The Fonz Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 so here we go, my very first show with the new band. it is sunday, november 3rd at groove (125 macdougal at w.3rd st.) we are the first act of three and we go on promptly at 9pm. this is a no brainer folks, early enough for everyone to make a sunday show and NO COVER!!! see you all there. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Thanks for letting us know. I'll be out of the house 7 of the preceeding 14 nights, so I can't say for sure yet. Either way, best of luck !! I'm sure you'll be great !! Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Although I'm no longer in NYC, I'll get the word out and maybe some of my NY posse will show. I'm guessing that you've mastered the bands tunes and perhaps had a chance to add your own flair? Peace, --sweets spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 The NY memebers around here have made a very good case for the city. I spent part of a summer in Manhattan a few years ago and dug the energy, but it got expensive checking out music and restaurants... Good to ya, Bass Tide! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Remember you OWN those bass lines.. Turn it out Bastid RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted October 17, 2002 Author Share Posted October 17, 2002 Originally posted by greenboy: I spent part of a summer in Manhattan a few years ago and dug the energy, but it got expensive checking out music and restaurants... but this show is FREE. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 So send the airline ticket already, Bass Tide - I most likely have a place to stay ; } . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted October 17, 2002 Author Share Posted October 17, 2002 http://www.cheaptickets.com it'll be worth it. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I will be in Elmira the 3rd. I hope NY based members of the forum who are able make it.Keep postin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Yo, E, am working that night (as far as I know), but the session in the studio right now is pretty low key, so I may de able to duck out... Either way, I know you'll rock it! Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Bastid E, Thought this would be a timely bump for any NYC folks still looking for something to do this weekend -- besides the Sadowsky/Grimaldi's adventure. Peace, --sweets spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 ahhhhh sweet willie, aptly named. i was considering the bump, but thought it would be a faux pas if i did it mice elf. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 a fox pass? from monsieur bastid e? mais non! we would have forgiven you. glad i could spare you the shameless self-promoting. peace. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Wish I could say for sure that I'm coming, but between the Saturday event (and I'm jamming in with a band that night), not sure if I'll make it. Still, it's not out of the woods yet.... Best of luck just the same !!! Knock 'em dead (good sentiment for Halloween) Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Bump (ouch!). spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Dude, Willie, watch out with that thing. You almost poked out my eye with that (bump). Too bad I'm too far from Noo Yawk to be able to make it (plus I gotta work that night), but in any case, have fun and knock the shit out of those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike F. Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 BUMP speak softly, carry a big BUMPER (post report of show below here) Double what we got o mr. roboto Double Double Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 And, again, with the bump to the top. E left here a while ago for practice, all jazzed to play. Should be a great time for all... Break a leg, Bastid! Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Well, if everything got rolling on time, Bastid E is playing right now and probably shakin' the walls to bring down the house -- ya' know, being generally bass-tastic. Looking forward to hearing the good word about the gig from B.E. or any who attended the show. Peace. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Bumpcity - Enquiring minds want to know... how the heck did it go?!?! RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Yeah, I wanna know too! Sorry I couldn't come out last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Keep bumpin'!!! Any chance we can make this the most bumped thread on the board?! (Really, though, don't do it! Sometimes there's nuthin' more annoying than reading a bunch of "bump," "bump," "bump," etc. all the way down the screen. I've been a prime perp on this thread, so I'm gonna cut it out now. Bastid, you out there? Awake yet? Hello? --sweet willie spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 One more bump for the road. Hope Bastid E is just spendin' some time in the woodshed... RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 great show, bad room. the room can't really handle 5 people so as usual, the vocals were not terribly audible... but the bass was. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Bass was audible...sounds like it was a great show. Congrats on navigating the first gig w/ the new band. BTW, any notable clams? spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Audible clams? ...I'm sure that was just song interpretation! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Seems a light description there, Bastid E.... Were you nervous? Did you get past it? Did you enjoy the music? the other band members? Lock well with the drummer? Want to kill the g****r player? How did they react to you? Did you posture and pose enough/not enough? Did everybody cooperate with load in/out? Did you have to fix the PA? C'mon man - give us the story !! Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 hey tom, what's with the 5th degree? okay, so the nuts and bolts break down like this. the stage was way to small and the way we had to set up i was to the drummers right. this is not the place to be, but the drummer and i have a great rappoir so this wasn't much of an issue. it was an issue only in that he had to crane his neck slightly to look at me and it was a tad awkward so that push and drag beat dynamic wasn't there like it is in rehearsal. i was locked in like a sardine. one guitarist right in front of me, amplifiers right behind me, the fire exit about a foot to my right and the ride cymbal under my headstock. the keyboard player was in the same barrel on the extreme other side. he was so far against the wall that he was missing notes because he couldn't get his arm comfortably all the way over to reach the bass side of the keyboard. as for getting pissed at the guitar players, i'm really lucky. they are both tasteful groove players and it makes the whole band like one big rhythm section. as for volume, crowd comments after the show told me that one was actually to quiet to be heard. but these guys are the main songwriters that play multiple instruments and hold their glory in the arrangement of the songs rather than in giutar heroics. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 Gigs limited by physical problems are tough. But they are momentary... My band does a similar "sardine squeeze" at the bar we've played. The only positive is watching the keys or drummer do gymnastics to get out from behind their rigs My questoins about g****rs in particular were stereotypical prompts. Good to hear it's songs that count. You can embellish and craft an arrangement for a good song. The other way 'round is harder... It sounds like everybody got thru it fine, and that you are part of the band. Some rehearsals, one gig, and you're in. Pretty cool. Just to finish up, where were you on the night of the 16th Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Hoyt Posted November 7, 2002 Share Posted November 7, 2002 I know the sardine feeling, but luckily, I usually end up in 3-pieces... Still though, I'm 6'4" 220lbs... I need some elbow room! Well, any night playing to a crowd is better than a night playing nintendo... (alright...sometimes) "Suppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a member of Congress ... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/63/condition_1.html (my old band) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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