Media Club 09/11/06 |
In my last blog I said that I was ending my run as the fill-in house drummer for the open-mic at the Media Club. Turns out that wasn't the case, and have had my stay there held over until this Monday,...
Posted by Gord on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:23:00 PST |
One of the rules at an open mic... |
...is to always ask the owner of a musical instrument if you can play. Well, it seems that someone this past Monday didn't understand that rule. Apparently he talked to both the soundman and the ...
Posted by Gord on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:06:00 PST |
Media Club 08/14/06 |
It was another fun night at the media club. Got to play a little djembe again, and got to play with my talented friend Kevin Coles. He asked me to assist him with the hosting duties, but he did the br...
Posted by Gord on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:32:00 PST |
My night hosting an open mic.... |
...well actually it was co-hosting. My friend Kevin called me and asked if I would do some hosting duties because he wasn't go to be at the Media Club for the Monday Night Open Mic. I said I would tal...
Posted by Gord on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:29:00 PST |
Ed Grimley wouldn't be proud... |
So once again I get a call on my way home from work. "Gord! What are you doing tonight and tomorrow?" This time the gig was a little different. I would be performing percussion parts for a brass ensem...
Posted by Gord on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:25:00 PST |
Media Club 06/26/06 |
Ah, back at the Media Club. But this night was special. I wasn't part of the house band. I was a featured artist. This was my first time playing my vibraphone publicly in over 3 years. So yeah, I was ...
Posted by Gord on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:11:00 PST |
Railway Club 06/24/06 |
So this was the last jam at the Railway for at least the next couple of months. They decided awhile back that the summer would have no Saturday afternoon jams. which on one hand is a shame because the...
Posted by Gord on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:04:00 PST |
My Day 06/10/06 |
5:30 am: Wake up. Have breakfast. Get ready to go to work. Getting paid double time to work Saturday so I couldn't turn it down.
7:30 am: Arrive at work.
11:45 am: Leave work. Stop in New Westminster ...
Posted by Gord on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:13:00 PST |
Buffalo Club 01/06/06 |
Rose and I performed at a benefit for a child who lost her father to a car accident involving speeding. This is a all too common occurrance so please drive safely.
We were first up so the crowd was th...
Posted by Gord on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:24:00 PST |
Railway Club 05/27/06 |
Another fun jam with the ReBeat Generation. We got things rolling with Jimy getting a little crazy on stage. You late comers missed out! There was a huge show on after the jam, so we tried to keep thi...
Posted by Gord on Mon, 29 May 2006 07:44:00 PST |
