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Greetings and Salutations! I know, I know. It's been quite a while since I've posted a gig report. I still keep in touch with about a half dozen members here and we were talking about the old forum tonight. I thought I'd share a bit of what I've been up to since my retirement and escape from...

Greetings and Salutations! This past Saturday we played an Octoberfest at the St. Martin Church in Yorba Linda. The festival ran all weekend Fri-Sun. It was a warm day. I'm ready for fall weather but that doesn't really happen in Southern California until maybe the end of November. The...

Greetings! Yes, it was a gig at a posh place, but somebody's got to play it! We played at Mesa Verde Country Club for one of their big tournament celebration parties. I was the second to arrive, right after Arnie and Jed had unloaded the PA. But don't worry, I not only helped load out the...

Hello my friends, Yes! That's right! We were at The Ranch two weekends in a row. Well, actually two Fridays in a row (Fri, Sat, Fri) then we had a private party on Saturday. I'll share that one in another gig report. Since you've seen me in this room so often I'm just going to hit the...

Hey gang! I'm not gonna say much and just toss up a bunch of pictures. I've been reporting on this room for almost ten years with various bands I've worked with here. The Ranch is a top notch performance venue with a million dollar light and sound system. The only rub this weekend was that our...

Welcome back! Last night we opened up for a George Strait tribute act, The Troubadour Experience, at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The pay was lousy but at least it was a long drive. Since it was a more direct route from work, I took the 60 East out through Riverside and drove the...

Greetings great gigging guys and gals! This was the first of my three gigs this week. It's one of our regular haunts, Stillwater Spirits and Sounds, in Dana Point. I slipped out of work about a half hour early, drove south, turned right when I hit the Pacific Ocean. Here's the band waiting...

Howdy Buckaroos! We had another Friday night at The Ranch, splitting the weekend with Jed and his band, Cross County Line, who will play Saturday night while we're at Knott's Berry Farm. Jed also worked with us tonight singing, playing acoustic guitar, and setting up our monitors. We use our...

Greetings friends and neighbors, On Wednesday evening Amanda and the Hairy Legged Pickers played a park concert in Buena Park, near Knott's Berry Farm, in [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. That's pronounced "boys are rank", having nothing to do with the Country Club Band. :p I pulled up...

Greetings ladies and gentlemen, After getting off early Saturday night from Knott's Berry Farm, me and the ANB were afforded an extra hour's sleep. That's a good thing because it was a long travel day to get to our gig at the Ho Chunk Casino in Black River Falls Wisconsin. Arnie's Merle...

Hello my friends! Yes, we are back at The Ranch for some good times here on a Friday night. We're just playing the Friday night because we're at Knott's Berry Farm every Saturday thru Sept. 4th. The owner was so anxious to get us back in his room he agreed to set us split a few weekends with...

Dear friends, Again I apologize for not scheduling our usual Thursday Zoom GTG. With me working back in the shop it just wasn't convenient this week. We'll see what my schedule is like next week. In the mean time, the Hairy Legged Pickers played another of our semi-regular fun little rooms...

God bless America! I finally have a few minutes to share my 4th of July gig with you. Thank you for your patience. Originally we were supposed to play with Arnie as the "Country Club Band" but then Arnie remembered he had booked a solo acoustic gig for himself at a fancy event on that...

Greetings! Yes, we are back at our favorite dive bar with special guests Amanda Kate and Dani Chere, for the first set anyway. I thought they were friends but this was the first time they'd met. They worked together really well, even on those songs we worked up just for tonight without any...

Hey boys and girls! Here it is Wednesday already and I haven't bored you to tears with a slide show about "How I Spent My Weekend Gigging". We played a special event called "Brews and Views" at an event venue called Heritage Hill. It's a place for weddings and such but the owners will just...

Haloooo err'body! I'm so happy to see so many gig reports being posted to TalkBass. Pretty soon we'll all be having fun, making noise, talking about bad soundguys and barflys. Last Saturday we played a back yard event, the same family reunion event we played last June right in the midst of...

Hello dear friends! Today was a travel day for me and Johnny Magic Fingers. We like getting up here the day before so we can be well-rested for the soundcheck and gig on Friday night. I don't like driving half a day then setting up and playing right away. I'm getting too old for that. :D For...

Hey gang! We used to play this room all the time, almost once a month. It's been a year and a half since we played this cute little honky tonk down by the beach, Stillwater Spirits and Sounds. Actually it's only a honky tonk on Country Wednesday Nights. There are different music genres in here...

Greetings my good friends, and my bad ones too, This past Tuesday night we loaded into Knott's Berry Farm to sound check for our opening weekend. They had all the bands on this stage cycling through this evening to do the setups, line check, mix levels, etc. Since the park is furnishing...

Greetings ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends and neighbors, in-laws and outlaws, Last weekend The Country Club Band (a.k.a. Arnie Newman Band, a.k.a. Hairy Legged Pickers) worked at The Water Wheel Saloon in Invalid Link Removed, both Friday and Saturday nights. You often see the...

Greetings! I think I owe you good people a couple of gig reports. My thanks to @paul and the whole crew for getting this place back up and running. The gig at Giracci Winery was originally a duo gig but turned into a big party to send off our dear Amanda Kate who's moving to Texas. We...

