First Ever BangShift Gathering and Party and Concert

[pdub]

I cant play bass (or anything else for that matter), but I can and will be there to enjoy the festivities

It'll be great to see and meet ya there Mike. This event is going to be monumental fun!

Alert to EVERYBODY: Bring your BS t-shirt and a bass player.

What we do know so far is that it'll definitely be BYOB. The food arrangements are pending, nothing drawn up. Who wants to bring a pig and cook it? (just a thought.....)

[pdub]

Ron Ward - will you be bringing a keyboard? If so, will it have a designated amp for it?

I have a toy keyboard but it's crap, has a dead middle C key as well.

I'm counting amplifiers and mics. We can do this, all of it. Every bit of it. Just counting....and waiting...wanna be sure I bring enough stuff. Coming up with a scheme for the sound setup. Gosh golly this is gonna be fun. Heck it's been fun already and we haven't done it yet!

[nesabo]

Free bird.

[pdub]

Free bird.

Well.....I'm leaning on Ron. Ron can you play (and sing) that song?

[Rocketman]

Free bird.

You need a lighter icon to go with that request

[Mike Copeland]

Peewee is right about the interest in the "party". We have had a number of calls at the store from people wanting to purchase tickets. We tell them there are no tickets, just show up for the fun. I am not sure where the information about the event has spread to, but it sure appears to be working.

I have heard from some of my friends in the industry, and a number of them are planning to attend. One of the official hosts of the PT plans to be there.

We have an offer from a local friend. He has asked about doing a barbecue during this party. I hear his BBQ is great! We will have to get a rough people count as it gets closer.

My wife thinks I nee to notify the local police so they don't freak out when all these cool people andcars show up. I think I will wait to make that decision.

[Ron Ward]

peedub,

I've been away from the forum for awhile. I have been a bit distracted by a pretty gal and a 1969 Road Runner of late...

I can and will play bass as needed, though I am not Geddy Lee or Cory Duplechin. Unfortunately, I do not play keyboard, nor do I have access to one.

Cleveland is out... his boss is being difficult. I am now looking for another copilot with musical ability. We may end up with a trumpet player. I'll keep you posted.


Ron


edit: As for Free Bird, I feel that song is best left to the guys who originally performed it. I feel the same way about Stairway to Heaven. Now.... we can sing Stairway to Freebird all night and I don't have a problem with that! LOL

[Ron Ward]

Oh... and for those of you not familiar with Cory Duplechin, here's a taste:

[pdub]

My wife thinks I nee to notify the local police so they don't freak out when all these cool people andcars show up. I think I will wait to make that decision.

That....we may need to hire a few of them to direct traffic, from the sounds of it.

The barbecue is a fantastic proposition. Whatta way to go. Oh HELL yeah.

[Rocketman]

My wife thinks I need to notify the local police so they don't freak out when all these cool people and cars show up. I think I will wait to make that decision.

They are usually the voice of reason (rightly so)

[pdub]

Guys, I WILL be there with a stage full of equipment.

Just bear in mind, I am not a solo act. I can at best play along with other folks who are playing at the same time. As this thing grows in magnitude (and crowd, and expectation) I don't want anybody, especially the strangers there, to expect an excellent music show. Unless we put it together ourselves. We are not a practiced "band." We'll never even meet each other in person until that afternoon.

I'm bringing music and sound stuff. What shall we do with it? This is a serious point to me. I'm not a musician. I'm a player. To me, there's a huge difference. It's worth a mint to me just to meet a bunch of you folks in person in a party atmosphere, yeah, that's it.

I AM bringing the music stuff. It's a ways away, so far ahead of time, WHAT shall we do with it? I'm a guy who needs a plan, a path forward. A plan, at least.

All of this fell on me today. I'm real slow, thinking about things.........I went crazy playing in a band that had no song list. We don't need to be that structured, but I at least need to know for my mind that there will be a few folks up there making noise....

Yeah, I'm flipping out. But I will be there. With a lot of sound equipment. Let's do something with it.

[nesabo]

Lets Start it this way PW,
Drummers:
John aka Milner351

Bass Players:


Guitarists:


Singers (type of songs you sing):


Beer Drinkers and Hell raisers:
Neal Sabo

[milner351]

I play drums - and I'm planning on being there - I can play along to just about anything - I won't promise to have all the breaks and fills memorized to every song every played - but I can improvise my way through most stuff without making a complete fool of myself.

[DanStokes]

Oh... and for those of you not familiar with Cory Duplechin, here's a taste:

Pretty good player - and I really enjoy him on "Pawn Stars". I'll stick with John Entwhistle but he's dead and that's a different thread anyway.

And John - you don't need to be drumming to make a total fool of yourself! (Sorry, but I know John and just HAD to say it!).

Dan

[LORENSWIFE]

What date and place did you guys finally settle on?