RE: Bad gigs

1999-03-29 Thread Jon Weisberger
One time I was distracted by too many things, and called out "Okay, guys, Tennessee Waltz. Key of A. One, two, three, four..." Heh, we had a dobro player count off "Maiden's Prayer" in waltz time last week. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Bad gigs

1999-03-29 Thread Ph. Barnard
Don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the Cornell Hurd "Fruit Shack" album has band members recollecting their "worse gig ever" in between the musical tracks. Some of them are pretty funny, although overall the schtick gets a bit old as you relisten to the album. And yeah, counting off

Re: Bad gigs and the ones that make up for it (was: Bad gigs on tape / War stories)

1999-03-27 Thread Mike Hays
Mitch is hallucinatingg: Well, I get there, and as I go into the basement, there is a whole band set up, and who is playing lead guitar but blues great Albert Collins (friend of her parents). I'm jealous. And I thought I had some good ones. the best of which before opening for

Re: Bad gigs and the ones that make up for it (was: Bad gigs on tape / War stories)

1999-03-27 Thread Jeff Wall
At 08:13 PM 3/27/99 EST, you wrote: the posterity books. An old girlfriend called me late one Sunday night and asked if I could drive out to see her. I was not keen on the idea (50 miles away, lived with her parents, who were BTW cooler than her), but she begged and pleaded and convinced me.