Thursday, June 28, 2007
Excellent. We just came back from our fifth gig, this one at the Smiling Buddah on College. It went really well, I think even better than our one at the Supermarket. The three of us biked there, and carried all our stuff on a bike trailer. I was so impressed.
All you need is a good bike, and old fluorescent orange bike trailer, and a dolly, and you can carry all your equipment. This time we had half a drumset, a guitar, my weighted 88-key keyboard (which I can barely lift) and keyboard stand. Carrying it on a bike was actually remarkably easy. Sometimes it was tricky turning corners; I had to adjust the connection to make sure the keyboard/dolly combo could swivel enough, else I'd end up in the middle of the road.
This gig was held by The Commune. We were the last of three bands that played, and people seemed to really love us. They said we were tight! It's so nice to hear that, because I always felt we were loose. So great response. A guy there called the bike trailer combo SICK! Twice.
All you need is a good bike, and old fluorescent orange bike trailer, and a dolly, and you can carry all your equipment. This time we had half a drumset, a guitar, my weighted 88-key keyboard (which I can barely lift) and keyboard stand. Carrying it on a bike was actually remarkably easy. Sometimes it was tricky turning corners; I had to adjust the connection to make sure the keyboard/dolly combo could swivel enough, else I'd end up in the middle of the road.
This gig was held by The Commune. We were the last of three bands that played, and people seemed to really love us. They said we were tight! It's so nice to hear that, because I always felt we were loose. So great response. A guy there called the bike trailer combo SICK! Twice.
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