For those who don't read Hebrew, the poster on the left says that 'The Home
Band' will be playing a set of 80s songs on Thursday night, 17 April [at the
kibbutz pub that opens only on Thursdays]. Doors open 9 pm, the performance
will start at 9:30 pm. A free drink on the house - entrance free.
Yes, after what seems like several months of rehearsals, we finally
appeared, playing the fruits of our labours. Fortunately, most of us have
been at least on partial holiday during this Passover week, so we could
devote plenty of time and concentration to the final rehearsals.
The 'pub' itself is very small; there's some seating on a balcony but most
of the seating is outside. We of course played outside; the area set aside
for a stage is once again a bit too small for seven people; as a result, I'm
lurking in the background with very little room for maneouvering (in the
picture on the left, I'm third from the right, wearing a hat). Behind us can
be seen some of the cowsheds, although I don't think that any cows were out
and boogieing.
As usual, the balance was not that good; the pianist and the lead guitarist
are heard only intermittently. Most of the guitar work that can be heard in
the YouTube videos comes from me. Below is a link to the song "Karma
Chameleon" (spelt incorrectly in YouTube), featuring 'mouth organ' coming
from the keyboard that finally is audible.
I very much enjoyed myself, as did the rest of the group. It was very
satisfying to see all the audience singing along. Our next performance is
scheduled to be on 9 August (although it will probably be either the day
before or two days before); this date in the Hebrew calendar is Tu B'Av, a
full moon and the equivalent of Valentine's day. So we'll be looking at a
set list of love songs, some of which we may have played in the past, some
new.
This day in history:
| Title | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Slouching towards Jerusalem (part one) | Israel, Bar mitzva, Jerusalem | |
| 352 | Reharmonising | Jewish holidays, Guitars | |
| 471 | Mixing and producing | Sandy Denny, Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, The Band | |
| 573 | Dynamic parametric queries | Programming, Delphi, SQL | |
| 831 | Making a movie | Holiday, Sorrento, Home movies | |
| 1385 | Rennin vs Renin | Health, Blood pressure |
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