Dust in the Wind – Kansas
C G Am G Dm Am I close my eyes only for a moment and a moment´s gone. C G Am G Dm Am All my dreams pass before my eyes are curiosity. D G Am D G Am Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind. C G Am G … Read more
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Basic wireless information from your basic wireless tech…
… one roadie’s opinion on the important stuff in wireless technology It was all there, summed up on the back of the blister pack. “Rock on, and feel the power of wireless freedom !” That’s what it is. It is freedom to wander about, impinged only by my ability to successfully walk and chew gum … Read more
Ear Mixing 101
This is what I’ve learned so far… So you get this phone call. “DUDE! Guess what! We just bought new ear monitors for the band!” “Huh?” “Yeah! And we fired that loser monitor dude too. You’re gonna mix monitors! It’ll be GREAT!” Thus begins your journey into the world of ‘ear monitors’. The … Read more
The Roadies' Lexicon
Roadie Glossary This piece is for the families and loved ones of roadies everywhere, in hopes this will help keep the glaze off their eyes when we’re talking about our jobs…. Bus Life Back lounge The rear section of a tour bus, generally the smoking area. Bus factor The degree to which bad movies improve … Read more
Valaire 1.1 – The Ride to Paris
“Push!” “What?” “Push!” No way, I’m thinking. This dude is gonna get my shit in his car, get me behind it to ‘push’ and leave me standing in a cloud of french smoke. I began to reconsider his pathetically bourgeois plan to ‘see America’. This’ll be cool. I can be ripped off less than, hmmm, … Read more
Valaire 1.3 – A Brisk Walk
At this point things were looking pretty weird. I’d decided I’d be careful around this woman. I mean, she actually wasn’t the first person to ever fricassée my fingers. Well, maybe she was, but there was something about her. I mean, she seemed harmless enough. Not really, but she seemed like she wouldn’t kill me. Well, maybe she would, but probably later, not right away, and for some reason I thought that was ok.
Valaire 2.1 – Let Me Zee Your Papers
Orly is a wonderful airport. Modern and efficient, it is quite easy to reach by train. The train rides underground through central Paris but soon rises into neighborhoods which struck my american eye as clean and quaint. After a few brick- and-arch styled stations one meets a more modern apartment and warehouse district that could … Read more
Valaire 2.3 – Calling the Cow
Bleeding. Got to stop the bleeding. It won’t matter if they heard you if you bleed to death first. I swept the glass from in front of the door and closed it quietly. I was in a small hallway next to the kitchen. I went to the sink to tend my bleeding hand. I’d watched … Read more