On drums...

High 50s, spattering rain, and about a thousand pour souls willing to tolerate it to hear endless bands play endless Bob Dylan songs. But hey, it's called promoting the band.

Some kind of black Yamaha kit with square toms, everything stacked so high I couldn't see anything over the top, drums tuned to the very bottom with heavy heads, and a snare that had one sound... blat. I brought a couple of cymbals, and glad I was to have something that sounded musical. We borrowed a bass player (photo foreground) who made sense during our one rehearsal but found wildly divergent paths for the gig!

Hilarious, but I had a good time and I think we managed to sound like a good band screwing up royally! At least, the audience response was very positive, so we must not have sounded like a mediocre band doing its thing.

Photo lifted from facebook, no attribution. From what I can see, Jesse and I are both watching the bass player trying to figure out where he's gone.

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Gregory

Yeah, and when someone goes "astray" on an outdoor gig it seems even harder to reconnect just because of the logistics and sound dispersion, etc.!

Greg, for someone who knows and appreciates their own drums so well I'm surprised you didn't bring a snare of your own?

- D.

I hear you, David. By way of explanation, I don't do universal-kit gigs... ever, so I didn't know what to expect. With only a fifteen minute time slot to play in, set up is significant and snares involve miking and stand height differential. Hell, I thought I was pushing it bringing it bringing the cymbals, and frankly, shepherding a bunch of my equipment into what would clearly be an unsecured and disorganized space does not appeal.

Sometimes it's fun to see what kind of dinner you can make from the ingredients on the shelf, and I'm sure no one else was remotely disturbed. But to your point: if we do that gig again, I'm bringing the snare!

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Gregory

Hmm...

..but Mr. Merrick, you have provided this photo evidence that seems to contradict.

Glad you had a good time.

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

I have been told before not to be ironic.

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Gregory

Oh, that makes total sense. Didn't know you had such a quick turnaround!
- D.