We played at 1221 last night. Crescent St. was deserted. I guess everybody is taking a long weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. In any case the crowd was miniscule until towards the end of the 3rd set where we got invaded by a bunch of Italian teenagers.
This was a very hard gig to play. Due to my cold and general fatigue we decided not to bring the Hammond this time. So I played the whole thing on my Nord Electro. What a drag. Don't get me wrong. I love the Nord for Clavinet, Rhodes and Wurly. But I can't play organ on a dinky piece of plastic. It's just not the same without two hundred pounds of beast between you and the audience.
I'm hoping that we can afford an XK-3 / 2101 rig early next year. I think that would complement the Nord well for the funk gigs. The current B-200/Leslie 302C rig is literally falling apart.
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