The MVP on this show has to go to David's son, Leo. He wore many hats today and saw to it that the show was a complete success! He booked the event, helped set up and engineer the front of house, monitor mixes, lighting, recording (on a new out-of-the-box mulittrack digital unit none of us had ever seen before), bring in his posse for good measure, and, drum roll please, he took many a great picture. Not just a few, how about 48 great ones! Of course I will have to share nearly all of them here. Nice to have pictures taken with a real camera and real lenses, you know what I'm sayin'? Farrel looked very nice, quite mature actually, with her 19th birthday only weeks away. I think I remember being 19, back when Ronald Reagan was running the country. She might have to be nominated as runner-up MVP on beauty alone. Okay, and she can sing Magic Power better than Rik Emmett can these days. Yep, not to mention Lights - uh huh, better than Steve "Na Na-Na Na Na" Perry. One could say that the camera was kind to all us. Must have been a full moon.
A quick add for those who might check back:
Unearthed some of my trusty phone pics. Not the quality you'll see from Leo, but I did capture Leo in action, getting the shots on stage. Also got one of the wild "shirtless man" who briefly hit on Farrel before her father put a stop to that. Good stuff that I thought belonged here but not at the very bottom of this rather long post.
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| Fellow roadies Spencer and Molly resting after helping to load the van. |
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| Shirtless man |
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| Leo 1 |
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| Leo 2 |
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| The doorway to unlocked dreams |
We hadn't played in a good long time. The good news is we were able to meet up and dust off some cobwebs. The song book is ever growing. We added the mightiest of Who songs Baba O"Riley to the medley, mainly to take the place of Pictures of Lily. Also added a couple of Green Day tunes, just because we had the urge: 21 Guns & Wake Me Up When September Ends. I think there was another Avril Lavigne tune for Farrel to sing, but I can't keep them all straight. Good song and easy chord changes, so why not? We played 2 very long sets and made good in Buckhead. Had our special guest on the piano once again. Great versions of Let It Be and Twist and Shout. Finished with a sweaty Peace Love and Understanding that would have made Nick Lowe blush!
David supplied a 2nd subwoofer, a nifty new audio snake that saves so many patching headaches, a radical new Zoom digital multi-track recorder/mixer, and new LED light trees, which gave us a real nice professional look. Hey, we also had foot controlled strobe lights for Helter Skelter! It's getting better all the time!
Met the gentlemen for a fantastic meal at Fadó Irish Pub. I was very hungry, but I have to say they serve one of the finest burgers in the city. It's hard to describe, but a burger needs to be juicy, with fresh toppings and a sauce of sorts, yet not so messy that it falls apart or soaks through the bun. This was perfect! Great to have a terrific meal and relax with David, Ira, and Karl before we got down to business. Buckhead is still under construction, and the commute in on a Friday evening is never that fun. Such a relief to get here and relax. As you can see, we were chilling like it was all over. Only thing was, it was about to get bizzy!
Johnny, it's an amazing blessing to have found a great person and musician such as yourself. Thanks for sharing all of your musical knowledge, being a huge part of Last Call and most of all for these blogs...PRICELESS!
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