| Author | Message | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2481 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Bro's and Sis's, Blue Stuff -where yours truly is keeping pace at low frequency zones- is gigging in Café "l' Is 't Waar" in Oud-Heverlee on Sat 24 febr 2007 More: we are going to record the show to CD (in a more or less professional way). And there is more more: we are working at a website -at last- that will be active in the upcoming months! This is a teaser  An idea for the first page! CU soon Paul TBO | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1049 Registered: 10-2002 |
Let us know when the CD is out Paul. Will Bonnie be making an appearance? graeme | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2483 Registered: 9-2002 |
Snif-snif ...sob ...snobbel ...bouhaaaaaaa ...snob-snif sob ...bwei-ei-eih. No -sob- she is still in -snif- Holland! There is no time anymore left to get her over! I didn't play her in about 7 months. So ...it will be the A-bass to do the job (which is -by all means- partially Alembic so ...kinda ok!) I'll keep you posted! Paul T-snif-B-sob-Oouwaaaaaaaaahhhhh | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1050 Registered: 10-2002 |
Sounds like a whole other story in there somewhere paul. Graeme | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1065 Registered: 12-2002 |
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| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2484 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hehehehe That's my Keavin! Well ...that's Bonnie indeed! Aside her is the absolutely FANTASTIC ladysinger in a band I played in before (beware ...I liked her singing, she was quite a character!!!!). Jacko the story is simple: my trusted Bonnie was TOUGHT to have an electronic failure and I brought her to Edwin (Van Huik - www.connectionbult.com : the Alembic importeur this side of the pond). Happily nothing was wrong and she is in absolutely good hands (and showing off in Edwins store in Hilversum) Unfortunately nor Edwin nor I were able to get to each other to make the return of Bonnie possible! It's sad because I KNOW she would love to contribute to this recording! She is rather jealous as you probably know! Hehehehe Paul TBO | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1051 Registered: 10-2002 |
I'm thinking of going over to Amsterdam for my wedding anniversary in june. Hilversum doen't look too far to go for a visit. Just need to convince Mrs J she wants to look at nice Basses ;-) graeme | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2486 Registered: 9-2002 |
I even have a better idea! Just hop over to Belgium and be my guest! It's only about 250km. Belgium is more fun (hehehehe) PTBO | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1280 Registered: 6-2002 |
Amsterdam is pretty close to Hilversum (from an Alembic point of view). Paul, not to take anything away from Belgium, but just about any place is more fun than Amsterdam. (Message edited by adriaan on February 20, 2007) | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 315 Registered: 2-2003 |
"just about any place is more fun than Amsterdam" Wow... I guess all the stories we've heard on this side of the pond are fabrications. Hmmm. Personally, I have only been to the airport in Amsterdam where I got off a plane to pick up the rental car and drive to Volendam/Edam for business and I always thought that Amstedam had to be more fun than those places... maybe if I hadn't been working? JP | ||
| muller1007
Intermediate Member Username: muller1007 Post Number: 137 Registered: 5-2002 |
Amsterdam is GREAT!! It's beautiful, unique, interesting, energetic and laid back at the same time. The city centre of Amsterdam appearantly has enough "outstanding universal value" to be nominated for being added to the World Heritage List of UNESCO. I just love the vibe of the city and I think it's one of the world's most fun and unique cities. Definately worth visiting! ...and yes, Edwin's Bass Connection is close by.... Duncan | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1285 Registered: 6-2002 |
Duncan, one man's heaven may be another man's hell. Unique, yes. Special places to visit, yes. But the vibe just doesn't seem to agree with me. Plus you don't want to know what circles of Ons Soort Mensen (Our Kind Of People) have a say in the Unesco World Heritage List. | ||
| muller1007
Intermediate Member Username: muller1007 Post Number: 138 Registered: 5-2002 |
Of course I totally respect your gut feeling about the city, Adriaan. Indeed it is very personal. I was merely stating my view to balance the scale a bit... Back on the subject: looking forward to hear your CD Paul! Btw, I did see Bonnie at Edwin's shop. I recognized it instantly, even before knowing you brought it over to him. So she's just sitting there with the "sold" sign on it... Listen, if you need someone to take Bonnie out of that shop for a stroll, I would gladly pick it up ;-) Duncan | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1145 Registered: 11-2003 |
Paul I am looking forward to the CD. Please keep me posted. Will there be sound samples on the website? I have to agree with you about the Drive singer. She's got a perfect blues voice. Sam | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2487 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Friends, about Amsterdam! I agree with Adriaan that someone's heaven can be someone's hell! Seen my ab-so-lu-te-ly charming personality (hehehe ...I know ...I AM bad nevertheless) I would gladly welcome friends and club-members from over the pond, channel, border or all over the world in my humble home! Bonnie ***sigh*** I will get her back very soon I hope! I hope someone is playing her from time to time ... The show/recording went well ...I was told! I don't judge myself on bass-playing but I am quite sure there were some points in the show I completely messed up a bass-line. Oh well ...that's life (and live) I guess! Yep ....sound smaples will be available but not downloadable for legal reasons. As soon that I have pictures ...they will be here and on the site to come! Cheers! Paul the bad one! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1067 Registered: 10-2002 |
