On Wednesday evening (6/29/16) we played at Peppertree Park in Tustin CA. There was reserved parking for the band so it was a short roll to the stage.
It was a good sized covered stage. My thanks to the Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs.
The first thing I saw, beside the elevated main arrays, was a nice rack of power amps as I rolled up the ramp to the stage.
I was thinking, "This PA looks familiar". Mario got his own subwoofer and monitor wedge.
This is a real "concert-y" PA system. Those are Eminence subs. I'm not sure what's flying. I forgot to ask.
Here's a shot of the stage and PA. It looked pretty impressive.
That's why this gear looked familiar. This is our buddy Kennedy. He's run sound for us at other summer concerts.
Kennedy is very professional and really fun to work with..... TRISKELION PRO AUDIO
Here's Ken's FOH rig, a nice Yamaha.
I used my regualr rig, GKMB500 and Neo410, Carvin LB76. I brought my Guild Pilot 5 as a backup but left it in the case. Art and Daniel are backstage talking about string theory and physical manipulation of sonic waves for the express purpose of influencing human behavior.
Here's a view of the FOH tent from my mic. That line of bright cones and cable tray are significant. I'll show you why in a moment.
Ken, Adam, and Andrew (on the far side of the stage) get busy mic'ing the instruments, and the drums too.
Mario complies when Kennedy asks, "Gimme some kick drum."
Art puts barriers in front and in back of his amp to try and tame his stage volume.
Jeff gets his sound check on.
Kelly and I take an amp-selfie while we sound check. (Actually the camera was on top of Mario's monitor, but "monitor-selfie" just sounds wrong.)
The staff kept us well hydrated with a cooler full of "VIP water".
One of the sponsors brought out a couple of new cars to show off.
Remember the bright cable trough and cones? The park is in the flight path of John Wayne Airport here in the OC and every few minutes a 727 would fly right over the stage on its final approach. It's as if they used the bright line in the park to line up their landing. Here's one right in front of the stage.
Here it is behind the stage with gear down.
The park has filled up and the stage is set.
Our lovely announcer talks to the crowd and introduces the band.
One more "monitor-selfie" before we get started.
It was a big crowd and they liked their country music.
It was a concert-in-the-round with a good crowd behind us too.
Here's a few action shots. We had our fun.
Jeff and I harmonize with Kelly.
How's this for a rock star pose?
I was in mix 4, you can tell by the four pieces of yellow tape on the mic cable.
Daniel uses his Bheringer as a stage monitor. His fiddle and guitar are taken direct out of his pair of Pods there under the speaker stand.
Kelly and I sing a duet. I sing to her.
Then she sings about me, something about "Oh my mama tried to warn me, he's done time in California...".
Here's a view of the dance floor and part of the crowd.
I had given my camera to Jeff's wife so she could take some pictures from off the stage. Here's one from behind as we do our first encore, "Don't Stop Believing".
Sometimes I think Mario has the worst view in show business.
Our second encore was "Uptown Funk". The dance floor was pretty full for the whole show, line dancers, two steppers, and lots of folks just shaking what they got.
I guess we're nearing the end of the show.
Now it's time to earn our money. The sound crew was fast and efficient. That's Mario's Dad in the black shirt and jeans. We haven't seen him for a while. It was good to chat a bit and get caught up. Hector is a working musician too, a trumpet player.
And that's it for now. I had a busy 4th of July weekend to post about. Saturday I had a private party in Ojai with Kelly. Sunday was another private party with Arnie Newman in Anaheim Hills. Then Monday we had a 4th of July celebration at the Sun and Sail Club in Lake Forest. It's too bad I can't make a living doing this.
I hope everyone had a safe and sane 4th of July weekend. Thanks for putting up with me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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