freedom hotel

damn i should have brought my camera! the show went over really good,lots of people! the location is great,middle of downtown on a busy street. people could hear us from the street so many people came in, over 100 i would think. i saw at least 2 people shooting videos of us and alot of camera flashes. it was great sitting at the v.i.p. table with the boss and his friends.he paid us more than our agreement,and of course free beer and if we would have showed up a little sooner a free dinner was included.....anyway, he wants us every saturday but we still have a problem with larry having to go home at some point,well, we can deal with that when it happens. for now,things going good! later,ken

free bass,and freedom hotel gig

well, a few months ago a young french invester (paul) came to rainy season bar.he dumped about $8000 into making improvments ,built a new toilet,covered the lounge upstairs,and buying 3 guitars,mics and drums and thought musicians would just come out of the woodwork and jump at the oppertunitity to have a place to jam,drink and have fun. the problem is that alot of new bars have been built and not so many tourists showing up this season. the rs bar is a little off the beaten track,the location is not that good. the only time people would show up is when live music (me) on tuesdays and fridays,and that has not been bringing people in very much the last 2 weeks or so.....anyways paul gave up and walked away from his investment.just packed a bag and left said hes not coming back! i cought him just as he was leaving and asked to buy his bass guitar from him.(the black one in picture) he said "just take it,its yours now" i said well let me give you $25 dollars for it,he said no,im giving it to you.i said thanks! now i own 3 guitars. ...more good news,tonight we (our 3 piece band that i play bass in) is booked at the freedom hotel in the middle of downtown.we told the owner about 3 weeks ago what to buy to have live music in his bar,p.a. system,amps,drums, and he did it,got just what we said to get. this place is very popular,always has alot of customers,there could be 50-100 people tonight,we had a sound check yesterday,a few cliches but sounded ok,we play from 10:00 pm to 1:00 with 2 breaks, money not so bad,this is a big thing for us,we are still the only live music in this town and i started it back in july at the frog shack playing by myself with my solo act that i dont like to do anymore,but im getting by,have some money saved, and things are ok for now,im a bit nervous about tonight,but im sure they will love us....i hope!,love ya,talk soon.

big buddha

i wish i could just sell something like this 6 foot hand carved wooden buddha for about $800, maybe i should just try ebay and see what happens. it weights about 200 pounds,shipping could be a hassel although the port is just a mile or so away.anyways, im gonna find something to export,must be something people want from this side of the world.

pics

thats tommy,my friend.he plays drums very good! he also plys harmonica and guitar and sometimes sits in with me on my solo act. he owns a coffee shop near where i live.sorry its blurry, just doing the best i can. tom is from usa and we like alot of the same music,mostly blues!

me on bass

well thats larry on guitar,tommy on drums,and me on bass playing at (la or) bar.we where playing 4 nights a week and it was alot of fun! too bad it has to end. larry was just passing through and now he says he has to leave. the reason i was playing bass is that larry knows alot of easy 4 chord songs that are easy for a bass player to pick up on ,on the spot. my guitar songs i use in my acoustic act have alot of breaks and chord changes witch would mean practice time. these gigs we just thrown together and we sounded pretty good! we will all miss larry, hes a really good guy to know also.