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Slipkid
Posted 2009-09-09 8:49 PM (#398833)
Subject: A busking we will go....



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Location: south east Michigan		Here's the plan. Brian is driving up ths Sunday. We're going to head down to the gazebo down by the riverfront and crack open the guitar cases just for something different.
We have only played "out" one time since Amelia and I hope to shake off some rust.

Who knows? We just might meet another player or two. And who knows? That might start some type of semi-regular song circle type gatherings like the one Moody has going. Who knows? We might draw a little crowd, or we might scare the fish away. Or we might get told to "move along" by the cops.

We'll see.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-09-09 9:23 PM (#398834 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Tennessee		You'll do fine. Just remember to wear pants.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2009-09-09 9:48 PM (#398835 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Location: Boise, Idaho		and a shirt. No hula skirt.
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AussieJames
Posted 2009-09-09 10:12 PM (#398836 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Brisbane Australia		Have fun Brad!! :cool:

AJ
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Depa07
Posted 2009-09-10 12:41 AM (#398837 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Location: Pennsylvania
Originally posted by AussieJames:
Have fun Brad!! :cool:

AJ
+1
Be sure to let us know how it goes.
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muzza
Posted 2009-09-10 5:46 AM (#398838 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Sunshine State, Australia		I hope you're playing 'Overkill'.
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Slipkid
Posted 2009-09-10 7:30 AM (#398839 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: south east Michigan		I like "Overkill". I just need to perfect it.
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G8r
Posted 2009-09-10 8:46 AM (#398840 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Sounds like fun, wish I could be there.
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Darkbar
Posted 2009-09-10 8:46 AM (#398841 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Flahdaw		Don't forget to put a basket out for beer money.
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AussieJames
Posted 2009-09-10 9:14 AM (#398842 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Brisbane Australia		I've never busked!!

Could we do it outside O'Kanes? :D

AJ
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-09-10 11:14 AM (#398843 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		Wear crummy clothes. Some folks will think that you can't afford a real wood guitar, so maybe they'll be quicker to toss in a buck. Take a handfull of $1 bills (but not too many) and toss it in the case as seed money. Good luck.
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fillhixx
Posted 2009-09-10 11:44 AM (#398844 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia		I recommend coins in the case. Bills blow away too easy.

It's sad watching a guy with a guitar chase fluttering bills down the street. So they told me.
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Slipkid
Posted 2009-09-13 7:13 PM (#398845 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: south east Michigan		Okay.. here is how it went.
But first things first.

Now that's not all we got. That my friends, is just my cut!!! Two quarters and an angry dollar bill. (more on that later)

We were down there for 3 hours and must have played at least 40 songs. The gazebo had a bunch of kids playing around it so we moved to a bench on the boardwalk down by the river. Not much foot traffic down there today. One couple about our age ate their Dairy Queen and listened for a while.
We got a couple nice compliments from passers by but only on guy approached us. We just finished "Knights in White Satin". He came up, said we sounded good and asked if we had a card. We said, no.... we don't hire out and that this was just a hobby. Brian said that we have day jobs that keeps us busy enough. The man explained that he was putting on a wedding and wanted to hire us. We thanked him again and explained that we don't have a P.A. set up. He said he had the P.A. and would pay us $200 for 3 hours work on the weekend. We were polite and gracious but the guy started to get upset. He tossed an "angry", wadded up dollar bill in the case and stormed off.
You guys might think we were crazy to turn down a 200 dollar gig. For a while we thought the same. But we thought it through and know we made the right choice.

Over all, we gained some valuable public exposure type practice and had fun at the same time.

A little OT... here is a pic of our Thursday night practice place.
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BT717
Posted 2009-09-13 7:17 PM (#398846 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Location: Vernon CT		Hey Brad, It's obviously about the music for you!

Glad you had a good time! :)
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Darkbar
Posted 2009-09-13 7:22 PM (#398847 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Flahdaw		I always thought it was "Nights in White Satin". I've been wrong a lot lately.
Give us a breakdown of some other songs you played that wow'd the crowd.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-09-13 7:24 PM (#398848 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		He tossed an "angry", wadded up dollar bill in the case and stormed off.

Crumpled-up or folded-up dollars don't blow away as easily.
But you were good enough for someone to Offer you a gig! So that's cool. :cool:
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Slipkid
Posted 2009-09-13 7:31 PM (#398849 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: south east Michigan		Hey... maybe it is "Nights". Luckily it sounds the same when you sing it.

Ummm... there was no crowd. Most the time we were playing to the seawall.
We played all our old standbys. Can't Explain, Crazy Love, Something, Pretty Woman, No Sugar, Goin' Up the Country, Nowhere Man, Two Of Us, Ticket To Ride, Won't Get Fooled Again, Natures Way, Sunny Afternoon, Itchycoo Park, Tell Her No, Elenor, Thank You, Mrs Brown, etc, etc, etc.
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Darkbar
Posted 2009-09-13 7:35 PM (#398850 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Flahdaw		Nice. I forgot about Nature's Way....( quickly breaks out the guitar)
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-09-13 8:03 PM (#398851 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Tennessee		Beautiful. So are you planning on going onto the Dairy Quuen circuit across the mitten thumb? I really think you could pull it off. Now you just need a catchy name for your act.
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Weaser P
Posted 2009-09-13 8:18 PM (#398852 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Now you just need a catchy name for your act.
Ok, now THAT's got to go off line...

Glad you guys had a good time.
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G8r
Posted 2009-09-13 8:19 PM (#398853 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Looks like fun.
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Slipkid
Posted 2009-09-13 8:32 PM (#398854 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: south east Michigan		To late bobbo...
FOGPOG
Fat Old Guys Playing Ovation Guitars.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-09-13 8:39 PM (#398855 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....



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Location: Tennessee
Originally posted by Slipkid:

FOGPOG
Fat Old Guys Playing Ovation Guitars.
That name is soooooo already taken ...
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scooterboy
Posted 2009-09-13 9:05 PM (#398856 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....


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Location: New Hampshire, USA
Originally posted by Slipkid:
Hey... maybe it is "Nights". Luckily it sounds the same when you sing it.
Not according to Monty Python.

K'niggits in White Satin...
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-09-13 9:25 PM (#398857 - in reply to #398833)
Subject: Re: A busking we will go....
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Way to go gents! Sounds like a great time.

If the guy got angry with a refusal, just imagine what might have happened at the wedding with booze flowing... :eek: Good move!
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