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Photos from a gig last Saturday night. (Original Post) bluesbassman Aug 2013 OP
looks like an awesome time was had fizzgig Aug 2013 #1
I want that shirt!!! No, not that one ... Scuba Aug 2013 #2
LOL, yeah it's pretty cool! Gotta find out if they have a P-Bass version! bluesbassman Aug 2013 #3
Thanks, I'd appreciate it! Scuba Aug 2013 #4
Wicked cool! graywarrior Aug 2013 #5
Thanks for sharing! lunatica Aug 2013 #6
My dear bluesbassman! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #7
EXCEPTIONAL photos!!! MiddleFingerMom Aug 2013 #8
Thanks Brother! bluesbassman Aug 2013 #9
My friend's band has a Hammond B3 player in it. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #17
Ain't the music biz great?! bluesbassman Aug 2013 #20
good for you! lovemydog Aug 2013 #25
Wish I could hear you, too :) Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #10
Your wish is granted. Sort of... bluesbassman Aug 2013 #12
That is........ Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #16
Thanks for the props Isoldeblue! bluesbassman Aug 2013 #22
Well done ! yesphan Aug 2013 #26
Thanks yesphan! Plus it's been a long time since I had to sleep in the back of a van. bluesbassman Aug 2013 #27
Awesome pics! LeftofObama Aug 2013 #11
are you in Santa Cruz? xiamiam Aug 2013 #13
We're based out of San Jose. The Brittania Arms we played at is in Cupertino. bluesbassman Aug 2013 #14
close enough..in south santa cruz co..will catch a performance sometime if you give a heads up..nt xiamiam Aug 2013 #18
Those are really great photos! In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #15
Great shots. Raffi Ella Aug 2013 #19
I wish you played around the Central Florida area. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #21
Bit of a commute! bluesbassman Aug 2013 #23
I wish that as well Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #24
Nice! TBF Aug 2013 #28
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
2. I want that shirt!!! No, not that one ...
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 02:18 PM
Aug 2013

... the one the big guy playing the Strat is wearing, with the guitars on it! I want!!!!

bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
3. LOL, yeah it's pretty cool! Gotta find out if they have a P-Bass version!
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 02:28 PM
Aug 2013

He just got it online somewhere. I'll find out and let you know.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
8. EXCEPTIONAL photos!!!
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 04:19 PM
Aug 2013

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And it ALWAYS makes me feel good to see someone who won't rationalize
themselves into a "Hammond/Leslie computerized program" trap/crap.
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MFM (many years ago): Earl, I LOVE the sound of a Hammond/Leslie
combination... but that's GOT to be a bear to haul around to gigs. Ever
think of going "computer program"?
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Earl Rice (leader of an AWESOME R&B quartet of musicians in their 60'S
and 70'S): Nah... gots t'have them tubes, baby... though after age 60,
I DID stop takin' on 2nd-floor gigs.
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An AMAZING bunch of musicians -- the sax/vocalist (in his 70's and still
with a day job as a carpenter) would climb up on the bar and duckwalk
Chuck Berry style as he blew that horn.
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bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
9. Thanks Brother!
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 04:59 PM
Aug 2013

You're right, nothing compares to the Hammond/Leslie sound. Our keyboard player has a very cool dolly arrangement that is semi-permanently attached to the Hammond and the wheels lever down into position. It's actually quite easy to move around. The trick is finding the real estate on the stage for it. Definitely worth the effort though.

 

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)
17. My friend's band has a Hammond B3 player in it.
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 10:53 AM
Aug 2013

He loads up $5,000 worth of equipment into a $500 van for a $50 gig.

bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
20. Ain't the music biz great?!
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 01:14 PM
Aug 2013


He's probably like me though, playing for the pure love of it. Doubt I'll ever stop.

Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
10. Wish I could hear you, too :)
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 06:49 PM
Aug 2013

I've loved the blues since my teens, when I wandered into a blues club on a side street in downtown Philly, in the late '50s'. I've never been the same since.

You truly look like a fun group!

Honoring bass men everywhere.................

bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
12. Your wish is granted. Sort of...
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 07:11 PM
Aug 2013

LOL These are some demo tunes we did before we added our keyboard player. We did these on tracks, so they don't really capture the energy we have on stage, but at least you'll get a taste of Cold Blue, and thanks for the props!





Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
16. That is........
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 08:13 PM
Aug 2013

......some sweet shit, you're putting out! All three are different, which I appreciate the most in musicians. There are some really talented ones, but with many, it's you've heard one, you've heard them all, so to speak.

I'm listening again to "Matchbox" and could listen over and over to that one and "All Your Love", many times over; which I will do tonight. All three are now in my youTube favs.

What rates a really good blues song for me, is one that I can imagine myself doing a strip tease to it..... a little bump and grind in the back-beat. Not that I would, nor would anyone want me to.... It's just nearly every woman's fantasy............

I know that nothing compares to live. I have some live concert CDs' of ones I actually did see and hear. And while it's a joy to relive it, hearing the CD, the energy, like you said, just doesn't match-up.

A few years back, I was fortunate enough to see The Uppity Blues Women/Saffire. I have the actual concert they did on CD, signed. And a signed t-shirt by all of them. But since Ann Rabson passed, I can't listen without starting to bawl like a baby.

Thank you so much for granting my wish - it was more than sort of, too!

I'm down in the south east now, so we don't get much in the way of blues here. My dream is to go to Chicago, before Buddy Guy dies (and before I do) and see him perform live.

bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
22. Thanks for the props Isoldeblue!
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 01:37 PM
Aug 2013

Glad you enjoyed our tunes. I'd live to see Buddy too, hope we both get the chance!

yesphan

(1,587 posts)
26. Well done !
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 09:50 AM
Aug 2013

One nice thing about being a middle aged musician; we can afford really
nice gear. Snappy clothes as well.

bluesbassman

(19,360 posts)
14. We're based out of San Jose. The Brittania Arms we played at is in Cupertino.
Mon Aug 5, 2013, 08:04 PM
Aug 2013

I heard the just opened one in the Santa Cruz area, but not sure if it's the same ownership or not.

Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
24. I wish that as well
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 05:48 PM
Aug 2013

I'm in the NW (Panhandle) part of Fl. and we rarely get any blues bands here. Once a year BB King comes, but that's about it.
A year or so ago, Irma Thomas came to Mobile, AL and the tickets sold out so quick, I never had a chance. She rarely does any shows anymore. I love her voice and am always blown away, listening to her.

I miss living in the NE area, where there are many blues clubs and lots of live music venues. But family and grandchildren are here, so that's more important

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