Sunday morning was my regular church gig. Not much to report. We had a special guest: steel guitarist Tommy Dodd. Really impressive. I have no idea how that thing works…it's like ten strings, eight pedals, the knee bend thing…plus the nifty seat, the amp, the cart. That thing's a commitment. Sure sounds cool, though.
That being said, I have no idea why he was there. There was no special feature, no big solo, no songs yearning to be caressed by a pedal steel. How about bringing him in on a week when I'm out of town? Odd.
Other than that, it was the usual stuff. Fire drill of a rehearsal, no biggie for the service. We're wearing all black now (before it was jeans and a shirt with a collar). Again, I'm wondering why the change fifteen months into us playing this gig. It seems pretty random. And I hate the all black thing--it's like wearing a tux these days at a wedding gig. It says "we have no style, so we're wearing all black to hide it."
It also says "lint brush?"
Sunday night, Yacht Rock played a benefit at the Capital City Club. This time we were out in the tent on the back patio instead of inside that room. It was pretty dead. The sound guys were in a little over the heads, but we helped them out/took over, and everything worked out fine.
I'm not sure how many people were there, but there wasn't much dancing. Lots of standing around staring at us. It was easy, though, and over at 10!
We've got a couple of big gigs this weekend! Yacht Rock is playing the Strand Theatre in Marietta on Friday night. Saturday night, we are also there, but this time playing all of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Dark Side of the Moon. It should be damn fine. There's a link on our page if you want tickets.
We had the Dark Side rehearsal today (Monday). Following the stoner myth, we are synched up to The Wizard of Oz. I watched it while I wasn't playing. It really looks like they filmed a play--it doesn't look like a movie. Also, the scarecrow is awesome. My favorite part is when he falls over the fence and Dorothy puts the stuffing back in him. He's really good.
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