This past weekend me and the KRB played The Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach on the upper deck stage. It was a pretty cushy gig if you didn't count the traffic, the crowds, and the inconvenient load in/out. But I'm not complaining.
My day started as I drove down the main drag of my hometown to make my way to the freeway about 8:30am.
It was a good commute into the OC until I got to the Laguna Canyon where the road narrows.
But I made it to the venue on time. This is what it looks like out front. Our loading zone was to the left of the main entrance.
We went in through this side door by all of the kitchens in the food court.
Then we wheeled our gear down this narrow hallway into to food court.
On our way through the food court we passed the saloon stage where we played last year. A duo was setting up.
And we kept on going, dragging our carts through the thick sawdust, wood shavings actually.
Until we got to the stairs. It wasn't too bad. Really.
It was lovely at the upper deck. We had a waterfall, a brook, and lovely art pieces.
The boss lady is already busy writing out checks for everyone.
Hal gets set up. Jack is running sound for us today.
The rest of the lads get set up. We actually had room to spread out a little.
I brought my small rig. It was plenty.
The stage is all set.
Jack at the mixer. He also brought his Dean Hardtail bass because his girls are singing a few songs during our sets.
It looks like we are just about ready to start.
I think Hal looks like he is ready, handsome devil.
Mario says, "Hey, can you get my whole kit in the picture?"
Kelly and Jack's girls get up to sing a couple. The crowd just ate them up.
On the breaks we go downstairs and check out the acoustic duo. Nate on the doghouse bass is a great player. The guitar player did most of the singing and strummed the cowboy chords and Nate did all the soloing.
The VW bus right inside the main entrance was repainted from last year. It was the official selfie spot.
I think this clock was made for our guitar player.
(The clock says "Art Is Timeless".)
It's that time in the show where Daniel tells us about a fiddle player named Johnny.
We had great crowds all day. It wasn't a large area but it was SRO for every set.
Our dear friend Heather, from the Ranch, stopped by on her way to work to say "Hi" and give us a listen.
Here's a collage of the A. Rae girls and the KRB, an action shot.
The lads relax on a bench during a break. I was hoping they'd do the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" pose.
On our breaks a magician would put on a show. His slight-of-hand was pretty good but his schtick was even more entertaining. He was pretty funny and had ancient magic tricks dating all the way back to the 80's.
Kelly puts on the show. She had lots of family and friends here today.
After five thirty minute sets we were done at 4pm and had to get out of Dodge quickly. There was another band coming on right after us. Daniel says, "Excuse me, excuse me, coming through!"
The Sawdust Art Festival is quite charming with a vast array of unique art, a lot of it for sale. We had fun and our crowds were enthusiastic. I've heard a rumor that we'll be back here for the Christmas Season art show. That should be cool. (Literally!)
My next engagement will be at the OC Fair playing on The Hangar stage (8/9/17) with True Willie. He looks and sounds like Willie and puts on a fun show. Until then!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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