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    What a talent and from such a talented Dad

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    I watched the Foo Fighters Saturday night from The Troubadour. I enjoyed that and even donated a few bucks. It was part of this same fund raiser posted here but I wasn't aware Miley Cyrus was involved. I'm not a fan or anything, but I watched some of the video posted above and honestly didn't find it horrible. Her singing was more on key than many live acts I hear that I am fans of.  

    CopperSound/ Jack White Collaboration - Third Man Triplegraph

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    Funny.  I had a gig last Saturday night and brought this pedal up to my buddy who's son is Jack's manager. He said yeah for like $400. Then he told me the story (apparently it was in news but I hadn't heard) of how his son was called at the last minute to see if Jack could play SNL that night The original musical guest was fired by Lorne G. He had to fly from L.A. to Nashville and meet Jack and drummer and then they took private jet to NY and had to take Covid test and fill out a bunch of questionnaires about where they've been and who they had contact with etc before they could enter the studio. Paul Simon was going to also participate but that couldn't be organized in time. Our gig ended early enough that I got home in time to watch his performance. It certainly was different, and I liked it more than the electronic, choreographed, auto tuned stuff they usually have as "music" on SNL.

    Not exactly on topic, but thought it was worth sharing. [rolleyes]

        

    How much of it is in the music?

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    There's no rhyme or reason with me. Some songs or artists that I might have considered my favorite as a young kid or teenager, but I don't actively listen to now. If I happen to hear it playing somewhere I still enjoy it for the nostalgia. That's why I love hearing almost any pop music from the 70s. It might not be music I would call my favorite, but it just reminds me of being a young kid and hearing these songs while riding in the car, radio at home, playing in public etc.  As I became a teen in the 80s, I ignored a lot the music that was popular. But again, now I kind of enjoy hearing those cheesy MTV era songs.  

    There are some bands/artists I didn't care for when I was a teen, I've grown to appreciate later. The Beatles, The Police and Steely Dan would be a few examples of that.

    So to try and answer the OP,  I don't think the music I listened to in my formative years totally informs my taste today. It's mostly just a nostalgia thing.    

     

     

     

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    Name your most embarrassing moment in Public.

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    One time years ago, my wife had a bunch of coupons for free food items at this local deli. I don't even know how she got them.  Our kids were very young and we barely had 2 pennies to scrape together then. I didn't want to go and look like some schmuk just getting a bunch of free stuff. She brow beat me until I reluctantly went off with the coupons and like $3 cash. After getting lunch meat, milk whatever else it was I took everything to check out and put it all on the conveyor belt and handed the girl all these coupons. She joked and commented wow that's some good coupons or something like that.  Anyway even after all the free coupons, I still owed a few bucks for taxes or something. I went into my wallet and was like $1 short. All these people in line behind me waiting to check out and I'm holding up the line with all my free crap and still a buck short! I couldn't make eye contact with anyone. The cahier just let me slide on the $. I slinked out of there with no self esteem at all. 

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    The "Just got in from a gig" thread.....

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    I feel like I'm the only one around here who's getting real gigs. I'm not trying to rub it in. [blush] Actually had three gigs in a row this week. Played the golf course Thursday, acoustic gig Friday and then tonight at Baltimore Yacht Club.

      As you probably can guess, it was on the water. It was windy and already the temperature is dropping. We were a little chilly. But it was an awesome night. There's a long time local newscaster who is a friend of the band, and he has been trying to get us to play the club for awhile now. We had a gig booked for July 3rd but that got canceled due to Corona virus. So we played a private party tonight and it went great.  They booked us for some more dates on the spot.  Some of the members wanted me to hang out and party some more on their boat after the gig, but I thought that wasn't the best idea. Tempting as it was.  [cool] 

    Here is a view of the scenery and stage.

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    Nineteen Years Ago Today

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    I was working as a Supervisor for US Airways  at the time. I was also what was known as a Ground Security Coordinator (GSC). All that summer my email was inundated with Information Circulars and Security Directives. They were well aware that something was being plotted. 

    I worked late the night before and got home about 2AM. My two oldest kids were in school and my wife went with her mom and my youngest to Ikea early in the morning. I got up around 9AM and noticed it was eerily quiet. Normally I would hear planes flying over my house. Then I noticed the sound of a jet but could tell it wasn't an airliner. I looked out the window to see two A-10s flying just above the treetops.

