Hey all,
Short follow-up gig report with Highwater Johnny playing at a regular Wednesday care facility date... Initially, I had a different (heavy care) facility on my calendar, but found out on the weekend that we were actually at a Brookdale/Avamere facility, which tends to be on the higher end of the assisted living facilities around here. This one is outside of our regular rotation, (different town), so it's our second time here...
The setup... very low-key, taking our time. We're missing the second acoustic guitar (family commitment) so Brian is sitting in on the Tele...
I went with the cigar-box bass, fDeck HPF, Fender Rumble 40 setup. Simple, solid stuff that just plain works!
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I asked the folks if I could take a quick pic and they were happy to oblige. They were gracious enough to sit through a "panorama" attempt, but I kept doing something wrong and borking it! I would have been better off just taking 3 separate pics! Here's the middle "half" of the folks
No food pics, though we were offered some cherry tomatoes from the garden. I can't eat 'em and had my hands full of gear...
For everyone who read my less-than-stellar report about Saturday's gig, I just wanted to say that THIS is what this band is truly about! The folks were singing and enjoying everything we played, and the staff are always incredibly kind. I'm very fortunate to be able to play in these venues every couple of weeks! That was the intent of this band at the outset, though I can't fault the others for wanting to branch out a bit.
Thanks for looking!
-robert
Short follow-up gig report with Highwater Johnny playing at a regular Wednesday care facility date... Initially, I had a different (heavy care) facility on my calendar, but found out on the weekend that we were actually at a Brookdale/Avamere facility, which tends to be on the higher end of the assisted living facilities around here. This one is outside of our regular rotation, (different town), so it's our second time here...
The setup... very low-key, taking our time. We're missing the second acoustic guitar (family commitment) so Brian is sitting in on the Tele...
I went with the cigar-box bass, fDeck HPF, Fender Rumble 40 setup. Simple, solid stuff that just plain works!
<pic removed>
I asked the folks if I could take a quick pic and they were happy to oblige. They were gracious enough to sit through a "panorama" attempt, but I kept doing something wrong and borking it! I would have been better off just taking 3 separate pics! Here's the middle "half" of the folks
No food pics, though we were offered some cherry tomatoes from the garden. I can't eat 'em and had my hands full of gear...
For everyone who read my less-than-stellar report about Saturday's gig, I just wanted to say that THIS is what this band is truly about! The folks were singing and enjoying everything we played, and the staff are always incredibly kind. I'm very fortunate to be able to play in these venues every couple of weeks! That was the intent of this band at the outset, though I can't fault the others for wanting to branch out a bit.
Thanks for looking!
-robert
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