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Topic: Played Micky Cassidy`s Irish Pub In Medway, Ma |
manny escobar
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portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 14 May 2016 7:04 am |
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| What a fun time we had last night, 5/13, playing in an Irish Pub with Dean Sampson on guitar, Elaine Ellis on bass & drum machine and yours truly on steel. The place was packed and the band squeezed into a small corner. It was a nice escape from the typical veteran`s organization gigs. This little heavenly honky tonk at 116 Main Street wants us back June 10, 2016. Jim Rice president of RISGA selected the players for this venue. We are known as "Dueling Country". Jim also sang three songs. Everyone`s favorite Cindy Lane popped in and sang a few tunes. The five RISGA members there were Elaine, Dean, Manny, Jim and dobro player Richard Chiasson. GREAT BAR GREAT FOOD! |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 15 May 2016 10:52 am
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glad you had fun but i come from the school that
would be embarrassed to play with a drum machine live.
different upbringings i guess.
(or tracks or computers) |
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manny escobar
From:
portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 15 May 2016 11:23 am No Room
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| We were on top of each other. The drums would have had to hang from the ceiling. It was so much fun. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Jim Rice
From:
Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 15 May 2016 4:20 pm
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Thanks for posting Manny! It was a blast and the crowd was really into it. Definitely a tight fit for the band. I think the drum machine worked out fine. The only non-positive comment I got was that the band should turn it up! How often do you hear that in a bar?
Can't wait to go back again in June. Thanks to Manny, Elaine and Dean for doing a great job showing how real country music is done.
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RISGA President: GFI SD-10, 1969 Emmmons D-10, Nashville 112, Hilton pedal |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 16 May 2016 6:15 am
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Glad you had fun, Manny, and it's nice to know of another possible venue for country music around our area.
Drum machines can be OK. It is often a matter of economics too. We can't have everything.
As Manny and Elaine know, the Cindy Lane band had a drum machine and economically it was either use a live drummer or a steel player. As the fill-in steel player, I am glad it was the latter!
Chris |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 16 May 2016 7:41 am
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I'm sure every one has had a time where they wish they had a Machine drummer. LOL   |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 16 May 2016 8:10 am
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ok. you all win. i'm an old school band guy who doesn't want to accept modern compromises.
the interaction of a human band creating something beautiful and real meant something to us.
i understand now that has changed as have people's sense of pride. i can only imagine they get it in a different manner now. |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 18 May 2016 4:47 am
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| I understand and agree where your coming from. Age of electronics has change the Music business more than the New York invasion of Nashville and that thing called Karejokee.. But surviving in the Live music journey nowadays means compromises and purchases and a day job. Even the studios are using contraptions nowadays. They make a Fart sound like Mario Lanza. Won't be long before they find a Steel Guitar contraption for a regular guitar |
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manny escobar
From:
portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 19 May 2016 5:28 am It Ain`t Like It Used To Be
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| Hi Doug Beaumier, Chris Brooks, Joe Casey and Jim Rice. Thanks for the POSITIVE comments. I miss the fun and excitement from all past local steel shows. RISGA President Jim Rice is having a show Oct. 15th at the Tiverton, RI VFW. It could be a nice reunion if you guys come on board. |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 19 May 2016 7:10 am
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Thanks for the reminder, Manny. I have penciled it into my calendar and will do my best to make it.
But I'll miss smiling Eddie Cunningham . . .
Regards to Elaine!
Chris |
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 19 May 2016 7:19 am
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| If I had the choice to hear a band with a live drummer and no steel, or a band with a drum machine and a live steel player, it would not take me long to make a decision. |
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Sam White R.I.P.
From:
Coventry, RI 02816
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Posted 19 May 2016 11:22 am
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Manny and all you guys that played in that tiny corner in the bar must have done a great job with the drum machine. Remember that drum machine did not make one mistake and it is good practice. Keep up the good work all you guys and Anna and my favorite Drummer Elaine Ellis we miss all you guys and we are having a good time down here in North Carolina running our Steel Jams.Keep up the good work.
Sam & Anna White
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Dynalap lap 8 String Lap Steel Fender frontman 25B speaker changed Boss TU-12H Tuner.Founder and supporter of the Rhode Island Steel Guitar Association Founder of the New England Steel Guitar Association and the Greeneville TN Steel Jams and now founder of the North Carolina Steel Guitar Jams. Honorary member of the Rhode Island Steel Guitar Association,Member of The New England Steel Guitar Association.
Member of the Florida Steel Guitar Club,and member of Mid Atlantic Steel Guitar Association |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 20 May 2016 5:29 am
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Don, I hear what you're saying. I too am biased towards steel players! :>)
And not all "live" drummers are equal. [Insert your own drummer-horror-story here.]
Chris |
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Floyd Lowery
From:
Deland, Florida, USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 6:12 am
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Machine drummers will not speed up, will not slow down, will not be late getting back from a break, will not get drunk and drop the drumsticks or fall off the stage. All that said, I much prefer a GOOD live drummer who knows when to lay back and when to accent and do all the things a machine will not do. There are times economically you have to do what is not your favorite thing in order to do your favorite thing (that's Picking your steel).
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Alesis QuadraVerb, Goodrich Match-Bro II
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 20 May 2016 6:17 am
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I've tried getting a sequencer to loosen up, but you never get the feel. There's not always a drummer around.
One has to learn to mix them low enough. Adding a snare helps (or even brushes on a drum head, any percussion). |
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manny escobar
From:
portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 6:03 am Mickey Cassidy`s
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| We are back again at Mickey Cassidy`s Pub, 116 Main St., Medway,MA this Friday June 10th at 8pm. "Dueling Country" consists of Dean Sampson on lead guitar, yours truly on steel and Elaine Ellis on bass plus her invisible drummer. Hopefully, Cindy Lane will attend and sing a few tunes. Come and enjoy good food in a crowded bar. |
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