STANDARD DEVIATION AT E.O.U. HOMECOMING TAILGATER
Our band Standard Deviation played our second EOU tailgater party this morning. I was a bit concerned that we might encounter rain or other such icky stuff, but the temperature was in the 60-65 range and everything stayed dry. There was some stiff wind at times, but we managed just fine. We played well, and well over a hundred people were there.
Thanks to Sally Gregory for the following pictures. I hereby proclaim her as our official band photographer! She always gets good shots.
Jon White was on top of his guitar game today.
Mike was, as always, right-on on the bass
John discusses sound with today's soundman Scott Arnson. Scott played guitar in our band for a year. He helped us take our sound to a new level then, and we have taken it to still another level now. Scott is an all-around great guy, and when he does our sound we know it's going to help us sound that much better!
A couple of shots of us.
John and Joel in this shot. We had to bundle up a bit when the temp dropped down a few degrees.
I think my keyboard playing was a bit better than normal today. Fewer mistakes, better solos.
Joel and Jon
Mike, John and Jon
Joel on the drums
Nice fall colors now in La Grande.
A great time was had by all!
Thanks to Sally Gregory for the following pictures. I hereby proclaim her as our official band photographer! She always gets good shots.
Jon White was on top of his guitar game today.
Mike was, as always, right-on on the bass
John discusses sound with today's soundman Scott Arnson. Scott played guitar in our band for a year. He helped us take our sound to a new level then, and we have taken it to still another level now. Scott is an all-around great guy, and when he does our sound we know it's going to help us sound that much better!
A couple of shots of us. 
John and Joel in this shot. We had to bundle up a bit when the temp dropped down a few degrees.
I think my keyboard playing was a bit better than normal today. Fewer mistakes, better solos.
Joel and Jon
Mike, John and Jon
Joel on the drums
Nice fall colors now in La Grande. 
Our next job is Thursday, December 3 at Ten Depot Street in La Grande.
We got paid a nice sum for the two EOU tailgaters. I have enough in my music fund now that I think I'm going to purchase a headset remote microphone. Joel has a headset mic and he likes it quite a bit. His voice sounds just as good through it as it does through a regular mic. You can probably see it on him in the pictures he's in.
That way I can look like one of those air traffic controllers or whatever when I sing. I have also decided to learn to play while standing, so that I can be more animated when singing. It might make us more interesting to watch, although maybe watching a 52-year-old guy sort-of dancing around while playing a piano might not be all that interesting... but I do like to dance around a bit! Heh!
That way I can look like one of those air traffic controllers or whatever when I sing. I have also decided to learn to play while standing, so that I can be more animated when singing. It might make us more interesting to watch, although maybe watching a 52-year-old guy sort-of dancing around while playing a piano might not be all that interesting... but I do like to dance around a bit! Heh!
Stay tuned on that one!
6 Comments:
Hey, it worked for Jerry Lee Lewis. Just don't try to play the piano with your backside the way he did. ;)
I am always impressed and a bit envious of those with musical talent. Sounds like a good time was had by all there.
Just out of curiosity, what genre of music does Standard Deviation perform, Snave? Any original compositions? If so, you should You-tube it and post it on your blog, sir. I'd love to hear some!
Thanks guys!
We play mostly classic rock with a bit of blues and other stuff thrown in. We try to keep it as eclectic as possible. Here are some of the songs we do:
China Grove - Doobie Bros.
Magic Carpet Ride, Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
I'm Tore Down - Jeff Healey
Hideaway - Freddie King
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
Gimme Some Lovin'- Spencer Davis Group
Empty Promises - Michael Burks
They Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers (but we model our version after the one by Steve Earle and Sheryl Crow)
Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz
Take Five - Dave Brubeck
The Theme from Peter Gunn
The Break-Up Song - Greg Kihn
Molly's Chambers - Kings of Leon (and with an original break thrown into the middle)
Yesterday Girl - The Smithereens
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Choo Choo Mama - Ten Years After
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
We are going to start working on some original stuff soon.
To check out some low-res videos of us from a while back, you can check here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jondwhite
We are looking to get some videos up with better sound and vision.
Excellent! Great songs, too! I'll check out the link, sir.
Congrats. Sounds like you guys are going places. Nice playlist; versatile selection.
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