Distractions - I Am Going Nucking Futz:

Robert Herndon said:
I am a Christian, but i do not discuss politics or religion.

I also played the devil in a theatre production, but considered it just a role like any other...
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Robert Herndon said:
I am a Christian, but i do not discuss politics or religion.

I also played the devil in a theatre production, but considered it just a role like any other...
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As am I, and also agree with the politics and religion, aspect.
Mitch
 
stringtree said:
Not passing judgement on anyone here.

It just depends if one has taken the Good Lord up on His free gift of Salvation.

One, then looks at things from another perspective.
We're all going to put in a change of address.
This life is but a speck of dust compared to eternity.

Not saying listening to rock music is a sin.
I've accepted His free gift.
Now the decisions on what I listen to, is just not made with the ears, but the Heart too. :love:

If anyone feels like talking, send me a pm.

The birth pains of labor are increasing, no time like the present.
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Please don't get religious opinions or talks going. No politics or religion discussed here...
 
Cadorman said:
I remember when you couldn't get Coors east of the Missouri river. We'd go to Colorado for vacation in the 70s and dad would stock up.
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Duuuuuude...


TBH, growing up on the East Coast and always hearing the "Coors Lore" I couldn't wait to finally try it when it became available there. And when I did, it was like...meh, big deal. We had better beers already. And now, I wouldn't drink one if it was free.
 
I've had a lot going on lately, and I have been distant from TTR. Here's a little bit about the how & why of it all.

Today, I resigned from the band which I helped to create back in the fall of 2016. While there is an element of sadness, there is also the feeling of a city transit bus being lifted from my shoulders.

We have been through the sudden death of our bassist (February 4, 2019) and chief (original) song writer, three lineup changes, two hostile takeover attempts and a vast array of scheduling conflicts.

For me, music is a 7 night a week event. If it's not a studio production, it's a live performance or its preparing for a live performance. I have burned the candle at both ends now for a while, resulting in being hospitalized on March of 2019, recovering - just barely - in time for our trip to central America for my father in law's last few weeks of life and the subsequent memorial, to another dehydration/delirium event in November of 2019. My sleep has also been affected, and to such an extent that I can go to bed at 9pm, quite exhausted, and wake up at 1am, unable to go back to sleep. I get up, have coffee and start going through the setlists for the various music projects (a total of 3 bands until today) until time to start commuting. I've found myself "on the nod" at the console, which has prompted concerned colleagues to offer me the card for their favorite drug rehab facility.

Outfall band's recent video shoot, at the abandoned mining town of Atolia, California, turned into a recreational event involving jeeps and motorcycles, prospecting for gold, scaling 100 year old wooden ladders down into vertical mine-shafts and generally a complete lack of music. It was a turning point in my life that made me realize how much I loved these activities and how rejuvenating they are. Motorcyles were a part of daily life for me, racing Jr. MX at 8 years old, and graduating to 1200cc flat (clay) track bikes as soon as I could kick start one of the behemoths.

Almost immediately, I gathered up the requisite off-road cycling armor from our own esteemed, former MX'er @Mitch Pearrow SJMP...and set about to find a suitable bike. I live at the base of a mountain. On the other side, is the high desert. This mountain is littered with access roads and wide trails. I can literally ride from my house into Death Valley and never travel on the pavement. My idea of 'relaxing' is to put a pin in the map and see how many miles one can cover in a given span of time. The added bonus if the photography, gold prospecting and metal detecting activities, which are the secondary function of the destinations chosen.

It also made me - once again - long for my vision of a 'supergroup', consisting of studio and pro-level band musicians, who cater almost exclusively to private events, instead of $400/night, 5-piece band gigs in local bars and clubs., to come to fruition.

In June of 2016, I auditioned for a well established Socal band with an almost cult-like following. Although I wasn't chosen for the part, I stuck with the bandleader's imagination. As fate would have it, a hostile takeover ensued and the band split with a majority voting to carry on in a new direction. Recently, I was approached and invited to dinner to discuss a 'supergroup' project that would cater to exclusive, private events, netting $3,000 to $4,000 for 4 to 6 hours. This is how the band I auditioned for had been functioning for several years - like a business, with the band being the 6th member and receiving an equal share, which was subsequently invested, in a transparent fashion, all very above-board. These events are choreographed specifically, in that the host provides the band with the desired setlist - and the band has no input on what will be played or in what order the songs will be played. With a 5 piece band, several of which are multi-instrumentalists, the combined song catalouge is close to 300 to 400 songs - spanning multiple decades and genres - which can be performed and sang from memory with no lead sheets. All 5 members are capable of singing both lead and backup and each has their own 'setlist' so when those songs are requested, they do the singing. For example, my own personal 'list' consists of over 100 - 70's/80's/90's songs - that I can play and sing from memory, and many more that I know well enough to follow another band member with fluidity.

