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Friday, May 28, 2010

Elvis Was Here....and Barry....and....

"That's alright, mama,...that's alright with me...."

So goes the song running through my head and softly warming up my vocal cords during load-in and soundcheck on Wednesday.  Why, you might be asking? (I'll wait..........) (.....Moving on)

I had this little show I was doing with Hotel California on the huge LAS VEGAS HILTON STAGE FOR GOODNESS SAKE!  (Catch my enthusiasm?)


Yes, it was the very place where Elvis (you know, "Presley"?) appeared in the days of old.















This is where Barry Manilow had his "house gig" as well, before moving to the Paris.

A quick search on YouTube will reveal the vast number of show biz greats that have graced this stage.

Back to the present, below are some moments I captured on my less-than-stellar camera phone in which you can actually distinguish some resemblance of a photograph.  More may be on the way when I have in my possession the pictures taken by Kevin our sound man with his iPhone.

This is the last remaining piece of original stage Elvis performed on (Was next to the water cooler)


No need to take stairs to the stage!  Did Elvis ride is way to work here?   Mmmm, I suppose so.

Thanks to Barry for getting things set up for us!

"Looks like we made iiiiit""

So blessed to be able to say "dream gig".  Thankyuveramuch!
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Friday, May 21, 2010

Pictures from Woahink Lake - 3 Rivers Casino Gig

Well, isn't this a nice view!  Thanks to Three Rivers Casino in Florence, Oregon, we were put up in a vacation house right on the lake!

In my continuous quest to stay productive while on the road, found a nice spot with a view in the kitchen to work on some tracks.


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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Trash In The Wind, Bottles In The Sand, and Music - New Video

A hobby of mine, something I do for fun w/iMovie when traveling on the bus. Take some bad phone video and photos of trash flying in the wind, add a dose of Mac Photo Booth video, and a song in my catalog, "Tyson's Well", that fits the mood. There ya have it! (Note: Empty booze bottles were not my refuse from the bus - the road's not THAT bad!)


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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Stop the Presses!....Okay, resume....

Here I am making newsprint history! Please click below.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Happy Post - Flying Dog

Just wanted to break the gloom of the last post.
My Mac is back, I'm on the road for two weeks, and if you're like me, you welcome an occasion to smile. So here it is:

Lola's first walk on the leash in Huntington Beach, CA
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My Old Friend

"Hello, old friend?  How have you been?"

So goes the conversation I had with my old Toshiba  laptop this morning.  Why "old friend"?  Well, since Monday my much-relied upon MacBookPro-BFF fell ill with a hardware failure (logic board) and has left me adrift in the sea of [ Insert your word here - I couldn't find the right one because I don't have my pre-installed Mac thesauras available ] for "seven to ten days". 

(My sad story - Skip down to picture-that-says-a-thousand-words if you'd like) I was just getting ready to lay down a guitar track which would hopefully bring me a whole lot closer to having a song (with lyrics) done, when the screen in front of me started a wild bit of flickering.  This led to an emergency re-boot which left with me NO boot at all, and no chance of a quick fix-by-phone-solution with the Apple Care rep.  In-store intervention was my only hope.

(Just for fun, I'll add this to my sad story)  I've been calling in for jury duty ever since Sunday night, with my badge number continually being rescheduled for the following day.  (Mr. Court Clerk, if you're reading, just call me in and let's get it over with!  I've got some time for fulfilling my civic duties it seems).

I'm venting.  I'm feeling better.  I find the humor in the frustration.  I'm going to work out and work it off and then go find some paper and a pencil - songwriting "old school" (I'm a fan of Masterwriter).  Oh, and get passed my " ? " attitude and thank God for another day.

How's your day, dear reader?

tn
Demonstration of my sad face somewhere in Kentucky - 2009

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

And Now a Song from Jim Messina

To go along with my Kenny Loggins post below, it just so happens on the same day (today),  Jim Messina posted a working copy of a new song on his Facebook page.  I am impressed with his interaction with the fans there and really enjoyed listening to something fresh out of his studio!  He's another huge musical influence for me (Loggins and Messina, as well as solo).

Blacktop Cowgirl by Jim Messina
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