Indigo Alley Open Mic - Beal & G8r
G8r
Posted 2009-12-18 4:37 PM (#386598)
Subject: Indigo Alley Open Mic - Beal & G8r


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Those of you who've been to AI have met Cigar Store Mike. Well, he took over the vacant store next door, tore down the wall, put in a bar, and set up a stage for acoustic jams, performances and open mic. Here's a few pics of me and Beal doing some tunes there last night. I had a fantastic time, thanks, Beal! I'll be posting some videos up on YT later, I'll add the links to this thread. Oh yeah, Mr. Big made a couple of appearances, too...







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twistedlim
Posted 2009-12-18 4:48 PM (#386599 - in reply to #386598)
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Great shots!
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Darkbar
Posted 2009-12-18 4:48 PM (#386600 - in reply to #386598)
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Great shots!! Love that lens filter. Waiting for the audio.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-12-18 4:52 PM (#386601 - in reply to #386598)
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Great photos! Lookin' forward to the video. Is that a Larivee you're playing?
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twistedlim
Posted 2009-12-18 4:54 PM (#386602 - in reply to #386598)
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OK I have been here for over a year I and at the risk of sounding...ignorant...I must ask...who is Mr. Big?
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-12-18 4:55 PM (#386603 - in reply to #386598)
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Originally posted by dark bar:
Great shots!! Love that lens filter.
+1
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-12-18 5:06 PM (#386604 - in reply to #386598)
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The photos are superb!
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BT717
Posted 2009-12-18 5:18 PM (#386605 - in reply to #386598)
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NICE!!!
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Waskel
Posted 2009-12-18 5:24 PM (#386606 - in reply to #386598)
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Originally posted by twistedlim:
Mr. Big?
HWMNBN...


...I mean, Al. alpep. Alexander Pepiak.


Looks like a fun time, Serg and Beal! Looks a little quieter than O'Kanes.
We gonna spend some time in there come March!
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-12-18 5:57 PM (#386607 - in reply to #386598)
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Very nice! Looks like a lot of fun!
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-12-18 6:13 PM (#386608 - in reply to #386598)
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cliff
Posted 2009-12-18 6:15 PM (#386609 - in reply to #386598)
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WellDone,Gentlemen!!
NicePix.
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stephent28
Posted 2009-12-18 6:34 PM (#386610 - in reply to #386598)
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Love the pics!

Those are suitable for framing!

Looking forward to hearing the tunes!
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Capo Guy
Posted 2009-12-18 6:50 PM (#386611 - in reply to #386598)
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Nice... Beal is that a Collings you're playing?
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2009-12-18 7:01 PM (#386612 - in reply to #386598)
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You guys look like a couple of movie stars and it looks like you're having fun. I suppose Mr. Big will be OK with his picture getting covered up by a couple of guitars.
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G8r
Posted 2009-12-18 7:27 PM (#386613 - in reply to #386598)
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Video links:

People Caslling Me - a Bill Kaman original

Lorraine\'s Song - a cover of a Grayson Capps tune.

Ed Lee - another Grayson Capps cover.

more to come (these take a while to upload).

Technical details for the photography buffs:
Photographer - Keitha McCall (the same one who sings backup vocals on a couple of songs I posted over on ning).
Camera - Pentax K200D (12 MP)
Lens - Pentax 77mm
F-stop - 1.8
Shutter speed - 1/25th sec
The color tone and vignette effects were achieved post-processing using Adobe Light Room.

I especially like how Mr. Big's eyes are peeking out over the guitars, keeping an eye on things and making sure they don't get too political.

Moody, yes that's a Larrivee LV09.
Capo, that's a Collings.
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cholloway
Posted 2009-12-18 7:41 PM (#386614 - in reply to #386598)
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Way to go guys... Good Job!
Who's on bass? (Deja Vu of another thread)

You can tell the place is fairly new. The walls still look clean behind the stage!
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Trader Jim
Posted 2009-12-18 8:02 PM (#386615 - in reply to #386598)
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Where's the chicken wire in front?
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WillaMuse
Posted 2009-12-18 8:56 PM (#386616 - in reply to #386598)
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What TJ said ...

Good job, guys!

;)
Willa
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-12-18 9:00 PM (#386617 - in reply to #386598)
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The videos were a real kick to watch ... nice playing and it looked like you were having fun. Guitars sounded great, and so did the singing. Nice to see what Indigo Alley looks like now ... when I saw it earlier in the year there was just a lot of dust and debris. Tell Mike and Sherry the place looks awesome.
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BluesSailor
Posted 2009-12-18 9:15 PM (#386618 - in reply to #386598)
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Gentlemen,

Nicely Done!

Blues
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PEZ
Posted 2009-12-18 9:56 PM (#386619 - in reply to #386598)
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looks cool
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AussieJames
Posted 2009-12-19 2:06 AM (#386620 - in reply to #386598)
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Well done boys!!

Sensational pics

AJ
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stephent28
Posted 2009-12-19 2:10 AM (#386621 - in reply to #386598)
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I still can't get over those photos!

Those could easily be in any published book on rock that I have ever seen. Simply fabulous!
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-12-19 2:37 AM (#386622 - in reply to #386598)
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If those guys were playing Ovations, they could be in the new book ... :rolleyes:
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lanaki
Posted 2009-12-19 1:02 PM (#386623 - in reply to #386598)
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special moments captured forever in spectacular photos. doesn't get much better than this. thanks for sharing, serge.
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Phil Wong
Posted 2009-12-21 11:48 AM (#386624 - in reply to #386598)
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NICE PICS!!
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