The Elks - First show
Okay, first of all - we are not entirely sold on the name but we'll live with it for now until something better comes along.
We called ourselves Over the Hill for our first show and then changed it to 40 Still Horny half way through. It was Scott's (bass player) 40th birthday party in the Elks club. We played four songs, "Collide", "Next Time Around", "The Look" and "Miles Away". (And no Darren, those weren't Peach songs, just the titles). It was a really enjoyable affair to tell the truth. We gelled together really well and had a lot of fun, for those short 15 - 20 minutes. Kevin's a really established guitarist who is into Gibson guitars and Marshall amps. Scott's got his Ampeg bass rig and 70's Fender Precision. Todd the youngun's only played in one band before but he's solid, reliable and inventive for variation in parts. I'm glad to say we make a really good team - which isn't easy to find starting from scratch I can tell you.
We've got out first proper show coming up on May 20th. A support slot in one of my favourite venues The Sunset Tavern - in Ballard, my neighborhood. We're going to play a good half hour to forty minutes. Sure, it'll be mostly to our friends but it gets a foot in the door at the Sunset Tavern, and will help us get more gigs when the songs get on the radio. At least that's the plan anyway!
Okay, first of all - we are not entirely sold on the name but we'll live with it for now until something better comes along.
We called ourselves Over the Hill for our first show and then changed it to 40 Still Horny half way through. It was Scott's (bass player) 40th birthday party in the Elks club. We played four songs, "Collide", "Next Time Around", "The Look" and "Miles Away". (And no Darren, those weren't Peach songs, just the titles). It was a really enjoyable affair to tell the truth. We gelled together really well and had a lot of fun, for those short 15 - 20 minutes. Kevin's a really established guitarist who is into Gibson guitars and Marshall amps. Scott's got his Ampeg bass rig and 70's Fender Precision. Todd the youngun's only played in one band before but he's solid, reliable and inventive for variation in parts. I'm glad to say we make a really good team - which isn't easy to find starting from scratch I can tell you.
We've got out first proper show coming up on May 20th. A support slot in one of my favourite venues The Sunset Tavern - in Ballard, my neighborhood. We're going to play a good half hour to forty minutes. Sure, it'll be mostly to our friends but it gets a foot in the door at the Sunset Tavern, and will help us get more gigs when the songs get on the radio. At least that's the plan anyway!
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