{"id":130,"date":"2012-01-30T21:57:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T03:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicalschizo.com\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2012-01-30T21:58:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T03:58:24","slug":"of-art-shows-acoustic-guitars-and-headset-microphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalschizo.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/of-art-shows-acoustic-guitars-and-headset-microphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Art Shows, Acoustic Guitars, and Headset Microphones…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So on Saturday night I had a fun gig. In preparation for the gig we discovered the area we had to set up was very small, so I decided I’d use my headset microphone. When I opened up the ziploc container I had been using to hold the mic, I discovered something horrible – the mic element must have reacted with moisture in the windscreen and it corroded it out completely, making it useless. Thanks to my wife’s relationship with a local music merchant, I was able to replace it (with some trade we had there, at the hefty full price of a new mic) and I was back in business.<\/p>\n

I had been concerned all week as to whether I’d be able to play my acoustic and sing well for the crowd, since I didn’t really know if they’d appreciate the sort of solo acoustic show I tend to do (which is a collection of popular songs from the 60s to now rearranged for solo acoustic and voice), but I was “wallpapery” enough for it to go over very well, and I got a lot of compliments. And Lee helped me out on a bunch of songs hitting the kick drum or tapping out rhythms on the snare, and singing some backing vocals.<\/p>\n

Partial song list:
\nHello
\nBaby One More Time
\nBus Stop
\nElenore
\nCan’t Buy Me Love
\nSuperstition
\nDrift Away
\nBad Moon Rising
\nNo Such Thing
\nSunday Morning
\nHole Hearted
\nI Just Died In Your Arms Tonight<\/p>\n

Once the crowd thinned some, we played as the full band, and the wireless headset combined with the wireless on my bass was a dream come true…I had forgotten how much fun it was to be able to run around and sing…and I didn’t even mind that I looked kind of dorky. Neither did the crowd – they weren’t a dancing crowd, but they had all kinds of great things to say during and after and seemed to really love us. Here are some pictures of me in action:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Me, Ned, and Lee. Ned's just standing there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Garth<\/a>
Me singing with my eyes closed, as usual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rocking<\/a>
Truly "into it" and singing with my eyes closed. Again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Yes.<\/a>
I'm a total ham for the camera. As usual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My favorite shot of the party. Through a door into the room where I was playing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a great time, and thanks to them for hiring me and the band, and to Ned and Lee for being awesome, as usual.
\nTMS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So on Saturday night I had a fun gig. In preparation for the gig we discovered the area we had to set up was very small, so I decided I’d use my headset microphone. When I opened up the ziploc container I had been using to hold the mic, I discovered something horrible – the mic element must have reacted with moisture in the windscreen and it corroded it out completely, making it useless. Thanks to my wife’s relationship with…<\/p>\n

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