It's just another gig at the Happiest Place On Earth for the KRB. This one had a few different wrinkles. I parked as close as I could to the entrance by the ESPN Zone and rolled in my gear. As I was showing all my cases to the security guards I recognized someone in line behind me.
These days getting into Downtown Disney is almost as easy as getting on an airplane. At least I didn't have to take off my boots.
I dumped my gear on stage and the the band walked all the way to the other end of DTD to the ID office to get our official contractor's badges. Here's Art waiting to take his picture.
This card allows me to park farther away and gives me access to a restroom that only the employees use. Goody.
Then we had to walk all the way back to the stage and set up.
It was a warm sunny afternoon, not a typical March afternoon at 85 degrees. Are we there yet?
We finally made it back to the stage, the guys rolled in their gear, and we begin the setup ballet.
I brought my Neo410 since we were outside. Art said I sounded really good tonight.
Mario brought his clear kit. I think he's planning on getting lighting for it too. That would be cool.
That guy sitting next to my amp, Skip, is on keys tonight. He made a good first impression.
Jack and Skyler are doing sound for us tonight. I guess Jack, Kelly's husband, works cheaper than Sean from MxxMaster. (Joke!)
Jack brought all his powered Mackie speakers. Skyler gets our monitors mixed.
Jack brought his SWR 118 cab for use as a sub. It's fun to have a little more "oomph" out front.
He powered it with his GK MB500, just like mine. You see it next to his A&H mixer. Only his MB500 was turned up louder than mine.
Here's Skip during sound check with his headset mic and trumpet. He's not bad on trumpet and plays great keys.
Here's my amp-selfie now that I have my cowboy shirt on.
Not only do we now have contractor badges, we even have our own sign with its own bar code. That Mouse thinks of everything.
It looks like the stage is set, we are sound checked, and Mario is taking a bite out of the set list.
Daniel must be doing "Devil" but I don't think the band is awake yet.
On our first break an old friend dropped by. It's Jeff! He was in great spirits but didn't get up to play. He's still pretty weak from his latest surgery a couple weeks ago.
If I may, I'd like to post a link to a GoFundMe page for Jeff. Every small donation is a great blessing. Thank you.
Click here to support Jeff Linder Family Fund by Kelly Rae Roemer
With Jeff in the audience we really started putting on the show.
Here's the stage after dark, all lit up.
The crowd actually hung around and milled about between sets waiting for us to play more. It was pretty cool.
I think we're starting our last set, the one where the fireworks go off
in the middle of the set. We get to take a little break while the
fireworks go off.
At about 9:25pm the fireworks start. We leave the stage for about 15 minutes and I grab a picture. What's a visit to Disneyland without fireworks? OOoooo! Aaaahhh!
The crowd stuck around to her our last few songs of the night. We played after the fireworks until 10pm.
Then at 10pm we hastily pack our gear and get home before we all turn into pumpkins.
It was a pretty fun night. Skip did a great job on keys. I could tell
that he really did his homework. He's been playing top 40 most of his
musical career but he really enjoys country. It's "fresh" to him, and a
bit of a challenge. And it was great seeing Jeff again. Tonight was the
first time he's been out of the house in quite a while. I keep praying for a
miracle.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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