My spot for thoughts on music and life. Maybe some politricks.
Monday, May 10, 2010
LEAP Event w/Senator Bernie Sanders, Wedding at Big Picture
Had a great event a couple weeks ago, followed by a wonderful wedding at the Big Picture Theater which made for a busy Saturday indeed!
Waterbury LEAP is a non profit Waterbury organization that stands for Local Action Energy Partnership, wonderful folks! The morning was anything having to do with renewable alternative energy, farming, education, efficiency and the like. Good stuff! Bernie of course rallied those in the Crosset Brook School gym, and secured a huge grant for the school to install solar panels on the roof, both for education and for energy, how cool is that?? Great event!
Later I made my way to the Big Picture Theater for a wonderful Wedding, Kim and Del, and Red Hot Juba played and folks danced the night away! Great band, good times....
Thanks to all for giving me the call...more posts on the way!
Well its been a while since the last post but no more! My goal is to keep you informed as to what i have been up to in the hopes of helping with future events. It is a place full of photos and vids to enjoy, and the many thoughts on the many subjects i enjoy bouncing around this small brain of mine.
The reason it has taken so long is that i was heavily involved with a certain records store in Burlington Vermont. I was tapped to help bring it online, build inventory, manage the shop etc. and had a great time doing it. It is really rare that one finds a "Dream Job" at all in a lifetime of toil and horrid bosses, and talents gone wasted. At least got a peek into mine, because i love vinyl, talking about music, stereo systems, instruments, meeting people and helping them find music they are gonna love. It was a dream, and dreams end. Not my choice, but i am moving on and finding the time to concentrate on my own passions and businesses in hopes of carving out a similar niche in this here life. Let me know if i can help!
There are lots of stories, for other times. Right now we are redesigning the website, thanks to Jeremy for all the help! also...
Playing live music out is a joy of mine. Me and Russell Goodwin have been getting lots of gigs for our "acoustic duo" and we love it! Dates and locations to follow...
Adding high quality digital transfer to the list of services i can do for you. I can take your precious vinyl, tapes, whatever and make cds for you to enjoy anytime anywhere!
Along with that i will be selling collections for people, working on ebay type of auction where i can list and sell vinyl and connect with more buyers. Let me know if i can help!
Still DJing weddings, parties and providing sound and lighting for events here in Vermont and beyond. I have been accumulating a variety of quality live sound equipment, both for my gigs and for yours! Lets rock the house, and make your Wedding really special.
Much more to follow, look for your event here! Keep in touch and thanks to all who hired services in the past, and looking forward to helping you in the future, pq
Who would have thought the party of the year was going to be in the middle of the winter, totally free, full of local friends and community members, include 4 awesome bands and me DJ-ing in between sets and doing sound and lights? Awesome!! The Mad River Valley still has some surprises left, i thought nobody goes out to shows anymore. Maybe the rumor of a Grace Potter appearance, the Sugar Shack, Nic Dooley's Ska party band that won the battle of the Bands, the word was out, and they came! Thanks to Jack Garvin, Johhny Reid, Colleen and band for a great first set. Then Shattered Brix, the Eames Brothers with Matt Burr, Grace Potter rocking the Temple! Folks stayed late, i didn't get home till almost 6 am, what a party!! Check out the lighting also, I think it worked out great. A workshop for Dave Sellers and company by day became one of the best party spots around. Lets do more of this.
Thanks to some friends at Mad River Glen I got the call to help with getting some music to ease the crowds at the famous Single Chair! When I got there the situation was pretty rough, a pile of old components, yard sale stereos, mess of wires etc. We put in a pro setup-QSC 300 watt amp, JBL control 29AV-1 weather resistant speakers, rackmount Sure mixer for inputs, dbx compressor limiter to help with line spikes, nice case, Sure mic for engaging the nice people of the base area, iPod dock for music, and a nice Gator case to house the whole setup.
We were really impressed with the full quality sound coming from these babies, nice bass response. I had a guest tell me he was hoping to hear Phil Lesh's bass thumping away to pump the crowd, and I assured him it was no problem! A simple operation, just turn it on, plug in the iPod and go, that was the goal!
Here is one of the last open mic events at Stonecutters Brewhouse before they closed their doors. Me and Russ are up there with our friend Roger, not much of a harmonica song for him, but we all have alot of fun. Open mics will be moving to Gustos for the time being, and we have a bunch of guitar duo gigs coming up. I will post some old shots and new dates for you all to check out.
Hey all, Just the first post to my new blog, many more to come i hope. All is well here, beautiful fall day, just returned from a great radio show at WMRW. Looking forward to posting them here! check back and thanks patrick
Waterbury LEAP is a non profit Waterbury organization that stands for Local Action Energy Partnership, wonderful folks! The morning was anything having to do with renewable alternative energy, farming, education, efficiency and the like. Good stuff! Bernie of course rallied those in the Crosset Brook School gym, and secured a huge grant for the school to install solar panels on the roof, both for education and for energy, how cool is that?? Great event!
Later I made my way to the Big Picture Theater for a wonderful Wedding, Kim and Del, and Red Hot Juba played and folks danced the night away! Great band, good times....
