Oh Blogger, Where Art Thou?
Hi there, remember me? That’s OK, I’d forget me too if I hadn’t made a blog entry in over two months. Hey Aaron, what’s the deal?
Here’s the recap…
A decent portion of the last several months was dedicated to the destruction and subsequent reconstruction of our detached garage. The old one was in sad, sad shape to be sure and with some help from our new neighbor/contractor a brand spanking new 400 sq ft garage now resides atop the forgotten remains of its predecessor. OK, so saying “with some help” is pretty much an exaggeration because Bobby did all the work and I just managed to somehow put together the cash to pay for it all.
Here we are on the far side of summer, which seemed to rush by in a flurry of gigs and family gatherings. The family and I did manage to take 1 trip back to the ol’ homestead in MT but for the most part I was busy gigging or trying to do something constructive around the house. July and August were super busy months for U277, but things are settling down to a more manageable pace these days. One or two gigs a month is plenty for me (as opposed to, say, five). We’re starting to work on some more tunes and have the goal of performing the entire Joshua Tree album well in sight.
And speaking of gigs, we’re playing this weekend both Friday and Saturday night. Gig details are on our website (www.U277.com). If you’re not otherwise engaged, we’d love to see you there!
See you round the campfire.
-A
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First iPhone Blog Post
Today, after a little bit of finagling, I upgraded our Wordpress installation to version 2.6 and downloaded the WordPress App for my iPhone.
Mobile blogging… what’ll they think of next?
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Sean’s Back With A Band
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The Ideal DJ Gig-Rig
I’ve got a few of DJ gigs coming up this summer… you know, folks getting married and all. I love wedding gigs. Everyone’s (usually) in a good mood, there’s free food, people all gussied up and ready to party. What’s not to like? Generally the only challenge is dealing with the gear. Our sound system has been built up around the idea of supporting a live band, not so much the DJ thing and it can be a little… hm… top-heavy for that kind of a gig.
I don’t mean top-heavy in an audio sense, but more in a gear sense. I don’t really want to lug along our Mackie 24 channel board with on-board effects just to plug in my MacBook and one mic. However, my little Behringer studio mixer doesn’t have the EQ capability I’m looking for either. My newest find is the Behringer FBQ1502 Ultragraph Dual 15-Band Equalizer.
$80, dual 15 band EQ in 1 rack space with a sub out. Now if I could just get some active PA speakers I could leave the amps at home too. That’s the way I roll.
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