Re: stumbling around in the dark.....

["David Kirkdorffer" <vze2ncsr@verizon.net>]

In the spirit of sharing....

I remember playing a show in highschool with what we can loosely call "a
band."  A few days earlier the other guitarist mentioned me that Nick Mason
(drummer in Pink Floyd) might come to the show (long story...). So, up on
stage we're playing "We Don't Need No Education" or (whatever it's really
called) - which I really didn't know how to play.  That's when my friend
told me "He's here!  He' here!"  To say I was mortified would be to apply
the benefit of 25 years of hindsight searching for the right word to
describe extreme embarrassment, panic, wonder and more panic.

He took us all out for a few beers afterwards, so that was cool.

David



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Pafford" <calenlas@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: stumbling around in the dark.....


I think we all have stories like these.  In the spirit of mutual
sympathy, here's mine. :)

One evening I found myself jamming in front of a small audience with a
group of excellent musicians most of whom had never played with the
others.  Feeling adventurous we decided to give Yes's Roundabout a go.
 It actually worked out really well.  I'm playing guitar and as it
comes time for me to cover Steve Howe's solo I find myself on the
wrong side of my pedal board....meaning the thing is behind me and
upside down.  So I quickly turn around and have to deal with a now
completely backwards pedal board.  Hoping for the best, I give a
button a push that's supposed to boost my volume for the lead.
Instead I hit the button for a quiet clean tone.  Oops!  Where'd the
guitar go?  Luckily this particular solo breaks in the middle and
allows the keyboards to rip for a few bars at which point I quickly
put everything back in order and came out screaming for the second
half.

So let that be a lesson to the youngsters:  If you're playing
something as difficult as a Yes song with a band of strangers, don't
go wandering around the stage.  Sit your arse down and pay attention!
:)  (On the other hand, I always did like the second half of the solo
better anyway.)

Todd