While the banjo player looks on with envy...

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 26 Jul 2013 7:23 am

Bill, I have a question- if you do many of those beach gigs, do you have problems or issues with salt deterioration of your steel, V Pedal, etc? I don't remember issues with my steel, but Carolina beach gigs in the 80's ate my guitars alive... most of us had a cheap import for the outdoor stuff.

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 26 Jul 2013 7:43 am

I rarely play pedal steel on the pier and this was a one-time deal for my new Milkman amp.

But yes, my '54 Fender Pro dual 8 has suffered a bit over the years playing beach gigs in Da Howlies. If it hadn't been such a beater to begin with, I never would have drug it down there. It sure sounds awesome, though.

edit - and that tele you see is a cheap import...

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 26 Jul 2013 7:55 am

Mark - where and with whom did you play at CB?

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 26 Jul 2013 8:21 am

Bill, for me some years touring with Columbia's Electric Bluegrass "The Zassoff Boys" up and down the coast and throughout the US, and a good bit of time with Top 40 rock bands on the "beach" scene. In fact the largest crowd I've played for to date was a festival in Myrtle Beach with the Zassoffs in front of 200,000 plus. This is before timed-array speaker systems, and I have no idea how the people in back heard a thing.

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 26 Jul 2013 8:23 am

Very cool.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 26 Jul 2013 9:36 am

I forgot more recent gigs in Wilmington with Blueground Undergrass, but on the riverfront instead of the beach. On the MB festival gig, our set was between Ray Stevens and Glen Campbell. Glen had just married Tanya Tucker, and I was surprised to see him getting out of the helicopter right behind the stage with some other young blonde wrapped around him. He was a mess but sang his ass off. So we made him an honorary Zassoff. Good times. How are you liking that Milkman?

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 26 Jul 2013 6:03 pm

Yeah - the Riverfront's not so bad on gear as the water has very little salt this far from Southport (the mouth of the Cape Fear River).

Always have heard Glen was a mess, bless his heart.

I'm nuts over this amplifier!!!

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 26 Jul 2013 6:56 pm

While the sexpot looks on with envy...

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 26 Jul 2013 11:10 pm

Is there another Milkman at that gig too?

Tim Marcus · Post by **Tim Marcus** » 27 Jul 2013 7:56 am

seafoam at sunset - looking good!

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 27 Jul 2013 8:12 am

Mark van Allen wrote:Is there another Milkman at that gig too?

What?
This gig?

Or this gig?

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 27 Jul 2013 11:54 am

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 27 Jul 2013 12:01 pm

Cal...you are a photoshop master!

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 2 Aug 2013 7:20 am

Stop me if you've heard it:

What is perfect pitch? The ability to throw a banjo down a mineshaft without hitting the sides.

Nathan Golub · Post by **Nathan Golub** » 2 Aug 2013 8:03 am

Bill, is that the Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar? Fun gig!

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 2 Aug 2013 8:06 am

You guys are killin' me

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 2 Aug 2013 9:46 am

Darryl Hattenhauer wrote:...What is perfect pitch? The ability to throw a banjo down a mineshaft without hitting the sides.

As many times has this has been suggested, I think I'll make my fortune installing nets at the bottom of wells and pit shafts to catch the discarded banjos, so that I can resell them.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 2 Aug 2013 10:06 am

If you find any Ode banjos, let me know. I collect them.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 2 Aug 2013 10:20 am

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 2 Aug 2013 6:16 pm

Nathan Golub wrote:Bill, is that the Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar? Fun gig!

Yeah, been playing there pretty regular since Dave and Abbie opened the joint.

Sometimes I forget I live in paradise!

Bill Ladd · Post by **Bill Ladd** » 2 Aug 2013 6:18 pm

And Joe Casey - that just ain't right.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 2 Aug 2013 6:29 pm

I know.

.I COULDN'T DRAW A STEEL

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 3 Aug 2013 6:21 am

Cal,,,you're "too cool for school",,,,,always count on Cal for a laugh!!!! (even Ray Charles could "see" what she's thinking,,LOL)