Hey gang! The ANB had a couple of paid rehearsals this week in preparation for the owner's birthday party. We haven't been onstage here since March 7, 2020. I was a little too excited and didn't notice the LEO sitting at the intersection when I snapped this picture. Oops. Luckily he didn't...

Greetings low-enders! It was really a last-minute call for me. Arnie told me Wednesday that he'd like to get the whole band to work where there was only budget for a duo. But for dinner and gas money, we'd use it as a warm-up paid rehearsal type gig. OK, I'm in! We like playing at the Giracci...

Greetings and Salutations! It seems like it's been months since I've posted a gig report. I think the last one was before Christmas when we were at Gilley's. This past Sunday we played at one of our favorite honky tonk dive bars, Swallows Inn in San Juan Capistrano. Actually, we played in the...

Howdy Buckaroos! My friend and neighbor, Gary (@Holdsg) asked if I could help him out on his gig last Saturday. I was more than happy to. He was working with a band based in Huntington Beach called 24k Country ( Facebook link: 24k Country ) and they were playing an outdoors-ish gig in San Juan...

Greetings Patriots! I took the whole day off work so I could get some other things done and then use today as a travel day. I usually drive up after work but not today. At first I did a little Christmas shopping. I also bought Mrs. BassCliff a nice blouse. Then I took Big Betsy to get a...

Greetings and salutations! It was another rare gig for me and the hairy legged pickers (a.k.a. Arnie Newman's Country Club). Unfortunately Amanda could not make it today as planned. She and her daughter were feeling under the weather. We were able to carry on, entertain the crowds, eat...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends and neighbors, in-laws and outlaws, It was a rare gig (Aren't they all?) on a Sunday afternoon for us, Arnie Newman's Country Club Band, a.k.a The Hairy Legged Pickers. Amanda wasn't on this gig. Bummer. She really pretties up the band. We played an...

Hello my friends, This past Friday was another "Wine Down Friday" at the Giracci Vineyards here in Orange County. I left work for the gig at 3pm and the day was still quite warm. Thankfully it cooled off nicely as the evening progressed. We played three sets from 6pm to 9pm. Tonight we...

Howdy Buckaroos! Saturday night the hairy legged pickers and I, along with Amanda Kate and Claire, performed at the Rockin' R Ranch Horse Rescue. It was a benefit to help out with the farm animal rescue here in the OC and in Texas. The owner, Cole, owns both ranches where he takes care of...

Howdy Buckaroos! I apologize for the tardiness of this report. The gig was Friday and here it is Tuesday. I had family in town. They left for home Monday afternoon. It was a full-on, almost-big-time, parking lot gig. The Irvine Global Village Festival has been going on for years. In fact...

Hello friends, It was another outdoor pandemic gig that was too much fun. With all the new material and the acoustic feel of the band, it was a blast. It started off a bit warm as I left for the gig. It was a little cooler than this at the gig but it was very warm at my house. I had loaded up...

Greetings ladies and gentlemen, friends and neighbors, boys and girls, in-laws and outlaws, The Country Club Band is back at Gilley's, on the strip in Fabulous Las Vegas. The last time we were here was in February just a couple weeks before the virus madness struck. It's good to be back. We...

Hey, howdy, hey! It happened! A real gig! It was a long, hot, dry day outside but it was a tonne of fun. This was the first show that our friend Nate, who owns Affordable Productions as well as Screaming Sally's, has put on since March. The "opener" is a newly formed band, Cross County...

My dear bass mates, This past Wednesday was a lovely afternoon for a concert in the park, sans the audience and a large sound system. We played to a film crew and just a few spectators in the Temple City Park who had to stay behind the fence. This was the lovely pavilion in the park next to the...

Hello friends, Yes! A real gig! Hauling and setting up gear and making noise in front of people! Hearing applause! Watching dancers! Eating! Drinking! Making merry! Woo hoo! We were hired to play a backyard private party on some horse property not too far from home. It looks like all my gear...

Hello my dear friends, All the kids are doing it these days so we thought we'd give it a try. Well, in fact, these two clients insisted that we livestream and record for a future internet broadcast. A few of you saw our Urban Cowboy tribute for Gilley's Las Vegas. Our internet streamed event...

Hello friends, Yeah, I know, I know. It's only a rehearsal but it's been so long it almost felt like the first time. :p We are rehearsing for the 40th Anniversary of Urban Cowboy. This show was supposed to be at Gilley's in Las Vegas. It was rumored that Mickey Gilley himself along with...

Hey howdy hey! It's our monthly weekend at The Ranch here in beautiful downtown Anaheim. Unfortunately Amanda will not be with us this weekend and may miss a few gigs in the future due to family matters. So Jed's wife, Claire, will be joining us hairy legged pickers. I'm fortunate that I can...

Hey there Mouseketeers! It was a pleasant evening here at the Happiest Place On Earth, where are the mice are strong, all the ducks are good looking, and all the dogs are above average. The Country Club Band featuring Amanda Kate played on the main stage at Downtown Disney, almost four whole...