montfort Parc".
Oh well ...I could be wrong!
Also for me personally it is something very precious: when on my way to Groningen from where I live, the family always takes a stop at "Strand Nulde" to have a soup or coffee at "The Postiljon Hotel" ...I know ...I am sentimental!
Mmmmmm ....I am maybe not THAT bad!
Paul TBO |
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