craigb

Although I had a VERY short time playing live in a band, a few of the April Wine songs were definitely in the rotation. I think listening to their discography might be just the ticket for today! (I only fell asleep at 7:30 pm and am now up and starting to work at 1:30 am! Go figure...)

Cool guy in person too!

I keep checking the Deals forum, but CC Larry hasn't found a cure to sell us yet! ?

It's called G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) We've all had it!

This was my first "rock" album!

Wait.. You mean you're actually expected to buy something??? ?

That's not the Pro version! (There's no cow bell included!) ?

My Cake walked away a long time ago...

Hmm... So, what was Rick most famous for again? ? ?

Well, I guess they could have just worked around it, ya?

One side-note about that gig, one piece of gear I did not have was this vocal sound-processor that was needed for a couple of minor effects. Unfortunately, airport security zapped it so, on one Styx song which requires a kind of ping-pong delay, I got to sing the word from one side of the stage while the keyboardist did it from the other. The crowd just thought is was part of the show!

When my friends from the Hollywood area (the Los Angeles one, not the original one that's in Portland!) came up for a two-night gig at one of the casinos in Longview (one night as a Boston cover band and one as a Styx cover band), I provided almost all of the backline. Since I had most of the same gear they were able to just email me their settings and not risk sending their gear through the airport x-rays (see next post!). I had fun playing roadie (and playing the soundcheck) but, just as their intro music was starting, my friend realized the wireless transmitter for his guitar was dead, so I ran out there, slammed a new battery in (yep, I was prepared!) and had just exited when they had to hit their first chord. Good times! ?

Yes! As you get older, a good streaming service is very important! ?

"I read the news today, OMG!"

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I followed my own advice! In addition to a nice, 43" 4k TV (that replaces two very old monitors that were dying - heck, they aren't even from this millennium! ?), I picked up a new office chair (LOVE IT!) and a few other things. Yep, I'm broke again! ?

I just noticed how Rick's name and instrument got a larger font than the rest of the band members! ?

It's a clone!!!

Glad I could help! ? BTW - did the video get cropped? I don't see the band URL at the bottom left...

Unfortunately true...

Definitely.

Me, right now while reading this! ?