Regular Fretter
belated gig report w/usual stupid pics
From last Saturday.
My friend Bill Perry opened. Some of his usual cohorts in the Bill Perry Orchestra were gigging out of town, but the BPO has always has a fluid membership, so he taught the pieces to 2 of the guys from another local band, Big Boat, and they did a fine job with Bill's "performance art" pieces:
Above shot is (given the headgear) no doubt "Yoko Ono Shopping for Oranges."
Middle slot was my ol' pal Moe Rodriguez, who was the first person to call me "Brian Krashpad." He used to have a radio show that played local music and he had me come on it back in the day a couple times, and subsequently was the impetus behing the Gainesville Summer Music Showcase for several years around the turn of the century and thereafter, known locally as "Moefest." He currently owns one of the bigger live music venues in town (not the one we were playing at). He and a drummer played as Padded Cell, which, like BPO with its namesake, is basically Moe and whomever he gets to play with him on a given occasion. He specializes in short songs (frequently under a minute) with equal measures of swear words and humor. It was every bit as shambolic as I expected it to be.
Crash Pad closed. I'd meant to use a wireless but needed an AA battery I didn't have, so ditched that idea. Played the Hamer Special but broke a string about 3 songs in and had to switch to the Tele Special. As always your comments and gibes on my poseritude are heartily encouraged, and any questions gladly answered. Thank you for your cooperation.
Few more to come.
Regular Fretter
Valar Morghulis
Sounds like a blast for all!
The last pic is prime for a caption. Hmmmm....
Regular Fretter
Haha, I loved that dude. He was dancing practically through our whole set. He's kinda a regular there. Sorta quiet and asocial until the music starts. Then, look out.
Regular Fretter
Very cool Brian. I would love to see one of your shows live. You always look like you are having a great time performing. What is the latest on the album. Did it go to press yet?
Guitars: '06 Les Paul Classic Goldtop, '07 SG classic, '79 ES335TD Blond, '88 Telecaster, '08 Custom Shop Strat 57 NOS, Framus '69 Goucho Acoustic, '72 Framus Caravelle hollow body, '09 Hagstrom Swede, '10 Ibanez AG95 and '69 Heit
Amps: Fender Blues Deluxe Tweed, Marshall JCM 900 50W full stack, Roland Cube 20XL and '69 Checkmate!
Pedals: (all DVM) Tremolo, "Rabid Rodent" distortion, "Zonkin Yellow Screamer" OD/Boost, "Gee Ain't That Swell" volume swell, and "Mega Muff" fuzz
Regular Fretter
Do you guys run everything to the PA or use the amps to carry the room?
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Yes, we have actual vinyl, plus you can download the whole thing free. All deets at crashpadband.comOriginally Posted by mapka
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Depends on the room. Even though that one is small they have a good PA so they do mics amps just to even things out. The two places we play most often do mic amps, though I've done the stage volume thing too.
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