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Topic: This Absolutely Takes the Cake |
Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 1 May 2006 6:34 am |
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This one is great, guys and gals: 
I play for a Texas recording artist, so I leave my main gigging rig on his bus. Yesterday I jobbed out with another artist in Houston TX at the University of Houston for a large festival. There were about 9,000 people there. It took me 30 mins of circling the campus trying to convince the cops that I needed to get in close to the stage..finally got in.
So I get there with my old Sho-Bud, and when I open up the case...NO BACK LEGS! I forgot I had taken them out of the case to do some work on them at home weeks ago. Well I thought about it. It was much too far to go back home and get them, so I stacked up some drum cases on one side, some milk crates on the other and I was good to go! I had a little trouble reaching my RKR because of the crates, but everything else was totally reachable and playable.
But it gets better....
The stage was huge and covered by a large tent except for one side - MY SIDE - I was outside the tent. Started out fine, nice and shady. Soon though, the sun started beating down on me mercilessly, so I was having tuning fits, plus I wore a sleeveless western shirt and was soon burnt to a crisp on my arms.
Despite it all it was still a good gig...I'll take the worst day playing music over the best day working a "real" job!
HaHa!! 
JC
[This message was edited by Jody Cameron on 01 May 2006 at 07:38 AM.] |
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ed packard
From:
Show Low AZ
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Posted 1 May 2006 6:59 am
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Jody...Sho Bud on a flat bed ain't the best! I'd be interested to know if you tuned just the strings, or did you have to tweak the rods also?
Edp |
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Ward Skinner
From:
Mission, TX * R.I.P.
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Posted 1 May 2006 8:10 am
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| You know the old saying, 'make a mistake with your head and you have to make it up with your legs'. |
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Marty Holmes
From:
Magnolia ,TX USA
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Posted 1 May 2006 8:40 am
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Jody,
I saw Stephen last night at Sam's boat in Houston he showed me on his camera. Hilarious Jody!!!Give me a call some time 832-671- 0532.Take care Jody |
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Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 1 May 2006 8:51 am
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| Ed: I only left the back legs (thank goodness)so I had the front two legs and rods as well as the pedal bar...I didn't have to retune anything at the endplate. JC |
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ed packard
From:
Show Low AZ
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Posted 1 May 2006 9:06 am
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| Jody...thanks for the info. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 1 May 2006 9:24 am
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| Jody:Too bad that armless steel player wasn't around....you could have borrowed his legs. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 1 May 2006 11:03 am
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| Hey Jody, thats a classic, ha, ha! Don't feel bad, I've done the same thing. Steel guitar dues! As Rodney dangerfield once said "It ain't easy being me". |
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Fred Justice
From:
Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 1 May 2006 11:57 am
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Jody at least you had a nice case to haul your ole bud in(Free Plug, Free Plug)
Just kiddin buddy, glad it all turned out ok for you.
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Fred Justice,
Fred's Music www.fredjusticemusic.com
Rains Steel Guitars
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 1 May 2006 12:02 pm
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what about the cake?
some said there was going to be cake! |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 1 May 2006 12:55 pm
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Hey Jody, man I bet you still sounded awesome even out of tune.
Just be thankful that your bad gig for the year should be safely in the rearview mirror.
Rick |
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Rodney Garrison
From:
Montague County , Texas (deceased)
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Posted 1 May 2006 3:31 pm
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Jody, Post some pictures of that rig. I'm all for lightening the load! BTW , who do you play with down in Houston?
RG |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 1 May 2006 4:16 pm
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Puts a new slant on getting "legless" at a gig...Jody you would sound great regardless of how you were propping up your axe !!
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Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 1 May 2006 7:36 pm
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Thanks Rick and Paddy...
Rodney, I play with Zona Jones now, who is out of Beaumont, TX but the gig I did "legless" was with a guy named Steven Brown from Houston...great young singer.
I don't have any pics, but Steven took a couple on his cell phone camera. I'll ask him if I can somehow get them posted, but I'm pretty technologically challenged!
Fred, the case is beautiful!
I played again tonight and the first thing I did before leaving was make sure I had those legs, haha! |
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