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811952
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Post Number: 412
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Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 9:02 am:   Edit Post

I figured I'd finally break down and post some gig dates and times for the intrepid midwestern Alembic afficianado among us who may have a penchant for hanging in small, sweaty bars.

Old School (60's, 70's, 80's, 90's rock) will be playing July 8th, 2005, at The Cabin (a place which redefines the term "small") at 14th and Hulman in Terre Haute, Indiana, from 9pm to midnight or 1am (not sure which).

We will also be, er, "performing" at The Corner Tavern on the NW corner of the square in Marshall, Illinois, on July 16th from 8pm until midnight. It's usually a fun place filled beyond capacity with UIUC students.

I will be playing the trusty and ever-faithful Alembic at both gigs through my *new* Ampeg B-5R and Kustom 410H (which sound lovely together). If any of you happen to be in the area, feel free to stop in and let me buy you a beer...

John
811952
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Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 5:57 pm:   Edit Post

OLD SCHOOL *on tour*

Aug. 27 Marshall, IL VFW
Sept. 10 Casey, IL biker benefit
Sept. 23 The Cabin, Terre Haute, IN
Oct. 8 Jasonville, IN Legion
Oct. 28 The Cabin Halloween party
Oct. 29 The Corner Tavern, Marshall, IL
Nov. 12 Jasonville Legion
Nov. 19 Marshall VFW
Dec. 10 The Corner Tavern

And with PILGRIM BB

Sept. 17 Teepee, Terre Haute, IN
Sept. 24 Paris, IL fall fest

(Message edited by 811952 on August 23, 2005)
811952
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Post Number: 528
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Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 5:55 pm:   Edit Post

Pics from a recent gig.. Dark, perhaps, but you can't hear them either...

And yes, our drummer is behind plexiglass..

John

Old School 001
Old School 002
Old School 003
811952
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Post Number: 544
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Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 5:53 pm:   Edit Post

Oh the humanity...

cow
richbass939
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Post Number: 451
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 6:22 pm:   Edit Post

Watch out, the bass is gonna get "udder rash".
Rich
ed_r
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Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 6:49 pm:   Edit Post

He definitely looks EXTREMELY happy to see someone!
byoung
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Post Number: 144
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 10:35 pm:   Edit Post

I get the feeling that somebody is going to start milking the puns for all they are worth.

Brad
811952
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Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 - 6:13 am:   Edit Post

Chicks were udderly fascinated by the outfit. It sure is an uncomfortably warm costume to wear though, and after some time the continual invasion of personal space does become somewhat annoying. Drunk people often have poor aim. As for the udder rash on the bass, I think Ovaltine might take care of that. All in all good fun...

John
mpisanek
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Post Number: 85
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Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 - 7:39 am:   Edit Post

I would say this will give new meaning to the word Cowboy!!!
beelee
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Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 - 6:58 pm:   Edit Post

nice stage gettup John !!
just when you thought you've seen it all :o)

Elmer playing a Series I

LOL thats too funny, have to get that pic put on a T-shirt !!
811952
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Post Number: 563
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 7:19 pm:   Edit Post

Old School will be at the Marshall, Illinois, VFW Saturday night. Rock and Roll through the ages and expecting another packed house. Sorry folks, no man-cow suit...
811952
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Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 9:33 am:   Edit Post

Old School will be at The Corner Tavern in Marshall, Illinois, Saturday, December 10th. It will be great fun and I'll be playing all three basses through the 8 -ten's.

John
811952
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Post Number: 627
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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 7:13 am:   Edit Post

OS will be at:

Imperial Lanes in Terre Haute, Indiana this Saturday, 1/21/2006
First Financial Awards Dinner at Hulman Center, Terre Haute, 2/4/2006
Idle Creek, Terre Haute, 2/10/2006
Marshall, Illinois VFW, 2/11/2006
The Cabin, Terre Haute, 2/17/2006
The Corner Tavern, Marshall, Illinois, 2/18/2006
The Corner Tavern, Marshall, Illinois, 3/18/2006
TK's in Terre Haute, Indiana, 4/8/2006
Marshall, Illinois VFW 5/6/2006

Me with Pilgrim:

Jack's in Lyford, Indiana, 1/27/2006
The Tee Pee Tavern, Terre Haute, 2/3/2006
The Tee Pee Tavern, Terre Haute, 3/17/2006
Greencastle, Indiana, Moose Lodge, 3/25/2006
Art and Wine Festival, Hulman Center, Terre Haute, 4/22/2006

If anybody's around the area, feel free to stop in a say hello and let me buy you a beer. Many of these gigs now come standard with random acts of spectator nudity, which is always interesting from a sociological standpoint, and the places are usually packed with fun people...

Nearly all of these gigs are with my favorite drummer, Will Cox, and I'll be playing the mighty Series 1-1/2...

John
811952
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Post Number: 695
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Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:43 am:   Edit Post

I have a certain proclivity to remove my shoes when I play. Last night a woman came up and gave me a foot-massage during two of our sets. It might be the strangest thing I've ever had happen to me onstage.

