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That was fun!
Jun. 28th, 2016 10:54 amAnd a lot of work, but still. Doing a gig in a historic space like that (Detroit's Orchestra Hall) is fun, and the acoustics in the hall are wonderful. I think that's the first time I've been in a band that's stopped and listened to the hall after the tuning note!
I had forgotten how close the boxes are to the stage (in my defense, the last time I was there was in 1979 or 80, and the "hanging" boxes weren't open), so I was able to see the family in the seats. I was a bit disconcerted when I realised that I could identify DB from his back, while he was standing still -- and he wasn't with J & Mum at the time. :) Mum and SR said that the sound is even better from the balcony (which is where they usually sit), but the box was fun.
It took until about noon yesterday to clear the stiff-and-creaky from moving gear across the building twice and then unloading it at Harrison. Then there was rehearsal at 7:30 -- we have three gigs between now and the next rehearsal! (Farmington's Heritage Park on July 7 is the only "public" one -- we do a gig at FoxRun (senior living) for which they sell tickets, and there's a nursing home gig on the 11th.)
My shoulder is still annoying. The PT's been working out knots and relieving the the muscle stress that she finds, working away from the shoulder, and it gets better, but then I move just wrong and it flares up again. The PT says that I may just have to live with it. :(
I had forgotten how close the boxes are to the stage (in my defense, the last time I was there was in 1979 or 80, and the "hanging" boxes weren't open), so I was able to see the family in the seats. I was a bit disconcerted when I realised that I could identify DB from his back, while he was standing still -- and he wasn't with J & Mum at the time. :) Mum and SR said that the sound is even better from the balcony (which is where they usually sit), but the box was fun.
It took until about noon yesterday to clear the stiff-and-creaky from moving gear across the building twice and then unloading it at Harrison. Then there was rehearsal at 7:30 -- we have three gigs between now and the next rehearsal! (Farmington's Heritage Park on July 7 is the only "public" one -- we do a gig at FoxRun (senior living) for which they sell tickets, and there's a nursing home gig on the 11th.)
My shoulder is still annoying. The PT's been working out knots and relieving the the muscle stress that she finds, working away from the shoulder, and it gets better, but then I move just wrong and it flares up again. The PT says that I may just have to live with it. :(