    Went downstairs to let the dog out and turned on TV to see total chaos. I knew immediately it was  Bin Laden.I was scheduled to come in at 3PM  but when I finally got hold of my manager he said don't bother, BWI had been evacuated and I wouldn't even be able to get close. Eventually I would hear all kinds of wild stories from the people who were at work that morning.   Needless to say my airline career was never the same.  I somehow kept my job for awhile even after massive cutbacks and layoffs. Eventually I got a position in Corporate Security handing Homeland Security and TSA Regulations but even that didn't last. Finally left in 2006 when my airline merged with America West and I would have had to move to Tempe AZ to keep my position. By that time I was fed up with airlines and dealing with TSA,  LOIs and Watchlist issues etc. Took my severance package and walked away. I often wonder how my life would be different if I had remained.   

     

    The "Just got in from a gig" thread.....

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    Played another gig tonight at the golf course. We have one Thursday a month booked there. Crowd was great tonight. Cars were parking out by the road cause all the spaces were taken. That's a good sign. Lots of nice dancers which is nice.

    As far as music. Well we played pretty much same set as always with addition of Tin Man and Motown  style of Proud Mary. Big difference for me was I borrowed my friends Strat tonight. I haven't played a Strat with a band in years. It took some getting used to. It's about a 1981 natural blonde with a maple neck. The neck is blade thin and has a serious radius. Man I forgot how much I missed that quack! Plus those single coils really cut through the mix. I did play a set with my Les Paul too, and the difference was very noticeable. I love the feel of the LP and for some songs the sound is great, but on other songs it seems to get lost in the mix. Many of the songs this band plays are more suited for a Strat sound. Hmmm. :-k

    Well, it;s appropriate, Our band name is Sagamore Band, so I'll have some Sagamore Rye before I go to bed. 🥃

    Hidden Or Hard To Hear Stuff On Albums

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    On 8/1/2020 at 9:08 PM, rct said:

    The Allmans generally recorded live in a warehouse.  Lots of stuff in headphones on their records.  Dickey and Duane breathing on Little Martha, and their feet on the floor.  The late records, 90's I guess, lots of sounds of chairs moving and people talking in the background.

    Used to be a throat clearing in the great Thorn Tree In The Garden on the Layla record, I think modern versions have cleaned it out.  They shoulda taken out Duane's entire track on the back end of Layla.

    rct

    I thought I read years ago that it was Clapton playing that strangled-cat sounding slide at the end of Layla.

    Hidden Or Hard To Hear Stuff On Albums

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    36 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    Plant is a mumbler.

    Fool In The Rain is the only good song on that album.

    I've always liked In Through The Out Door. I'm Gonna Crawl is one of my favorite solos by Jimmy. 

    But as far as Scales comment, yeah In The Evening verses are totally obscured. I read that they did that intentionally, but I don't know why.  

    The "Just got in from a gig" thread.....

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    So we played another local winery last night. We've played Basignani before but this was our first time playing at DeJon.  Other than being hot as hell it was a beautiful night. 

    They had brick over pizza and wine by the bottle or glass for sale. They allowed other non-alcohol drinks to be brought in. Had a great crowd. They are happy for some place to get out and have fun while still keep some distance from each other. Big area in from of the band for people to spread out and dance. With the exception of a few technical glitches our sound was about perfect. The set was pretty much same as last time but we did add the Earth Wind and Fire version of Got To Get You In To My Life.

    I'm still getting used to my new PRS amp. Generally very happy with it but the Lead channel is very noisy. I'm gonna try switching the pre amp tube and hope that's it. I've mostly been relying on the OD pedal for distorted tones but I like to use the amp for high gain if I can.   

     

     

     

    Almost normal Band Life...

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    Damn that sucks. You aren't that far from me and it's not as bad where I am. We lost a lot of good gigs for sure, but at least a few stuck. We even booked some new ones. Like MP above, we are playing a winery this weekend. Are there any of those in your area to check out? It's outdoors and plenty of room to spread out. Golf courses are another idea. 

    Sometimes it actually more fun to just get together and jam with no real purpose. No pressure to get this or that part down. Just keep it loose Good luck.   

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