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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by schroeder:
You guys get less Brit and more Californian every year. Ooph! That hurt! |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
I was supposed to tell Ozwatto to tell them... "I'm the f@ckin boss and you'll do what you're f@ckin told. You - PRACTICE! You - SHUT UP! I'm going for a smoke!" [/QB] Now that's the kind of advice I can use....thanks Muzza ;) |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Well...we went ahead and did it....and had a ball. Only about 80 people showed up...we had our drummer on the back of a Coca Cola truck so he was behind and slighty above us and consequently I could hear myself and the bass player for the first time.
We played three sets and our lack of practice probably showed but we had decided to just go out and have fun and maybe everybody else would get caught up in our enthusiasm.
Our third set was unplanned so it was mainly songs from the first and second set as well as Jingle Bells and a couple of other things that we'd never even played before...but by that time of the night nobody cared.
Ten minutes after finishing we were asked to go and play a few more but a huge rainstorm hit so that was the end of that...probably a good thing.
Thanks to everyone for all your advice. I'm so glad we did it. I think it's inspired my other two band members to concentrate a little more on the practise side of things.
I've posted a couple of pics in my gallery if anyone is interested. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Congrats Oz! I like that stage set up. When's the next gig? :-) |
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Location: south east Michigan | nice.
Keepin' an eye on that monitor, eh mate?
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that's where the word sheet was. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | That pic brings back a few memories!
Congrats on the gig. Don't let it be your last. Grab any that you can. Like anything else, the more you do it, the more comfortable it becomes.
We used to joke that is was great to get paid to practice! :) |
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Location: big island | right on, oz! you look dressed for a gig here in aloha land too. who needs an "aloha" shirt when you've got "slippahs"?!
did they serve timtams there? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | "We used to joke that is was great to get paid to practice!" :)
Yeah, but that's not really a Joke. It is Sooo True! |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Brad....to refer to your question in your "first gig" post, we didn't do Tie Me Kangaroo Down but I'm gonna learn it now so we're ready for the next time, and when we play it I'll dedicate it to you :D
There was a bit of Aussie stuff in there that a lot of you blokes wouldn't know so I've marked them with a *...
1st set: *The Nips are Getting Bigger -- Mental
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*Unguarded Moment -- The Church
Boys Don't Cry -- The Cure
Still Having Fun -- Eagle Eye Cherry?
The Breakup Song -- Greg Kihn Band
*No Second Prize -- Jimmy Barnes
Best Friend's Girl -- The Cars
Just What I Needed -- The Cars
2nd set: Hotel California -- The Eagles
Keep on Rockin' Me -- Steve Miller
Saw Her Standing There -- The Beatles
Light My Fire -- The Doors
One More Time -- Joe Jackson
*Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again -- The Angels
*All Torn Down -- The Living End
* Boys Light Up -- Australian Crawl
Third set was a few repeats, couple of Xmas songs, a bit of a jam and a couple of unrehearsed things.
Beal...I actually remembered all the words but I did have the set list stuck down there.
And Randy...no Tim Tams (damn I've still got to send some over to you) but there was plenty of liquid refreshment and some funny looking cigarettes floating around.
New Years Eve may be our next gig. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by lanaki:
did they serve timtams there? :rolleyes: Oops...
Sorry Randy, I bought them some weeks ago and they're still in my bedside table.
I've been sorely tempted every time I delve in there to dig out a capo or pick. I think "hey, I've got to post them to Lanaki" and they're still there a week later.
If Oz beats me to it, I'll eat these ones. :D
Oz... Well done. Did you have to get heavy with them? Did the 'Angels' song bring forth the usual singalong chorus?  |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by lanaki:
did they serve timtams there? :rolleyes: Oops...
Sorry Randy, I bought them some weeks ago and they're still in my bedside table.
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
Oz... Well done. Did you have to get heavy with them? Did the 'Angels' song bring forth the usual singalong chorus? [/QB]
It was probably the best we've played if the truth be known.
And yes.....we did ask for audience participation for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again and the crowd didn't let us down. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Good on ya Oz. 
Oh... Lanaki... I've been a bad boy.  I've got to get you another packet now.
It just got too much to bear. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Fantastic, well done Oz
That Linfox Coke truck looks familiar
lol
Yeah how much can a Koala Bear, the shades are way cool
AJ :D |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by muzza:
Oh... Lanaki... I've been a bad boy. I've got to get you another packet now.
It just got too much to bear. |
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