General Music Chat

Got my gear together finally. Eric & Tony came out to help with the load out along with one of my sons.
Been most all day working on this project.
Built two speaker tables out of treated lumber. Table top is 5/8 ply 2' x 4' with a frame out of 2' x 4's.
36" legs will get my 3-way main towers up high as we are playing in an natural amphitheater where the grass slope really grabs and kills a lot of sound. Wife picked up some "patriotic" table cloths I can throw over the tables for some color on stage.
Being as I have to work the hospital tomorrow ( and my wife's business has need too ) I purchased an 5' x 8' cargo trailer.
All loaded out now, I'll head to work at around 05:30.
Fortunately we have a " secure " parking area for employees so when I get off around 16:00 I can head on straight to Lake Palestine for the boyz to meet me there to set up at 17:00, sound check and play at 19:00 till dark, load up and come home. All told I'm looking at a 20 hour day.
A friend is covering for me at work on the 5th.
And they say being a musician is not work.

Got my gear together finally. Eric & Tony came out to help with the load out along with one of my sons.
Been most all day working on this project.
Built two speaker tables out of treated lumber. Table top is 5/8 ply 2' x 4' with a frame out of 2' x 4's.
36" legs will get my 3-way main towers up high as we are playing in an natural amphitheater where the grass slope really grabs and kills a lot of sound. Wife picked up some "patriotic" table cloths I can throw over the tables for some color on stage.
Being as I have to work the hospital tomorrow ( and my wife's business has need too ) I purchased an 5' x 8' cargo trailer.
All loaded out now, I'll head to work at around 05:30.
Fortunately we have a " secure " parking area for employees so when I get off around 16:00 I can head on straight to Lake Palestine for the boyz to meet me there to set up at 17:00, sound check and play at 19:00 till dark, load up and come home. All told I'm looking at a 20 hour day.
A friend is covering for me at work on the 5th.
And they say being a musician is not work.

I think They meant that Being a Musician is part of the good life

"Making it big is only a glorified bus ride" - Waylon Jennings

Trip went well. Had a good day at work which in itself is a big surprise anymore. Overall was key on at 05:30 key off at 23:15.
Still have to unload sort and clean my gear but I rather enjoy just being around and handling musical equipment so other than Texas heat it's no big deal.

I'll run a thread and post some of the pictures I have latter today.

I enjoy your no bitchin no complaining music Lovin attitude.
I wish others would catch that fever.[/b]

Thanks.

Some photos of the event are available here.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 5a2c2b5374


Not had time to get them into Photobucket to share on BM ... yet.

Great Pictures, wish I could have been there to hang out.

Great Pictures, wish I could have been there to hang out.

Me too ... our tribute was to you, and everyone else whom has served to keep us free to rock.

Eric, our bassist is a Vietnam era veteran himself.


THANK YOU !

That looked like a lot of fun, George! Great photos and nice setting!

Chaeya

Was a lot of fun. Hope they got some shots of me doing my spastic white boy guitar dance instead of staring at my music.

I try to be unobtrusive on the " softer " tunes.
I do like to shake a leg when we're rockin though.

Great Pictures, wish I could have been there to hang out.

Me too ... our tribute was to you, and everyone else whom has served to keep us free to rock.

Eric, our bassist is a Vietnam era veteran himself.


THANK YOU !

And thank you for honoring them.


I have a son who just finished 7 years in Korea and Afghanistan.

he was a drummer in the Army for the first half of it, but got bored....

Great Pictures, wish I could have been there to hang out.

Me too ... our tribute was to you, and everyone else whom has served to keep us free to rock.

Eric, our bassist is a Vietnam era veteran himself.

THANK YOU !

And thank you for honoring them.
I have a son who just finished 7 years in Korea and Afghanistan.
he was a drummer in the Army for the first half of it, but got bored....

My Salutes to your Son! I hope he maintains his passion for music and does not let the govt Ham & Cheese issue destroy it for him...

My Salutes to your Son! I hope he maintains his passion for music and does not let the govt Ham & Cheese issue destroy it for him...

at the risk of hijacking the thread, I'd like to brag on that boy for a minute....

When he got out of Korea (where he was the Army drummer), he toured with me for 18 months playing congas/percussion. Then he bought a sailboat and lived in the bay of San Francisco, going to the Acadamy of the Arts, a respected film school. He wants to produce documentaries.

Anyway, his drum set is still sitting in my garage in Texas since 2007 but he entered the Drum-Off competition in San Francisco and WON though he hadn't practised or played a drum set in 2 years. BEating every drummer in San Francisco is no small thing, btw.

But then the army called him back and sent him to fight in Afghanistan where he was commander of a squad and kept his whole company alive in Afghanistan for 3 years.

yeah...I'm kind of proud of him. He just got out last April, married his sweetie and now they both live on a sailboat in Sausalito, (bay of San Francisco).

Hijack away.

I'm proud of him too!

And we've never met.

My Salutes to your Son! I hope he maintains his passion for music and does not let the govt Ham & Cheese issue destroy it for him...

at the risk of hijacking the thread, I'd like to brag on that boy for a minute....

When he got out of Korea (where he was the Army drummer), he toured with me for 18 months playing congas/percussion. Then he bought a sailboat and lived in the bay of San Francisco, going to the Acadamy of the Arts, a respected film school. He wants to produce documentaries.

Anyway, his drum set is still sitting in my garage in Texas since 2007 but he entered the Drum-Off competition in San Francisco and WON though he hadn't practised or played a drum set in 2 years. BEating every drummer in San Francisco is no small thing, btw.

But then the army called him back and sent him to fight in Afghanistan where he was commander of a squad and kept his whole company alive in Afghanistan for 3 years.

yeah...I'm kind of proud of him. He just got out last April, married his sweetie and now they both live on a sailboat in Sausalito, (bay of San Francisco).

Absolutely worth being proud...and thanks for sharing it. Your son appears to set high examples...That's truly amazing in this day & age.