Chronicles of Alan;Sound Engineer, Anyone? Bohemian 9
Why did I start a Music Post with a Ford Sapphire Video? , you will understand shortly. ( All will be revealed)
I had my usual 2 to 3 times a week doing Sound at The Bohemian in Richmond.
I had bought a White Ford Sapphire 2 litre, Non Runner that had been built as a Showpiece for a Garage to display their Skills , claiming a Fortune had been spent on it.( I never learn ) Just got it running, Friday , arrives , I take Chris to a Shopping Centre with it in Krugersdorp . Never made it , breaks Down , Shakira comes to tow me home, and I am getting the Evil Eye from the passenger seat!
Chris never approves of my projects.
On the other hand she has been on the receiving end of many of them.
The reason I put the Video at the Top , was because that was how this Car was supposed to Go with the Fortune spent on it!
So , take another Vehicle to the Bo and ( I had called ahead) , running late!
I get there and The Biggest Band I have worked with is there " Van Coke Kartel"
Afrikaans Band from Cape Town doing a Tour, One of the Few South African Bands that can do this Full Time and make a living out of it! A whole area outside of the club, is cordoned off including a section of the street.
The Stage Monitors are missing ?, panic Stations ,Find them in the Kitchen. Set up Drum Mikes, Instrument Mikes, Stands , Vocal Mikes and Cables ,switch on the PA ,
The Mids and Tops amp is Blown! What Next?
Call Bubbles up the Road, no Amps. Call Rene', the system is hired from him, Comes rushing through with another amp , It is nearly 2200 Hours ! They want to start at that time! Biggest crowd we have ever had there , most of them giving me that disapproving look! Not My Finest Hour.
Get everything Working , Tell them Go ahead , I will get everything right in under a Minute of you starting, Band looks a bit dubious , but go ahead, they give me hand signals on the Monitor Balance, sorted!
These Guys are really Good , Francois, Stage Dives into the crowd, only time I ever saw that at this Club.
Crowd go mad , good time is had by all
They come up to me afterwards , Don't know how you did it , we could see by the way the crowd reacted that the Sound was Great , Thank You. Is it not nice to find legitimate Rock Stars with no attitude?
Very Nice post Like it thankyou for sharing :)
Thank You, Appreciated.
I really like Caravan Palace's electro swing stuff. They incorporate the electronic, but when you see them live, they're all on stage playing live music. They're all playing their instruments. They drop these beats with the DJs that are so incredible.
, thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing
Thank You.
You certainly take after your awesome father when it comes to story telling. He was the most kind and friendly person. I received my patriarchal blessing from him and read it often.
Thank You , Well you would know how I felt about him! Seems you felt the same.
I could feel the stress and tension lol.
Me too! Thank You.
cool
Thank You.
Haha fun.. Sounds like that car was all talk, no action lol.. What year model was it?
It was a 1992 2.0 GLI Fuel Injection . Max Oversize , Bores, High Compression Pistons, Branch with straight through pipes , Ported , Hot Camshaft , with multi adjustable cam timing pulley! Will do a story on it. Thank You. Certainly worth a story!
That's awesome. Yeah I think that'll be a cool story actually. Ironically my latest post was also about cars. The Mercedes AMG GT S.
Anyways, talk soon.
Saw that, Thanks.
I think you like the challenge of beating the clock - speaking of beatings, better look over your shoulder, mate - Chris is looming :)
I have been in trouble there for the last Month Already, so Yes. Thanks for the visit.
these redheads...LOL
Thanks mate for sharing
I enjoyed Ford Sapphire Video
Huge Talent they are ..
Wish you a great day
Really enjoyed this, as usual!
Thats why you are FG
Chronicles of Alan are becoming more and more cunning :p
Hopefully, Thank You.