Midwest Tour Swing...

Suede in Tulsa, OK. John and his system. Midas with and EV Rig.
Jackpot Saloon in Lawrence, KS. Nick and the house system. System ok, Nick a great guy. No a/c.
Chatterbox, Lincoln, NE. Where men are men, and the women....I ended up running sound for the night
Tonic Room, Chicago, IL. Lincoln Park area. Vibey place, but the a/c broke that day.
Rock Lobster, Indianapolis, IN, A music showcase with a system that absolutely sucked. What were they thinking...

Louis the XIV was incredible. The cd kinda sucks. Their show is great.

Then the brutal 22 hour drive home.

I am definitely the victim here!

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Where Have I Been?

I have to complain though, I haven't been enough places this year.

For the sake of music, I have been a lot of places

Early 80's
Utah
Moab, Salt Lake City, Ogden
West Texas
Kermit, Earth, Sudan, Lubbock, Texico, Hereford
Eastern NM
Oil Center, Monument, Dora, Floyd, Elida, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Jal, Eunice, Clovis, House, Field, Forrest
Early 90's
High Q
All over NM
Southern CO
Durango, Cortez, Telluride, Ignacio
Kingman AZ
Needles CA
Denver
Colorado Springs

Late 90's
Southern India
Scotland
Edinburgh, Motherwell, Falkyrke
England
Ashford, London, York, Harrogate

Echoing Green
El Paso, Albuquerque

Pinks
Jacksonville, Atlanta, Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Santa Fe, Monterrey, Verona NY, Farmington PA, Albuquerque

Soular
San Fran, Santa Barbara, Hollywood, San Diego, Tempe, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Denver, Winter Park, Las Vegas, Cloudcroft, Albuquerque

Recording
Santa Fe Center Studios, Shepherd Studios, A Frame Studio, Upstairs, The Living Room, The Closet, The Bathroom, The Kitchen, and any other place I pressed the record button.

The places I would like to go include Australia, Japan, Italy, and Russia. And don't forget Hawaii.

I left my (insert noun) in San Fran

The tour started out in San Francisco. I had never been there. What an amazing city. I missed the first gig at the Red Devil Lounge, due to a prior gig. My son had a band concert for his elementary school band. Thanks to Eric for all the effort and commitment to helping these kids enjoy music.

So my first gig in SF was on Haight and Ashbury. At the Club Deluxe. A great hole in the wall joint with a 6 channel Sunn mixer and 2 speakers hung in the corners. So we set up the beast rack (the in ear monitor rack- with out wheels- and it was not light). Mixed from that. Then the band after us complained about time, and we had to cut short. What a prick. Oh well. Toss everything back in the trailer, and move on.

So what does that teach us about being a victim?

San Diego is my town....

I finally got to victimize someone else. After days of driving and playing, it was nice to just chill out and hang out, and take easy. Jared, Ian, Brian and I went bowling in El Cajon. It looked bad for the home team. Just a measley 79 the first game. Is that a good score? then, the carnage began. Steadily I picked them off. Bowled a 239 (personal best). So beware of the come-from-behinders. No lube allowed.

So on to San Luis Obispo...

Wow! It took 8 hours to get from San Fran to SLO. The view was awesome. We took the PCH, Highway 1. Stopped in Monterrey for a clam chowder bowl on the wharf. Then saw a glimpse of heaven outside of Carmel. Amazing. At a roadside stop later on, we heard an earthquake. I guess the only victimization going on, was the slow winding drive. Worth the time though. The next day found us at Questa College doing a radio interview. The guys did great, and I got to just hang out and not do too much. Then we drove on to the holy site of the Santa Maria In and Out Burger. Scroggins and I had to have it. I was driving, so I got pull in and declare "We have arrived at a most sacred place, let us partake of the goodness that lies within".

Been a While...

So...
Since the last post, the victimization continues. In my field, you encounter a lot of different types, with one common thought...I am better than you at this sound thing. While I know I can throw down a mean mix, I also know, there are people who are lightyears ahead of me. Once, I realize one's skill level is above mine, I sit back and take notice, and most of all listen to what that person is doing, and ask questions. Most of them will answer without a condescending tone, and will be helpful if you don't come off as a snot nosed punk out to take away his job. So my advise is to sit back, help where you can, and most of all, listen. I will talk to you, if you don't treat me like an alien. The band hired me to tour with them for a reason. I know it's your system, and will take care of it, if you help me with its limitations.

Ok, that being said....

More on the tour and the victimization to come!

What's New?

Hmmm, Good question. More victimizing happening. Christmas and New Years have come and gone.

Ever get the feeling you are in too far, and can't climb out? Between getting the work done for my paying gig, and getting the work done for my non paying gig, the line of reality dimmed quite a bit. I needed about 4 more hours to pull off the gig for Soular. Great show. Great performance. Forgetter opened. Ian, James, and Moose. Great bunch o fellows. I'd like to forget the next band, Simple. The lead singer was a (insert appropriate explicative) jerk. My son was in the audience, being an all ages type of show, and he dropped at least 10-12 f bombs. Very nice.

I love planning out an event, and having the wrong gear show up. Since this event was somewhat of a freebie for the sound company, we were on the bottom of the totem pole when it came to gear. While everything was usable, it wasn't quite enough. Needed an extra 5-6 channels, more inputs on the snake, a bigger console with more aux sends, better effects. The Meyer MTS4's are amazing. Needed a few more MAC 250's for lighting, and at least 2 more days planning on the video side of things. But alas, I learn.

Are you catching the theme here? I am the Victim.

I really enjoy doing sound. And I really enjoy working with all these guys. Soular and Forgetter. Even my maybe future brother in law complemented me on the sound. Thats a hard sell right there. All I want is when a band I work with gets to the podium, that they don't forget me

Remember, you are not responsible. You are the victim.