Old School is opening for "America" at Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute on May 27th. I think we've got something like 25 minutes to destroy any sense of decorum.

John
davehouck
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Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:12 pm:   Edit Post

"The" America??
811952
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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 6:16 am:   Edit Post

Yep. Should be fun, and if I'm not mistaken there are at least two of the three original, er, "Americans" in the group. The venue is an outdoor amphitheater.

Here's their site:
http://www.venturahighway.com/
http://www.venturahighway.com/gigs.php

John
keith_h
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Post Number: 372
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 7:45 am:   Edit Post

Sounds like it should be a fun gig. I remember going to see America back when I was in high school (mid-70's). It was at the local junior college theatre that seated about 500. It was a great place to see them, good acoustics and up close.

Keith
foth
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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 1:21 pm:   Edit Post

Isn't it difficult to keep your balance while getting a foot massage?

I think The Decorum Destroyers would be a good band name.
811952
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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 4:59 pm:   Edit Post

I was seated with my feet kicked up on the drum riser (literally a laid-back gig).

Decorum Destroyers would be a good name. At least I'm there in spirit!

John
byoung
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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 6:51 pm:   Edit Post

I'm assuming that this was not a Shiatsu-style massage. :-)

For the uninitiated, here's my recollection of the shiatsu "experience" (while I was in Singapore):

1) you are greeted by a kindly, older asian lady. She is about 4.5 feet tall.

2) She seats you and smiles and nods as you remove your shoes.

3) She begins the massage. You notice that her fingers are like tooled steel, and begin to feel uncomfortable.

4) Introduction's over, she begins to actually massage your feet. You realize that she can most certainly break concrete with her bare hands.

5) You're still trying to maintain you machismo, but you're concerned that the tear rolling down your cheek might give you away. She smiles at you malevolently, she's broken tougher men than you.

6) You can no longer handle it, and begin to weep and yell: MOMMY-MOMMY-MOMMY!

Thank the nice lady for stopping the punishment, and limp home.

Needless to say, I'd have a hard time playing while that happened.

Brad
811952
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Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 8:38 pm:   Edit Post

Just got home a bit ago from the gig opening for America. It went well and was fun, but they still hadn't shown up by the time my rig was loaded and I was leaving! No sound check per se, other than roadies (who were pretty cool guys, several of which have been with the band for ~25 years) noodling around through the equipment. Odd, and I don't know if I could leave that much of it up to other people or not, if I were at their station in life. I guess they must be pretty laid-back guys, to leave it all up to them and to still be using the same folks year after year. Interesting to note that the bass player uses an Ibanez SoundGear bass (not that I ever actually SAW him use it, or saw him at all), yet there were more than a few very expensive guitars. Go figure. Also, they ran a dozen EAW small traps and 6 subs with less power (~7500 watts of Crown) than my band uses at the same outdoor venue, but it was still clean. All-in-all lotso fun...

John
811952
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Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 1:05 pm:   Edit Post

Here are a couple of pix from the America gig, courtesy of photographer Bob Poynter.
os001
os002
811952
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Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 1:16 pm:   Edit Post

...and a link to a hack-job of Badge recorded from painfully near my bass rig at a gig sometime this spring. Craptastic, yes, but somewhat indicative of my approach to bass where beer is involved. Oh, and try to ignore the somewhat out-of-time tambourine..

http://mysite.verizon.net/restg6c4/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/badgebass.mp3

John
davehouck
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Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 2:02 pm:   Edit Post

John, the balance on that recording is perfect! The bass is out front where it should be, the drums are right there with the bass, you hear the keyboards just fine, and you certainly wouldn't want the guitar any louder that where it is. Even the vocals are ok, although I could see bringing them down a bit.
<g>

Seriously, very nice bass lines and the bass sounds great!
palembic
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Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 2:46 pm:   Edit Post

Yep ...very horny bass ...huhu ...ah ...no ...
ooops ...was this on another occasion??
Anyway ...watch your back for those bullyboys!
Hehehehehehehe

Paul TBO
811952
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Post Number: 809
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 6:09 pm:   Edit Post

We played a biker benefit last Saturday outdoors. We have a sound tech now, after not having one and running it from the stage. The sound tech (my brother) has awesome skills and does a very active mix. We have a killer PA also. Anyway, about 3 songs into the first set I turned my amp all the way down and let the mains do all the work. Such an incredibly good feeling to hear it coming back at you from the people! I love this...

John
foth
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Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 3:08 am:   Edit Post

John
I'm playing an outdoor biker benefit this Saturday. They'll be doing a burnout competition right in front of us. I should be able to hear again about this time next week.
Paul
811952
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Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post

Paul,

Earplugs are a neccessity. Sounds (no pun intended) like a blast though!

John
radar3162
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Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 12:10 am:   Edit Post

Can one of your band members please contact me with info on a event I am planning. @ tobydog3162@yahoo.com c/o Deon
811952
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Post Number: 958
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Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 1:21 pm:   Edit Post

Deon,

email is on the way...

John

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