Tonight !   9PM  Free show @ The Bistro   with    My Band " EASY WIND "   Details in my posts below !

Here's a picture - with the drummer! I've never been to downtown Hayward at night before, the area was hopping! Lots of kids playing Pokemon Go, lots of families, and Dead music wafting out into the air! A pleasant surprise was getting to hang with stephenr and his wife - so it was kind of a mini-Gathering, though never managed to get a picture of Stephen, Wolf & me - next time!

It was really nice to see the both Harry and Stephen with theirs wives at the gig . That really made me happy ! Thanks for the nice pic of the band .   I would also like to thank Bill for showing up at the previous gig .  We had a great time and shared the good vibes with everyone there .

My wife and I had a good time checking out Wolf's band last night and getting the unexpected surprise of running into Harry and his wife, too. While it is always enjoyable to do the virtual hang thing via the online club its value as a way to build community really reveals itself when we get a chance to meet up in person. More mini-gatherings!

Stephen , It was really cool to see both your self and your wife at my gig .It was also most certainly enjoyable to chat with all of you there as well . More mini - gatherings would indeed be fun .

Wolf

 I will be playing Bass in " Easy Wind " at this festival on/9/18/16 

I will be playing at the "Bistro " in Hayward tonight with my friend Steve Burch in out project called " Diamond Eyed Raven " . We will be an opening act for the band called " SEZU" .

Here is the flyer:

Sounds like a nice gig Wolf... Series I or Distillate? Or maybe Ol' #32? How do you decide?

Hello Friends the 2016 Berkeley Shakedown St Festival on  9/17/ & 9/18   was a great success from all angles . I have been quite busy lately and just now am  I catching up . I will post some images from the Fest on this thread  . In this 1st pic is my Band  "EASY WIND"  we were on stage at 12noon on 9/18/2016 . We played a one hour set of which I have both a video and an audio recording that I will post soon .

Gregory , I sometimes decide what instrument to play by what I think is the one to take for various reasons . Knowledge or experience of the room , If there is a back line or my own rig, If I have time to dial in my sound, Also reasons that are just in the moment and not bad decisions but are just convenient decisions . Sometimes I might also just grab my bass and run with it and not out of any logical process but because it is just there in front of me without intentional deliberation.   However if I intend to play many bass chords /double or triple stops I might grab a shorter scale instrument.  My choices vary . I feel lucky and grateful .

That was a really fun video and great tune.


Oooops,    that was me replying to the Anyway You Want It video from the first page of this thread . . . .
but I stilll stand behind my words.

Thanks Pauldo !

That was great! 

R.

Tomorrow on  11/5/16 , I will be playing in " Easy Wind " @ ;
The Bistro
1001 B Street
Hayward , CA. 94541   

The music starts at 9PM   ,

Here is the Facebook link ; https://www.facebook.com/events/234746263609622/

Here is a link to the venue ; http://www.the-bistro.com/


It will be the first gig with our new drummer . I will also most likely be playing my new to me Essence that I purchased from lbpesq . I just picked it up at the Alembic factory mothership after they installed a brass bridge block , the Essence dual preamp pan module  and a 3 position Q switch . I love it . I really like how I can now get more gain from the bridge pickup . It's awesome ! I also had a nice visit and chat with Mica and Susan . It is always fun to visit and say hello   .

Wolf