Re: Who's up for a So Cal Minicon Saturday, May 8th?

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:00 pm

collin wrote:
paologregorio wrote:Pink Floyd:
Breathe
Comfortably Numb
Some others I can't think of the names to that remind me of the two I just listed; in any case, they're bound to drive Collin nuts

You kidding me? I LOVE me some Pink Floyd. (It's Emerson Lake and Palmer I can't stand....and Yes. )

I play a mean "Shine on you Crazy Diamond."

you ever try playing "Bike" from the first record? i love that goofy barrett song.

collin · Post by **collin** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:15 pm

suedehead71 wrote:

you ever try playing "Bike" from the first record? i love that goofy barrett song.

Totally! That the PF that I truly love. I could play Interstellar Overdrive, Astronomy Domine, Arnold Layne or See Emily Play all night long too.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:40 pm

paologregorio wrote: I can list 30 songs we've played, all by myself:

Beatles:
A Hard Day's Night

Maybe for a little Confluence fun,

we can try and set a World's record or a Guiness record, (or at least a record we can claim and post on You Tube) for most Rickenbacker 12-string and 6-string guitars and 4, 5 and 8 string basses joining together in unison on the Opening Chord of Hard Day's Night .... so much Ricken-chime that the sound waves will clean-out the air conditioning system at Backline....

Hmmm..... If only we could figure out what that opening chord is !!

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:41 pm

collin wrote:
paologregorio wrote:Pink Floyd:
Breathe
Comfortably Numb
Some others I can't think of the names to that remind me of the two I just listed; in any case, they're bound to drive Collin nuts

You kidding me? I LOVE me some Pink Floyd. (It's Emerson Lake and Palmer I can't stand....and Yes. )

I play a mean "Shine on you Crazy Diamond."

elreydlp wrote:
paologregorio wrote:
elreydlp wrote: I would say Hollies too, but who the Hell is gonna sing Graham Nash's parts?
Skip

I'm down with some Floyd (I can actually do drums there no problem), and can sing the Nash parts if need be.

We can do the HDN chord easy too.

(Esp. if there's a piano present.)

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:49 pm

Loves me some Floyd, too. REM if anyones up to it.

windchimp · Post by **windchimp** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:52 pm

s4001 wrote: REM if anyones up to it.

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:35 pm

s4001 wrote:Loves me some Floyd, too. REM if anyones up to it.

Scott, you can invite your fellow progknowsysers if they want to jam on some numbers with us. Vito, the rest of SWB is welcome as well.

Kenny, any or all of the guys from KHR4 or HW are welcome as well. I might actually have some success at getting my guys to show up as well.

elreydlp · Post by **elreydlp** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:06 pm

I know how to make that opening chord, but I'll be damned if I know what it is! I also know how to play it wrong!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:47 pm

We might want to think about "set lists" as that is a wide range of music we are talking about playing ...

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:51 pm

Uppadated, uppadated, U P D A T E ! ! !

Headcount so far:

Attending
Bob Schneider: "looking forward to it; haven't seen you guys in a long time"
Brian Fitzpatrick: "Smiths!"
Byrds Collective"?: "Tollhouse"
Colin Nasseri
Collin Whitley
Gary Clauson
Henry Prego
Jim Hitchcock: http://www.myspace.com/jimhitchcock
Joey Vasco
Rich Ferguson
Ross Hansen
Scott Jehlik
Steve Forsgren
Skip Baker
Vito Francone

........Oh, I'll be there as well.

Not Attending:
Alberto Campos-drums-recording date-sends his regrets, will catch the nex one.
CJ Johansson
Dennis Taylor

Maybe Attending:
Dan Saifer
David Whang
Kenny Howes...if there are Tollhouse..I think I might need to put KH in the "attending"...or maybe I should say "Yes"

column since he just mentioned playing some prog drums...
Greg Ernst-Drums-might have to work part of the day, will let us know as the date gets closer
Tom Fowler
Tom O'Keefe-looking good so far, will let us know as the date gets closer

Once again; as always, if anyone has playing, singing, or spectator friends who are not forum members but would enjoy the jam...invite them !

Also, for you Facebookers, here's the link to the event page; feel free to invite other Ricknuts I haven't invited: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110308862322947

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:54 pm

doctorwho wrote:We might want to think about "set lists" as that is a wide range of music we are talking about playing ...

Yeah, true. I think we're approaching the seventy or eighty song mark on the suggested list; that I can actually fake my way through a large number of these is starting to scare me...but probably not as much as it scares the ears of the people stuck listening to me fake my way through these...

Eighty songs probably only gets us 1/3 to 1/2 of the way through the jam, so keep `em coming guys, and remember to keep it simple wherever possible; in order to prevent on stage musical train wrecks, apply the "songs you can play drunk" rule, even if you don't drink!

Oh, who's up for some
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick?

I'd like to play "Surrender", "California Man" ("the Move" cover), and "Clock Strikes Ten."

elreydlp wrote:If we're doing a Surf set, should I bring my Showman and Reverb Unit?
Skip

If it'll fit...we can probably find room for it somewhere, and it'll look cool.

I always bring my Blonde Fender Blk Face Twin RI for the surfy and 12 stringy stuff...and an AC30, of course. I might spare you guys the "how does he fit all that gear into his Ford Focus?!" show this time by driving the Lincoln Town Car.

elreydlp · Post by **elreydlp** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:12 pm

Since I'm new, I'll limit my suggestions to those I've already submitted becaue they pretty much represent what I play. I would be happy to contribute to finalizing the Surf set. This will be my first get-together, so if those of you who know everyone can put the other lists together we can edit and sign up.
Skip

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:54 am

collin wrote:
suedehead71 wrote:

you ever try playing "Bike" from the first record? i love that goofy barrett song.
Totally! That the PF that I truly love. I could play Interstellar Overdrive, Astronomy Domine, Arnold Layne or See Emily Play all night long too.

same here. love that first e.p. and album. and also barrett's contribution to the second album, "jugband blues." not sure if you're familiar with robyn hitchcock, but i see a lot of his influences in barrett.

THAT being said, "Madonna of the Wasps" is a super rickenbacker tune (peter buck played 12 string on it), and could be an easy song to play at our shindig, mayhaps...

elreydlp · Post by **elreydlp** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:31 pm

8mileshigher wrote:
paologregorio wrote: I can list 30 songs we've played, all by myself:

Beatles:
A Hard Day's Night
Maybe for a little Confluence fun, we can try and set a World's record or a Guiness record, (or at least a record we can claim and post on You Tube) for most Rickenbacker 12-string and 6-string guitars and 4, 5 and 8 string basses joining together in unison on the Opening Chord of Hard Day's Night .... so much Ricken-chime that the sound waves will clean-out the air conditioning system at Backline....

Hmmm..... If only we could figure out what that opening chord is !!

Here it is:

http://www.mscs.dal.ca/~brown/n-oct04-harddayjib.pdf

Let's all practice now!

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:59 pm

It's not enough just to practice the opening chord; everyone needs to practice the moptop shake and head bobbing to go along with the playing.