Professor Thump Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 The Picky Report was excellant as usual Glen. Vern, I can't thank you enough for all the great pictures. All us guys there and nobody else in our group took pictures. My bad! There were two photographers that I have been trying to get a hold of to get more photos but I don't know who they were yet. One looked like a pro. Maybe he worked for Nuvo magazine. Anyhow thanks to both of you for your loyal dedication to Klipsch and being such great friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Glenn and Verna- thanks for the report and the outstanding photos. I the melee I forgot to take any [:$] I was in Madison IN for their Bicentennial celebration for a show last night. Readings and folk music about life in early wilderness Ohio valley. Off to Danville this afternoon for a 4 band gig. My good friend Karl B. has a fantastic PA with Midas console and all the trimmings and I'm doing some educational gigs with him. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Great Report, Great read, Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobRiff Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Glen, On behalf of all who were unable to attend, thanks for taking the time to share some of your experiences.[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 Thanks guys, it was our pleasure to do so. All of the great friends we were with made it easy! [] Sorry you could not make it. Maybe next year? - Glenn & Verna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 excellent job, thank you for taking the time and trouble to post and comment on everything, I feel as if I was there, now I know Colter and Professor Thump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Thanks for the report. I was I could have been there. Really looked like fun. jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 skonopa: Hey Steve: Nice to hear from you! You were missed for sure at the Indyfest. I remember working the Hope, Arkansas show with you at the farmhouse Klipsch rented. That was a lot of fun and it's where you, me, Customsteve01 and Dr.Who (to mention a few) all began good friends. Wasn't pitching that huge tent a bear? LOL It's good to hear you are having such great entertainment so close to home and that store re-opening sounds like the owner really cares and put oin the dog for everyone. That's a rareity these days for sure. Even with the small turnout we had it was a lot of fun, but considering this year was an "unofficial" Klipsch Pilgrimage, I think we did really well. I don't think I heard anyone say they were disappointed. I hope you have a real nice family reunion in Indy next month. Take care, Steve! -Glenn After seeing all your pictures and the additional write-ups, now I REALLY wish I could've been there. It would've been such a blast to have been out there to hang with you guys. I've always enjoyed it in the past (and often times find myself looking more forward to the Friday night mixer thing we usually do instead of the actual event []) Well, like I said, I'll be there in July and I did drop an e-mail to Michael about wanting to come by for a day and eveing (hey Mike? You get that e-mail I sent you?). Hopefully I can get a chance to drop by Roger's as well. We shall see. Yeah, I bet it was nice not to have to deal with that huge tent! [:|]. Did look like some serious work to hump those big-@$$ speakers around. Actually would've been right up my alley (I am big guy and work out at the gym every other day! To bad I was not there to lend my muscles). Yeah, this little concert venue they got here now (Celebrate Virginia Live) is actually pretty nice. Just this past Friday, I saw ZOSO, which is a Led Zepplin tribute band. Holy #$!+ did they kick some serious @$$! It might as well have been the real deal up there with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant! Before them was a Rush tribute band called Limelight who also kicked some serious @$$ themselves! Being a big fan of Rush, I was stoked at seeing these guys and it was about as close to the genuine article as you could get without them actually BEING Rush. They did a superb job playing many of the Rush classics. I don't think anybody came out disappointed as it looked like you guys had a real blast up there. I am guessing (as I cannot speak for eveyone) that the folks did did manage to come was grateful that at least SOMETHING was still done, even if Klipch themselves could not officially sanction it. It is awesome that Roger and Mike stepped up to the plate and decided to have something anyway. If it wasn't for the fact that I was going to be out there anyway for the family reunions, I most likely would've came (and looking back, I am thinking that I should've came anyway). However, during the hocky game (I did get back from the Molly Hatchet show in time to see the last half of the third period), I probably would've been the only one in that room cheering since I am a Pens fan! [] Oh well, as nice as it was to see my favorite team win, it is not like it would've made any real difference in my own life anyway. I still gotta get up for work, and so forth. I hope to get to see you again sometime soon. Hopefully (hint, hint), something could be done next year. If not officially by Klipsch, I am Hopeing we could get something put together on our own. Well, lets just Hope. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted June 23, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for posting all this, Glenn. Great job, as usual!