Convention 2003

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 02 Jul 2002 13:31:57 -0700


Capish, capeash...whatever.  Baseball stadium jig, er, gig

David I.



----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Gordon Holley <gholley@hi-techhousing.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:14:58 -0500
Subject: Re: Convention 2003

>Oh yes, and Polish, Italian, Jewish and Greek.  Ya know, 6/8, 3/4,
>5/4, and if'n I ain't got it in the books, I find it and write an
>arrangement.  Last year we did an Irish gig (hired to young girls,
>violins, guitar, tin whistle and vocals to enhance my 7 pcs band; one
>Jewish and one Greek, (added a trumpet man on these to go with two
>reed men). My bass man also plays the trombone and the guitar man can
>double on bass, so that makes for some nice combinations. I'm the
>keyboard man also with a syn and controller on a vocalizer for 4 part
>harmony; backup, Four Freshmen, Oak Ridge Boys, and other patches.
>Now you better have some roadies come in and help pack up and load
>the equipment after 4 hours on one of these jobs, 'cause your a__ __
>will be draggin'.  A rack with 3 amps, sound module for the Rhodes
>MK80 piano, mixer, etc. Four speaker combinations going out front,
>and 6 hot spots for monitors, 5 mic stands (everybody sings) and the
>drummer and I wear Crown headworn pics. But then it's fun and in four
>hours as leader that's about 4 separate piano tuning appointments,
>and no 1098, ya know.  Capish?
>Gordon Holley.

>On 2 Jul 2002 at 12:01, David Ilvedson wrote:

>> Oh, your band plays Irish dances?...;-]
>>
>> David I.
>>
>>
>>
>> >July 4th?, boy now there's one profitable jig I'd hate for my band to
>> >have to give up.  One hour and a half concert before the fireworks!!!
>> >5 to 7 M people in the grandstands, lot's of exposure,  I don't know
>> >about that date.
>> >Gordon
>>
>> >On 2 Jul 2002 at 9:00, David Love wrote:
>>
>> >> Are they really planning the convention to go through the 4th of July???   That
>seems
>> >like a planning mistake on first thought.
>> >>
>> >> David Love
>> >>   ----- Original Message -----
>> >>   From: Wimblees@AOL.COM
>> >>   To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> >>   Sent: July 02, 2002 8:12 AM
>> >>   Subject: Re: Convention 2003
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   In a message dated 7/2/02 9:52:22 AM Central Daylight Time,
>> >gholley@hi-techhousing.com writes:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>     List.  Where will the convention be held in 2003 and what dates,
>> >>     assuming in June?.  Thanks, Gordon Holley, Goshen, IN
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   Dallas, TX, July 1 - 4.
>> >>   In case you like to plan ahead, 2004 will be in Nashville, (don't know the exact
>> >dates, but it will be the last two weeks of June).
>> >>
>> >>   Wim
>> >>
>>
>>





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