I'm in the middle of a couple of weeks without gigs. It's OK. I need a break once in a while. But I've got one more gig to post up then I'll be all caught up. Here it is.
It's actually been three weeks since The Kelly Rae Band has played a gig together. It seems we kind of missed each other because we were having a ton of fun and got lots of compliments, from other musicians even, about how we sounded tonight. Friday was a little slow because of the holiday weekend but still a lively and fun crowd.
I set up two of my basses next to the back line.
But, alas, it was just a prop since we were all using IEMs with no amps on stage.
I didn't even plug in the amp. It was just for show.
Mario and Daniel are warming up for our quick sound check.
I almost caught the sound guy, Mark, in my amp-selfie. Instead we have to settle for me pointing toward him. Mark does not like to have his picture taken.
I was the guinea pig tonight and tried some new rechargeable batteries in my wireless IEM pack.
The "eneloop" rechargeable batteries from Panasonic really held up. After four sets the battery indicator had gone from five bars to four bars.
After sound check we retired to the green room for supper. I ate pretty light tonight and had the beet salad along with the kale salad and grilled chicken.
Then we watched the Angels beat up on the Astros.
Art, Daniel, and Kelly are ready to put on the show! Andrew did not open for us tonight
As I took my amp-selfie, Heather surprised me with a terrific photobomb!
Heather is the entertainment manager. Here she is with Kelly.
Heather announced the band tonight since Andrew was not in the house.
Megan was the birthday girl tonight. She brought a bunch of friends to celebrate. I got a birthday two-step.
This is Megan's friend Rebecca. I like two-stepping with her too.
Here's the band playing some kind of line dance to "Timber". It's going down!
Our friend Kellye Huff was in the house tonight. She sat in for a couple of tunes. Here she is with Heather and a couple of Kelly's friends.
We didn't have to sound check Saturday night so I ordered supper as soon as I got there. I had the seared Ahi tuna and a kale salad with grilled chicken.
Then we watched the Angels and Astros again. Jeff is a huge Angels fan. Too bad they lost tonight.
Soon it was time to get on the stage and put on the show. It seems we're a little confused here.
Heather announced us again. Here she is with Art, Daniel, and Kelly.
Mario says, "No, no, no, no, you mustn't take my picture."
Art's girlfriend, Lori, came by tonight. Here's Art with Lori and Heather.
Daniel really WOWs the room with "Devil Went Down To Georgia".
There were a couple of ladies who were ten-stepping and playing air fiddle. It was very cute. Daniel got a kick out of them.
We had a pretty good crowd all night, not bad for a holiday weekend when everyone usually heads out of town.
But the night eventually came to an end and I had to pack up my basses and go home to post a gig blog.
If you're ever in Southern California, perhaps near Disneyland, I'm sure you would really enjoy a night at The Ranch. The food is great in the saloon and there's also an upscale restaurant right next door if you'd like to have a fancy sit-down meal before you go dancing. The Ranch Saloon is a fabulous live music venue.
My next gig will be with The Arnie Newman Band playing the first show with his "Big City" tribute to Merle Haggard. Here's the flyer with more information. Thanks for looking!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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