TommyRude

Not an x-stand in sight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-NgnympxAE

Let’s go!

I retired last summer, and the big game fishing started. SO GLAD, this is bucket list stuff for me, any older I might not be able to do it. Really, should’ve started a lot sooner, but better late than never 😁. After the tuna fishing season wore down, I got into some unexpected music stuff, I put that up in the shameless plug section, thinking about doing that again, really fun! Thankfully all the retirement financial things are good.

You had me at $50

Stating the obvious, but this is one of the more insightful and articulate first posts I’ve seen. Welcome aboard!

Is it actually shown on TV here in the U.S.?

I have got to start watching this!

Kickstarter link

Cool! Now I have a good reason to swing down to L.A. 😀👍

Currently making the rounds as Mary Hinge (on Bad Album Covers)

If only they could’ve incorporated a joystick or paddle… dang!

If you don't like LD, you're not feeling it correctly

LD is a fantastic musician, a fantastic showman, he’s unique, well spoken and humble. On top of his excellent chops, what he does transcends music, he makes an emotional connection. Put all that together, LD is a hero, a keyboard hero. There are very very few of those.

Getting close to taking delivery?

Fantastic! Thanks for posting, I hadn't seen this. He's awesome, and based on what I've seen he brings it, every time.

y'all have touched on things I've thought about. Breaking down Mr. Emm's question a bit further, there are all kinds of ideas, some are good / great / horrible, and there are ideas that sell. Great ideas that sell, that sounds good, wish I had some of those. If I had a do over, I might spend some time figuring out how to focus. The "alone" thing, yeah true, but working with others can help to fuel creativity.

Lots of weeping women in the audience. I also wept when he didn't go for the high note, was really waiting for that. 😭

I'm not positive, but I think this has strumming banjo throughout - one of my favorite all time songs.

guys guys guys... the real problem here is Jack Daniels, way too bitter. Jim Beam is better.

Always seemed to be be surrounded by sadness, even when she was on top

Interesting, as in years past, the fans at the "British" Open were always portrayed as super respectful and knowledgeable. Possibly that image was concocted by the media in cahoots with the European Tour and they covered up prior bad behavior by spectators.

wowow that's cool John! It was a crazy wild time. I would do it again, but a bit differently (wouldn't we all 😂

I remember the 1980s era of "pay to play" on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. In order to play places like The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Troubadour - you had to purchase a block of tickets. You then could/would sell those tickets to your friends and family and whoever, and attempt to recoup the $$. I don't recall the exact numbers, but it was something like 100-200 tickets (I think we paid $10/ticket?), maybe more. They would pile 3-5 bands on a show, each of the bands purchasing and selling tickets. The specific band fans may or may not stick around to see the other bands. Usually there was a headliner, which would generally be the band selling the most tickets. So, this in essence was a way for the club owners to rake in $$ without having to advertise. The bands themselves often purchased advertising, i.e. buying a thousand posters and slapping them up on telephone poles around the city, and buying ads in local magazines and periodicals such as BAM and Music Connection. The bands - desperate for exposure and record deals - were glad to pay to play (or not). We did it, as did every other band at that time. We actually did reasonably well, easily selling the tickets we purchased, and rising to headline shows, and getting to the point where we started to get paid by the venues. In the end, the band I was with didn't get a deal. Notable bands coming out of this world were Poison, Guns & Roses, Warrant. The positive side was there was a camaraderie of sorts amongst most of the bands, we'd go to their shows, they'd come to ours, it was a struggle but a labor of love. I did make a lot of friends, and the exposure I got paid off later on (to a minor extent). In hindsight, it was a shitty machine, exploiting many of the struggling musicians, playing off their hopes and dreams. As the pay to play world unfolded, it rapidly spread across the rock 'n roll clubs in Hollywood. I don't know if it persists, I hope not.