If you’ve been following along with the previous five installments, then you’ve heard plenty of nuts and bolts facts about places, events, and experiences. But what I’ve failed to communicate thus far, is the intangible side of things – my thoughts and feelings. After reading my posts, several friends have commented about how much fun this experience must have been.
Showtime had arrived at the Minnesota State Fair. The seats were filling up. The weather was perfect. Chris rolled the pre-recorded audio montage opener and the band members began taking the stage. At the conclusion of the short intro piece, guitarist Dan Agee seamlessly launched into the pick-up notes for one of Joe’s signature tunes, “Let’s Get Drunk and Fight”,
After arriving in Nashville on Sunday morning, Chris and I headed to Panera to get fueled up for the moving activities of the day. Then, it was off to the U-Haul facility to pick up the rental truck, where I had to endure the unpleasantness of being told I would essentially be BUYING the truck, should anything happen to it.
So the tour bus heads for Nashville from Fremont, OH – about an 8 hour drive. I hang out in the front lounge area of the bus with some of the other guys for a bit, and then head for my bunk. And by bunk, I mean a coffin with a sliding curtain on the side. Yes, these bunks (12
Well, somehow the planets all lined up, or maybe it was the ducks in a row. Whatever. I got the green light to hang with the guys from Joe’s tour. So early on the morning of August 29th, I picked up Chris at Detroit Metro. He was flying in from Philly after doing sound for some shows with Five Times August.The
My last blog entry acknowledged the beginning of summer, and here it is Labor Day already. It’s been an ‘interesting’ summer this year – very quiet on the career front, but a fair amount of activity in my musical world. A number of gigs with Time Peace, The Homewreckers, and Epworth’s praise band have kept me busy enough. But a
Well, hey everyone! Summer is here, and my musical universe is filling up with orbiting projects. Some of the current endeavors: Time Peace – I took over bass duties this spring and with a few gigs under my belt, things are settling in. We play a variety of classic rock and pop from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, with a few
Yesterday wrapped up a week of rehearsals and performances of Music Man at Whiteford High School. Next up, Ottawa Hills High School will be presenting their production of the Broadway classic, Pippin. Under the musical direction of Mitch Tyson, this year’s show promises to measure up to other recent OHHS productions, such as Guys & Dolls, The Wiz, West Side Story, and
Well, the days are getting longer, the temperatures are becoming less unbearable, and tonight we set our clocks ahead by one hour to begin Daylight Savings Time. It also seems that, after months of virtually no activity, my musical life is starting to spring ahead as well. In addition to the bi-weekly appearances with the Epworth United Methodist praise band,
For all 3 of you who care (and maybe that’s an over-estimation), I’m still alive and kicking. It’s just that all things photographic and musical have been quite slow lately. Maybe it was the holidays, maybe it’s the economic cesspool we’re experiencing, I don’t know. Ironically, activity in my day gig has been quite steady since the first of the year.
