memorable gigs
My most memorable gig was the first time I ever played drumkit in public. (Yeah, the b-bro can--and does--play the set!) To make it short and sweet, it was at a Christmas party that the founder and then-owner of the radio station I worked for held for 30 years...and several of the air personalities, including yours truly, combined our talents to provide a brief musical interlude between the main acts...
It was embarrassing because I'd forgotten the bass pedal (fortunately I faked that!)...funny because the lead vocalist wasn't ready to go on (she'd gone to the ladies' room for emergency pantyhose repair)...and a pleasant surprise to all when my two daughters, then ages 15 and 13, joined their dad and the rest of the "WGNU Garage Band" for a beautiful version of "Silent Night."
I've played the bongos and congas hundreds of times, but none of them match that wonderful Sunday afternoon when I was rockin' the set...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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