A general question about Amsterdam, would a non-dutch speaker manage or is it best to have at least a working knowledge of the language? graeme | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1294 Registered: 6-2002 |
The place is full of tourists the year round, so really no need to speak Dutch. If you do, they'll hear you're a foreigner, and won't let you, because they want to show off their English. Which for most people means doing word-by-word translations from Dutch, which can lead to interesting turns of phrase. So prepare to be bemused. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2488 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hehehehehehe ...well said Adriaan. Same thing over here you know. With a difference that all Flemish people speak English. Walloons (french speaking Belgians) don't. You cannot see at face-glance if someone is french speaking! Best advice ALWAYS start speaking English! No prob! Paul TBO | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1155 Registered: 11-2003 |
Paul, thanks for the heads up. Is the Flemish half to the west of Brussels? Sam | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2489 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Sam! (and other travel-eager friends) See this map:  What is yellow colored is Flemish speaking = Flanders, Green is Walloon country and French speaking. The blue "dot" is Brussels and bi (multi) lingual. The dark-green zone on the right (east) is German/French speaking. Of course when operating on the "language border" you will be confronted with "facility zones" (we like to make it complex ...huhuhuhuh). But ...for you "rest of the world" out there: please don't try to show off your ability to speak french in a flemish zone (quite some Americans and Commonwealth people do so). To a certain degree people will be embarassed! By all means: speak english/US/Australian ...whatever. Without meaning to brag but most of the time we'll manage to speak english better than you trying to speak french. In the "south" zone (green) ...well ...good luck I would say! Paul TBO | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1157 Registered: 11-2003 |
Paul Can you do it again with a dot at Sint Joris Weert? I haven't been able to find it on any map I've had access to. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1305 Registered: 6-2002 |
EDIT: With all those commas in the hyperlink to Google Maps, the forum software gets a little confused ... Try Google Maps and do a search for "Sint-Joris-Weert, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium". (Message edited by adriaan on March 05, 2007) | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1158 Registered: 11-2003 |
That did it, thanks Adriaan. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4847 Registered: 5-2002 |
Cool, thanks Adriaan! | ||
| mdrdvp
Advanced Member Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 210 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Paul, I once had to play in a place called Jodoigne, not far from Sint-Joris-Weert I believe. Nice area, but finding it was such a hard thing to do after dark, during a winter. It was snowing. Some of you dutch and belgium folks may remember snow. White cold stuff they threw on the road to make it slippery a couple of years ago. Here's a picture @win van Huik once send me about our extreme winters.   And about Amsterdam, once you have parked your car, Amsterdam is great. Manfred | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2490 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hehehe Well ...now you know where I live! IFF not try this link: http://www.viamichelin.fr/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Cartes-plans?mapId=-tiyvv1bzx4q8cp&dx=424&dy=200&empriseW=849&empriseH=400 By the way www.viamichelin.com is still the best for me for you "over-the-ponders". For those in Europe use www.viamichelin.fr So ...welcome friends! Paul TBO PS: you can zoom in and out the map. So take a look at my back-yard ... (Message edited by palembic on March 08, 2007) | ||
| mdrdvp
Advanced Member Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 211 Registered: 7-2002 |
Nice backyard Paul, while zooming in, there's a train coming up. Is it yours, the good ol' "TBO Express"? We all come over this weekend, how many clubmembers do we have? Manfred | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2492 Registered: 9-2002 |
Actually I live 100m from a railway station (small one) but that means that -with some patience and hopping from train to train- you can get to TBO even from Kualalumpur ...mmmm ...but those trains from over the pond ...euh ...well Can't you guys swim??? Paul TBO | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2506 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi friends, thanks to our beloved moder Dave I can offer you a link to "landing space" here http://home.earthlink.net/~davehouck2/paulstune.mp4 You can listen to "Me my guitar and the blues" a Sherman Robertson song we interpreted on the famous live concert/recording. ATTENTION: THIS IS A TEMPORARY LINK ONLY ACTIVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. Just for you fans out there who want to take a peep in advance Paul the bad one | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1115 Registered: 10-2002 |
Very nice paul ;-) The recording quality is superb, especially like the way the bass is well up in the mix. How was it done? we've been trying to get a decent live recording of big tuna for a while but it always comes out Bass-light. Graeme |
