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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Mark in Boise - 2015-08-27 5:35 PM
I've met Miles and Al and they don't act very important. I wouldn't describe them as normal, but pretty much regular guys.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I can't remember, but it might have been controlled by medication. I just remember Damon and AJ self-medicating with lots of Syrah, or Siraz in Aussie-speak. |
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Location: Thredbo, NSW, Australia | Mark in Boise - 2015-08-29 4:37 AM
or Siraz in Aussie-speak.
It would be Shiraz for educated Aussies, or Red for the rest. ;-)
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Location: Jet City | Shiraz is Syrah grown upside down PNW Gathering 2008 
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Would that be your UK II Damon???? Lovely Lady!!!! 
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I can't believe I started this a year ago. The wedding is Saturday, July 9 and I only have to set up the PA and play and sing the Wedding Song. I have that pretty well figured out and will use the OFC I, in part because it fits the blue color scheme. The one issue that I didn't plan on and should have was Seattle rain. There's a 90% chance during the wedding and it's outdoors rain or shine. People can use umbrellas, but we may have to bag the PA system. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Mark, good luck !!! How ironic, my daughter is getting married the following weekend on the 16th. Wedding is in Roxbury, NY. Like you, I drew the short stick on musical duty. We can compare experiences afterwards. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Good luck to both of you.
Mark... do you want my cheat sheet?... I think it's in the key of C.
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Brian and I are playing a wedding ourselves in a couple weeks.
Two songs for the ceremony... "The Wedding Song" and "Hallelujah". Now... I advised the bride that "Hallelujah" is a dark & bitter song about failed love. But no... she still wants it.
Then, we are going to play "dinner music". Maybe 8 or 10 quieter tunes before the D.J. takes over. We'll be done and out by 7 o'clock!
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Location: Jet City | need a pop-up?
Are you in town already?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Damon,
The groom is getting two pop ups, but I'll check with you if we need another. We will be driving over tomorrow.
Dave,
A friend's daughter just got married last weekend on the beach by our cabin. The weather was perfect. I only have to do the Wedding Song. With all the other tasks, I'm glad I don't have to do more. I suppose I better stay sober enough for the toast and father-daughter dance, although I'm not a good dancer even when I'm sober.
Brad,
Our daughter has a friend who agreed to play the cello for background music until they plug in their play list for the reception. I will have to figure out how to get that through the PA system, assuming it hasn't shorted out in the rain. I am regretting not buying a Bose Compact or Fishman Solo, but I had a powered PA speaker, mics, stands and a mixer that I've never used. I'll see if it works. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Boy... all the father stuff you have to deal with PLUS being roadie, stage manager, performer, and D.J.
You Da Man Mark! |
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Location: undisclosed | I'd say break a leg but am worried you don't know show biz lingo and will go sliding in the wet. Battery amps are less likely to electrocute you in the rain or during a beer keg disaster. |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Mark,
I wrote an original song for the first wedding I ever played at, because that's what the young couple wanted; so it's not something that is totally out in left field, if you are so inclined. I always get asked to just play some instrumentals that more in the classical vein, like, 'Pachabel's Canon in D Major', (my classical music teacher taught me an unusual arrangement of this one, for a 32-piece kazoo orchestra, which sounds killer, BTW!), but fortunately for me, my niece wanted me to stick with my guitar, and/or, 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring', by J.S. Bach. I leave, 'The Bridal March', to the organists. I've also played, ' The Wedding Song', by Paul Stookey, ' Follow Me', by John Denver, and would you believe, 'Just The Way You Are', by Billy Joel. It's definitely not for the beginner guitarist, because it's more of a piano-arranged ballad, but it can be done. It's just a suggestion, if you agree.
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Ottawa, ON.
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Location: Jet City | Mark, Since I didn't get requested to play the wedding gig I'm headed to Texas tomorrow.
Sobriety is overrated
My best to the bride (Sara says from her too)
We have another wedding to be at the following weekend. Brian (Chasen Chantz) and his gal are getting hitched over on the Kitsap Peninsula. I skipped out on another wedding invite for this past weekend in Colorado...
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Location: undisclosed | On a cheerful note rainy weddings in the PNW are traditional. |
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Location: Colorado | Therefore Gordon Lightfoot's song Rainy Day People might do the trick.... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We survived! Actually, it was glorious. The Seattle clouds parted for the wedding. I had some good help setting up and my collection of unused gear worked very well. After a few bars with shaky fingers, the OFC I was flawless and I don't think my nerves showed in my singing. The ceremony was great and the reception and dancing afterward was a big hit. The reception was on the 8th floor of the Pacific Tower, which has a view of the Sound and most of Seattle. As the dancing was winding down, someone had a fireworks display, possibly at Safeco Field right outside the window. Perfect timing and I didn't have to pay for it, although I told everyone I did.
I got my cell phone stolen as I was picking up flowers for the wedding, which made the weekend even more hectic, but I got it back today. I need to sleep for a few days, but work piled up. Thanks for all the advice. I think I'm out of the doghouse for at least some of the amps, mixer, microphones and guitars that I've been collecting. |
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Location: undisclosed | Glad it went well. Parting the clouds was hard work, I'll send a bill for my dryspot in the rain dance. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I had to give credit for the cloud parting to a friend who is much more of a believer than I am. When I asked her to pray for dry weather during the ceremony, she asked when and where. I told her that if her prayer worked, He would know when and where the wedding was. I should have asked her to pray for help paying the bills. |
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Location: Jet City | Glad to hear it went off without a hitch.... Well, aside from the hitchin'
Congratulations Mark |
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Location: south east Michigan | Well done Mark! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | One of the very important things I forgot to do was tune the guitar. I didn't realize it until after the ceremony, but it was spot on. Pretty amazing considering it was tuned several days earlier in our arid climate, spent a bunch of time in the car and played in rainy Seattle. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I've experienced that any number of times.
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