This past Thursday the KRB played again at the annual fundraiser for the Orange Coast Memorial Breast Cancer Center. This is the third year we've played at this event. This is the gig report report from last year.
I took a whole vacation day from work to drive down to Costa Mesa during the morning rush hour traffic, no wrecks but sticky in all the usual places.
The event is held at The Turnip Rose Promenade event center, a nice classy little facility.
A view from across the courtyard.
We gather our Rock-n-Roller carts by the back door to load in.
We set up as tightly as we can in our usual corner. They did away with the dance floor this year in order to put in more tables to accomadate more guests.
Jack is running sound for us again today. He also brought my 210 cab and GK800RB that I had used at the Pet Expo a couple weeks ago. Jeff asks for "more me".
It was a patriotic red, white, and blue theme today.
There was a ton of gift baskets to bid on, as well as the designer bag centerpieces on each table.
I think we are ready to sound check.
Art and Daniel are ready.
Here's Kelly, being the band leader and keep us guys in line.
I had a small selection of music to read today. Kelly does "God Bless The U.S.A." in a different key than the record. The other tunes were for Deana Martin, Dean Martin's daughter.
This machine was a Godsend. With a push of a button I could get a cup of coffee with a double shot of espresso. It was great for this early morning gig.
There was also a full bar for those who like to imbibe with their lunch. I passed.
We put our junk around the corner, out of sight of the patrons.
Deana Martin gets her sound check. She sang a jazzy tune to a track this year. While she's in town she will be recording a big band record at Capital.
It looks like the guests are arriving.
The room was very festive with all the red, white, and blue.
We played our first set and then the speakers and auctions started. This is Jody Ferragamo, Vince's wife, a great lady, very funny and very personable.
Vince Ferragamo took the stage to auction off some big ticket items.
In between our two sets we were served lunch on the patio. There is a small restaurant in this facility called The Rose that serves great artisanal food.
We had a wedge salad with blue cheese, egg, grilled chicken, avacado, bacon, and cheese bread. It was delish and really hit the spot.
After lunch we had a guest singer sit in with us. This is Don Drysdale's daughter, Drew. She's a real cutie with a great voice.
Jack got in the spirit with his blue cowboy shirt.
After the gig we asked the celebrities to take a picture with the band. Here you see Deana Martin and her husband, John.
Then Vince and Jody Ferragamo joined us.
The event raised over $300,000 this year for the cancer center. It's neat being a part of it. After all was said and done, we went back to being roadies.
I stuck around to help Jack wrap cables and load the PA. Then I left just in time to hit the commuter traffic on the way home. Such is life on the So. Cal. freeways.
But it was a good gig. Tomorrow we'll be playing at Sea World. I still have to read the email about what to do/say in case we get accosted by the PETA people. Plus I'll be driving more than I'll be playing. But it should be fun.... different anyway.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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