At the cusp of this discussion was a desire to have several non-musical band events, like flat track go karts, or miniature golf, BBQ's and get together's, to keep the members feeling sane and alive., and affording adequate recharging between events. Since the bandleader already has an established following, the band - not yet completely up and running, has multiple pre-booked engagements, all in the price range previously stated.

So, as one chapter closes, another one opens.

More to follow....
 
Robert Herndon said:
I've had a lot going on lately, and I have been distant from TTR. Here's a little bit about the how & why of it all.

Today, I resigned from the band which I helped to create back in the fall of 2016. While there is an element of sadness, there is also the feeling of a city transit bus being lifted from my shoulders.

We have been through the sudden death of our bassist (February 4, 2019) and chief (original) song writer, three lineup changes, two hostile takeover attempts and a vast array of scheduling conflicts.

For me, music is a 7 night a week event. If it's not a studio production, it's a live performance or its preparing for a live performance. I have burned the candle at both ends now for a while, resulting in being hospitalized on March of 2019, recovering - just barely - in time for our trip to central America for my father in law's last few weeks of life and the subsequent memorial, to another dehydration/delirium event in November of 2019. My sleep has also been affected, and to such an extent that I can go to bed at 9pm, quite exhausted, and wake up at 1am, unable to go back to sleep. I get up, have coffee and start going through the setlists for the various music projects (a total of 3 bands until today) until time to start commuting. I've found myself "on the nod" at the console, which has prompted concerned colleagues to offer me the card for their favorite drug rehab facility.

Outfall band's recent video shoot, at the abandoned mining town of Atolia, California, turned into a recreational event involving jeeps and motorcycles, prospecting for gold, scaling 100 year old wooden ladders down into vertical mine-shafts and generally a complete lack of music. It was a turning point in my life that made me realize how much I loved these activities and how rejuvenating they are. Motorcyles were a part of daily life for me, racing Jr. MX at 8 years old, and graduating to 1200cc flat (clay) track bikes as soon as I could kick start one of the behemoths.

Almost immediately, I gathered up the requisite off-road cycling armor from our own esteemed, former MX'er @Mitch Pearrow SJMP...and set about to find a suitable bike. I live at the base of a mountain. On the other side, is the high desert. This mountain is littered with access roads and wide trails. I can literally ride from my house into Death Valley and never travel on the pavement. My idea of 'relaxing' is to put a pin in the map and see how many miles one can cover in a given span of time. The added bonus if the photography, gold prospecting and metal detecting activities, which are the secondary function of the destinations chosen.

It also made me - once again - long for my vision of a 'supergroup', consisting of studio and pro-level band musicians, who cater almost exclusively to private events, instead of $400/night, 5-piece band gigs in local bars and clubs., to come to fruition.

In June of 2016, I auditioned for a well established Socal band with an almost cult-like following. Although I wasn't chosen for the part, I stuck with the bandleader's imagination. As fate would have it, a hostile takeover ensued and the band split with a majority voting to carry on in a new direction. Recently, I was approached and invited to dinner to discuss a 'supergroup' project that would cater to exclusive, private events, netting $3,000 to $4,000 for 4 to 6 hours. This is how the band I auditioned for had been functioning for several years - like a business, with the band being the 6th member and receiving an equal share, which was subsequently invested, in a transparent fashion, all very above-board. These events are choreographed specifically, in that the host provides the band with the desired setlist - and the band has no input on what will be played or in what order the songs will be played. With a 5 piece band, several of which are multi-instrumentalists, the combined song catalouge is close to 300 to 400 songs - spanning multiple decades and genres - which can be performed and sang from memory with no lead sheets. All 5 members are capable of singing both lead and backup and each has their own 'setlist' so when those songs are requested, they do the singing. For example, my own personal 'list' consists of over 100 - 70's/80's/90's songs - that I can play and sing from memory, and many more that I know well enough to follow another band member with fluidity.

At the cusp of this discussion was a desire to have several non-musical band events, like flat track go karts, or miniature golf, BBQ's and get together's, to keep the members feeling sane and alive., and affording adequate recharging between events. Since the bandleader already has an established following, the band - not yet completely up and running, has multiple pre-booked engagements, all in the price range previously stated.

So, as one chapter closes, another one opens.

More to follow....
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Wow, you lead an action filled life, Robert!
 
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