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mmm shinyyyyyyyyyy wait a minute its only got two knobs

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1334921843' post='1623461'] A percussionist friend I occasionally play with was approached to play the opening ceremony of the Olympics. He agreed, but he's been told he won't be paid, not even expenses. The gig will cost him about £200 to do, they require 3 rehearsals - plus petrol, time, food and drink, etc. He's thinking of giving it a miss. But maybe you think he should celebrate this wonderful and remarkable event by spending £200 to play at it. [/quote] you would think that macdonalds would be able to sponsor him (and others like him) given the obscene profits they will be making from the entire proceedings?

show them this

just point out the above to whoever is asking edit- presumably there will be figures/accounts publicly available? would be interesting to know what the event planner fee is!

[url="http://youtu.be/8dHUfy_YBps"]http://youtu.be/8dHUfy_YBps[/url]

royal tunbridge wells actually [url="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/164248"]http://www.wegottickets.com/event/164248[/url]

[media]http://youtu.be/92G-jw4TqS4[/media] [url="http://thetubestore.com/ampohmpiw.html"]http://thetubestore.com/ampohmpiw.html[/url]

ftw is a ricken barker ??

[url="http://youtu.be/KbJrcpqLui8"]http://youtu.be/KbJrcpqLui8[/url]

[url="http://youtu.be/f2nXTARNf2s"]http://youtu.be/f2nXTARNf2s[/url]

was going to start a new thread but then i remembered this one! seems appropriate enough [url="http://youtu.be/TWXUatVuxQg"]http://youtu.be/TWXUatVuxQg[/url]

ladies and gentlemen we have a winner !!! congrats mister

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1334487351' post='1616697'] I'm sorry, but that link does nothing for me.... Reminds of of a local situation where a very big ex-name does a few gigs and I suggested to our drummer that it lacks an awful LOT..and he said..and he may have a point.. that these solos are designed for stadiums where flash and panache would be lost, but you still expect some basic feel to come out...and it isn't just about laying it down... For example, I am great believer in a drummer hitting correctly... because if you don't you'll never a get much of a sound and you such wont get a quick sound-check as there is just too much EQ compensation to go through. That is before you even get onto the feel of the guy... Some guys just have IT and others have to work at it. Not sure what that link does, ...and I don't find it watchable, tbh. [/quote] from a non-drummer ....i do like NP's playing on the early rush material but that is the most rigid 'unrelaxed' piece of playing ?? i know non-professional drummers who would be embarrassed with that

and a few surprises in there too eric clapton and tina turner

cant think of any other artist who has officially employed so many musicians as regular band and extras - not even parliament/funkadelic! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Frank_Zappa_records"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Frank_Zappa_records[/url]

[media]http://youtu.be/wfA6pFoRHuk[/media] Franck Avitabile - piano (Steinway 'D' #576749) Pino Palladino - electric bass Manu Katché - drums From the album "Paris Sketches" (Dreyfus Jazz / Sony Music © 2009) composed by Franck Avitabile

[b] [size=4]Manu Katche - Travelling West (with Pino Palladino) [/size][/b] [url="http://youtu.be/0FQ8IJOSayk"]http://youtu.be/0FQ8IJOSayk[/url]

personally i would have written back and told them that keith agrees to their request but provided that is as part of a double act with oliver reed

... can some people be? [url="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/olympics-organizers-ask-keith-moon-to-play-closing-ceremony-20120413"]http://www.rollingst...remony-20120413[/url] or more likely (wheres the emoticon for 'cynical hat on'?) another cheap PR effort along the same sort of lines as the supposed confused three year olds email to the nice man at sainsbury re the tiger bread??? edit - obviously someone will get a huge pat on the back for this as a viral PR stunt like this is extremley cheap if it works well

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1334396992' post='1615556'] Hmm, wouldn't judge the shop too quickly - when I had a shop (a Fender dealer) it took me 4 months to get some US Jaguar saddles for a customer. Good job he had been in direct contact with Fender as to start with he thought it was me messing him around. [/quote] yup wouldnt blame the shop - my local shop here ordered me a 2U rack case for my head - took 4 months because of the supplier

do we have a result? ed-cant see the closing date ed-ed - im guessing today as you said 7 days 7days ago

radio2 steve wright in the afternoon this was just on [url="http://youtu.be/C8B8sNXpcGg"]http://youtu.be/C8B8sNXpcGg[/url]

[quote name='gt4ever' timestamp='1325255128' post='1481364'] i've recently joined a punk/indie band The FM as bassist. Good energy, great songwriter. This is one of their more commercial efforts from last year, great vid though. [media]http://youtu.be/PtbQHjbpU5E[/media] Rich [/quote] yes i saw that ad on kentgigs too - i do like the videos