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Re: My First Loop Gig



way to go phil! aint nothing like the first time indeed!

more to come?

peace
jg


----- Original Message -----
From: lol c <testtubemicro@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:08 PM
Subject: My First Loop Gig


>
>
> Hi Guys,its nearly 5am in the uk right now but i just had to come on line
> and tell you about my first real live looping gig.
>   I am a relative newbie to the loop scene,I only started about january
> (started by making riffs chain togeather on a crappy Zoom 707,just kind 
>of
> went on from there).
> anyways, in this time ive become kind of bordering on obsessed with the
> whole concept and have had bags of fun, and spent bags of money (well,for
a
> poor student) making music on my own and in front of small  groups of
mates.
>   Although i think, my skills came along at about 8x the speed of when i
was
> just doing regular guitar, i have been reluctant to take any gigs for 
>fear
> of crashing and burning.
>
>   That all changed tonight,I finally decided to do my first loop
orientated
> gig. MAN!!Ive never been so nervous except for my first school play!!!all
> these new variables to think about,what if it goes wrong, what if i
suddenly
> find i cant sing and loop at the same time, what if the RC-20s batterys
run
> out berfore i do...............AAAARGH,hell.......but.......acctually,
> bliss,i loved every sweaty tense minute of it.
>
> As it happened it all went absolutly great,i didnt screw up more then
could
> be covered, the buzz from the croud was unbelivable (it was basically an
> acoustic night, so by the time i was a couple of minutes in heads where
> really lifting!!) and i cant remember ever coming off stage feeling more
> exhilerated!!
>
> the icing on the cake was listening to all the people asking me and each
> other how/what i had been doing.
>
> Anyways, im rambling, I basically just wanted to share a story and also
> thank all of you great guys and girls on list for the help,encouragement
and
> advice you probably dont even know you gave me.
>
> see you all soon
>   Phill Wilson
>
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