| Author | Message | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 588 Registered: 1-2008 |
My cover band from the early 80's will be doing a reunion/benefit show at the "60's are 50" festival on July 31st. This will occur with the benefit of a grand total of 2 rehearsals!!! Wish us luck and let's hope that the alcohol is running free at the time of our performance. | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1197 Registered: 7-2007 |
Have lots of fun and a great gig Mike! | ||
| charles_holmes
Junior Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 49 Registered: 3-2009 |
Watch the alcohol flow, it has a tendency to create the illusion that one is playing better than they think! Break a leg! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1132 Registered: 5-2009 |
I hope that you have a great time Mike and that it all turns out to your highest expectations and even more . A few weeks ago I had a similar experience and was asked to do a gig with a bunch of Cats that I used to play with in the 1970's .We all went to the same High School. We also only had 2 rehearsals and with out the drummer, who only was able to show up at the gig because of his travel time and location . Our Gig ended up a success , I played my Alembic Essence and got nothing but compliments on the sound of the Bass.It felt awesome to gig with theses guys again . | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9446 Registered: 5-2002 |
Wow; the sixties are fifty. I hadn't thought of it that way before. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 621 Registered: 1-2008 |
The gig is done. I spent most of the set looking for something to hide behind; however, when I watched/listened to the video... I gotta say that it wasn't too shabby!!! Whenever we veered off the path we managed to either do it together or get back on a common course within a beat or two. So all the mistakes I was hearing while playing truly didn't come across to the audience. I guess that's how those "Jam Bands" do it?!?! The highlight for me was "Out on the Tiles/Good Times Bad Times". I loves me some Led Zeppelin. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 622 Registered: 1-2008 |
 | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4520 Registered: 7-2004 |
Love the pants! Bill, tgo | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 623 Registered: 1-2008 |
Made 'em myself!!! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9523 Registered: 5-2002 |
Great picture! You say there's video??? | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1240 Registered: 7-2007 |
Mike, Glad to hear it went well! "I loves me some Led Zeppelin" - Catch Adam with Zoso, a must see act! | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 624 Registered: 1-2008 |
There's video in the sense that a video camera was running. We were supposed to go on at 8PM, but the show was running long and they really didn't have adequate lighting for a night-time show (and there were 2 acts after us!!!). As such, the video is pretty much useless (except for its audio). My idea was to edit the video from a couple of different cameras and mix in the audio from a Zoom H4. But the darkness and failure to press the "Record" button on the H4 laid waste to all my plans!!! | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1475 Registered: 6-2002 |
Glad you had a good night, Mike. Yeah, those pesky record buttons will surprise you by hiding when you need them to shout out and volunteer "TURN ME ON!"  I lost half the first song on Saturday at Mad Maggies, and the recorder was sitting right there on my amp... Do-oh! Mike |
