by mackncheeze | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why not drive without head lights? Isn’t that what curbs and side walks were made for? Just kind of feel your way down the street risking flat tires. For a time it seemed to partially work. Example Number One: I spent a year traveling with a band that...
by mackncheeze | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Back in the day, when gigs were booked by the week, we played a one month stint in small coastal town. Four live music venues, tons of bars, and some pretty good restaurants. The local industry survived on fishing. Quite a prosperous place. In a town such as this, it...
by mackncheeze | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Guest Blog By Todd Ainsworth I’m not dead yet! Unfortunately, that’s not quite true anymore for Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. We, who “got” the Monty Python humor ( and I remember many of my friends when I was younger didn’t ) were...
by mackncheeze | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m stressed out. I believe I am the Cat’s Meow of players but the best of the best are not flocking to play with me. I don’t want to believe I am an average player but perhaps the proof lies in the pudding. Evidently I have an area of my brain that...
by mackncheeze | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
And The Future In My Hands…. I’m not sure about you, but for me, I love looking out upon the ocean shores, looking at the expanse of the sea, peering into the horizon. My God, regardless of the weather, its so beautiful. And peaceful. I could just sit and...
by mackncheeze | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Outdoor venue, great PA, big stage, no covering on stage; open to the elements. One of the great analog synths, still a player. Its the 80’s. Our keyboard players are running Roland and Oberheim gear. I’m running a hybrid: acoustic snare, Paiste cymbals,...
