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R: He's Not There
Hi Keith, it's a sad news for me! i were counting to carry one with me in
Italy...
So no matter, i'll order it. bye!
Max
>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: keefer07@yahoo.com
>Data: 16/10/2010 0.08
>A: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Ogg: He's Not There
>
>Hi,
>
>Everyone asked to have their SoftSteps mailed to them as they did not
>want
to
>carry more things back home, so I will not be coming down.
>
>Keith
> Keith McMillen
>www.keithmcmillen.com
>www.beamfoundation.org
>"Music For A New Reason"
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>
>To: LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting) <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 3:56:19 AM
>Subject: Y2K-X Day Two: SANTA CRUZ
>
>Well, was the heaviest day of the festival for me because there
>were performances in 3 different cities.
>
>I was planning to deliver the sound system to the young woman
>who had agreed to produce the gig at the Namaste Tea House
>and then continue to organize the myriad list of I have to accomplish
>for the opening of the main venue later tonight (It's 3:43 as I write).
>
>I could get no answers to my phone calls and got to the venue to
>find that the woman was a complete no-show......
>
>...........suddenly , I had to load in the system, be the sound guy, the
>MC (and even play a little as one of the artists just didn't show).
>
>The show went great: Soren Wagner did a beautiful newbie set;
>David Berkmann did a fascinating set with a Gravichord (an elecronic
>Kora, or 21 String African harp---also a first for the festival), Chris
>Cohn
>did a relaxing ambient set, Ambassador of Trouts did a really interesting
>set using (amongst other instruments) a bass clarinet............one of
>my
>favorite
>instruments in the world and then Laurie Amat, the wonderful experimental
>vocalist did a 'newbie' set that was really fascinating. Because of
>last
>minute
>cancellations in the festival, I set up some of my gear and joined Laurie
>for a trio improvisationally with Adrian Gormley (Ambassador of Trouts).
>I've never played with these two musicians before but it was really
>magical
>and a nice way to end a very stressful situation for me.
>
>Then everyone in the audience pitched in and loaded out the PA so that I
could
>get over to the main venue in time to help load in the sophisticated sound
>and lighting system that we'll use for the next three days.
>
>The board is a digital board and fellow looper Daniel Thomas' son Trevor
(who
>played percussion with him in last years festival) brought in the system
>and
set
>it up.
>
>Daniel came down (amazing because he leave tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. for
>Ireland
>where he will
>do a tour with traditional Irish musicians and Bob Brozman (who we've
>both
>played with in the past)
>and taught Maha (my trusty and amazing assistant for the festival) and I
>how
to
>use the digital
>board.
>
>Tim Thompson and David Tristram came in with us and set up the
>sophisticated
>interactive
>lighting/video system that they'll be using to improvise with the
>musicians
on
>stage.
>David even brought an enoromous latter; crawled to the top of the venue
>and
put
>tarps over the skylights so we can have amazing visuals in the middle of
>the
day
>tomorrow.
>
>I finished and got home by 2:45. I started working at 2:00 this
>afternoon so
it
>was a long,
>long, long, long day. I"m so thankful tthat I can sleep in today and be
>back
>to start it all off at 6:00 tonight.
>
>Oh...................and we got the cover to the
>Goodtimes...............fantastic!!!!!!!
>Linda Koffman wrote a really long article on the history of the festival
>and
>said
>some very nice things about it (and about me).
>
>Awesome............................onto day 3.
>
>Rick Walker
>
>ps Any one want to write in about yesterdays gigs in San Jose and San
>Francisco.
>I was sad to have to miss them.
>
>