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Good Changes Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 - 11:00 a.m. I had a wonderful time at Cero's last night! Praise be to Insert Deity Here If Applicable, there's been a long-overdue modification to the lineup. Rocky was let go. He'd never been hired by the band in the first place, but his sit-ins had become problematic for a number of reasons, and according to the subspace chatter I've been hearing, it was just kind of an ill fit the whole time. As for my personal opinion and observations? From what I saw when he was in the spotlight? He showed off too much, missed most of his licks, and spent an overabundant amount of time looking in the mirrored wall at himself instead of paying attention to what he was doing onstage. He also insulted me personally and directly by balking at the horrible idea of having to actually PAY me for some buttons that I offered to make for the band. He was all enthusiastic about having me make buttons with the band's name on them and featuring his own artwork -- but then I told him they would cost a dollar apiece to make. Ever seen a bug hit a windshield? As soon as I mentioned what the buttons would cost, Rocky's interest waned just a little faster than that. I guess he thought The Button Fairy visited my house and dropped them down the kitchen vent or something. There's a whole rats' nest of that sticky subtance called Band Politics involved here -- and I'll just assure anybody who gives a damn that yes, what Rocky did behind the scenes was enough to get him kicked off of any stage on the planet. And that's all I gots to say bout that. --- As for the band itself, wow. They sound tight and relaxed and 'on', as if they have breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bob Chance looks beautiful as always, now that he's let his grey grow in, and Dave Kern has a sexy new Hofner Violin bass, the action of which is extremely sweet. He allowed me to heft it and play it after the show, and it's amazing. It's about half a foot shorter than his previous bass, and this new bass weighs in at a little over five pounds. Kern tops out at a little over six feet, so at first, he looked like he was holding a ukulele, but when he played, I got used to the proportions very quickly. A nice little instrument! It was good to see everybody again. Paula T. Bartender asked me if I would please sing, but the heat has kicked my ass, so I had to decline. Next time! --- Sorry not a long post; today's goals here at Chez Too Old are to get a load of laundry done and to take the kitchen trash out before the rustling at the bottom of the trash bag officially becomes a life form. Have a good Saturday! ---
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