Last weekend was the Redneck "Blank"-- or some would call it the 2nd annual "Olympics".
http://www.maineredneck.biz/
MaineStream had this gig for a year, yet we had all broken up 3 weeks prior to the event. Explaining that will be for another time, although it is not too important. Glenn, the bass player and I, always in need of money, would not give up the gig so we remade the band with a new drummer and singer. It took a little while but we found two people that could do it, and rehearsals seemed promising.
Leading up to the event, everything seemed to be sounding great. At the event, it was another story.
Once again we were between metal bands. We went on prior to a wet t-shirt contest (basically naked women again), so no one was keen to watch us sing pop music. Two guys in the front kept screaming. "Last Song!". I had 10 minutes to rig up a mixer and 4 keyboards-- I couldn't get the sound right but it was already time to play.
Our setlist could fill an hour and 15 minutes-- we played for maybe 35 minutes. I couldn't hear my keyboards, the singer was glued to lyrics pages, and of course the band had general issues with missing parts of songs and endings. As for endings, I look around to cue everyone-- but when everyone is looking down at their instrument then it cannot end.
The Daily Show had cameras on us while we were playing and their aired something this past week about the event. It didn't include music, but the entire event was made fun of (as usual).
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-9-2012/double-wide-world-of-sports
This link will expire possibly in a month.
I left after our performance, and I am still a little nervous about our Balloon Fest. performance this approaching weekend-we are the main act!
Things will work out.
Thanks!
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