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 skonopa you just took me back many years. i saw molly hatchet open up for blue oyster cult in long beach, ca probably around 1979 or 1980. boy what a night that was. my friend drove. he got a flat on the way to the show. due to the poor condition of the car, we had trouble even getting the lug nuts off (they were stripped if i recall), anyway the sheriff pulls up and helps us change the tire--doesn't notice the smell of alcohol and maybe some other aroma too. get to the show in time to see molly hatchet do their last number. blue oyster cult sucked--not a huge fan to begin with, and feedback like crazy all through the show. i had went to see molly hatchett to begin with. my friend is completely stoned after the show and hits another car in the parking lot (he and the other driver argued a bit then went their separate ways), then his engine blows up on the drive home. so we're walking along the side of the freeway at 3:00 am. finally got my brother in law to drive out to pick us up. oh the days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Picky, thanks so much for the report...really enjoyed reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Saturday Morning: Show Day! The alarm woke us up at 6am. I went into Roger’s room to wake him up, but he was already in the shower. Verna and I both got ready and we were out the door by 7:15 and on our way over to Colter’s place. We stopped at McDonald’s along the way for a quick breakfast and arrived at Michael’s in plenty of time. Quite a few guys were there already and it wasn’t long before we all drove caravan-style, over to Broad Ripple Park, which is only about 1-1/2 miles from Michael’s. fyrpwr (Steve) and his two daughters used their big Suburban to pull the big trailer up in front of the main stage. We all unloaded our cars and parked them away from the concert site, in a parking lot about ¼ mile away. The stage sat at one end beneath a large steel, gable-roofed shelter building that was approximately 80 feet wide and 200 feet long with open sides all around. There was a power distribution box attached to the shelter with 220v service. Thank goodness! Professor Thump was the one who hooked the power up to the mains for the stage breakers. I stood by him for safety, just in case. I used to be a firefighter and an EMT and I’d saved someone years ago who had gotten tangled-up in the current so I knew what to do. We both survived, although Prof Thump did pop the box the first time without getting poked. Plenty of electrical tape solved the problem. I love the smell of ozone in the morning! LOL The unloading of equipment continued and a sound stage began to materialize: Left stack, right stack, mic stands, monitors, snake, mixer, amp racks and a whole bunch of sweaty men running around in black T-Shirts. The pictures pretty much tell the sotry on their own: Gawking at gaffers: Many thanks to my beautiful bride, Verna for taking the time to shoot all of these pictures for us! Colter appears to be saying to himself: "Oh man, what the heck have I gotten myself into here???" LOL... PEEK-A-BOO!... Unfortunatley, nola received some souvenir "lumber" in the heel of his hand....he's now chirstened, "An official Roadie"! "Hmm...let's see: Was that knit-one and pearl two, or knit-two and pearl one?" Colter is "The Snakemaster!" and "Chairman of the board!" We've got power, the stacks are up and running, monitors in and mics set: Picky finally has some time to break out the Videocam... Nola takes a picture of Verna taking a picture: "SMILE!" Customsteve01 looks ready to go for a ride but is wondering, "Where the heck are the handlebars on this thing?" Things get serious as sound check begins... Picky does his thing... 11:am the first band, "Cities of Noise" takes the stage and completes sound check. For a bunch of 15 year-olds doing their first-ever gig, they weren't bad! The second act, The Grimes Girls were outstanding... A great dose of Bluegrass and Rockabilly... We finished up the day around 7:30pm and were loaded-out and pretty much on our way home around 8:30 or so. It had been a fine day and we were blessed with pretty good weather. The Young folks who performed all stuck around until the end and they made the effort to thank us all for being there and working so hard to make this a success. What a great bunch of kids they are and there were some excellent musicians among them. I would do this again in a minute! Thanks to Michael Colter for supplying all of the equipment and to Michael and Professor Thumb for supplying the food and beverages. Thanks to the whoel crew for their blood, seat and tears! It was a lot of fun and a real blast from the past for some of us! Once a roadie, always a roadie! -Glenn Ahhh. Memories of a fun, stressrul at times, and exhausting day. I can't remember if any body got any shots of the artists on the small "acoustic" stage of of the small "acoustic" stage. I got to play sound dude there most of the day with help from Steve (Frypws) and Brian (Nola) who cooked up our lunch causing a controversy witth the local Kiwanis club. The small "acoustic" stage was a small mixer, 300 wpc, 1, then finally 3, microphones and stand, and a pair of KP250's on stick stands. (in my best Spinal Tap dude impresonation) ".. so simple anyone with 'alf a brain could run it .." Must've been why I as assigned? Surprised I still have 'alf a brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Doh! tied to qoute Picky post at Broadripple park. Pending moderation. A very fun, at times stressful, and exhausing day. Many of the Klipsch Forum familly comring from Detroit, N'awlins, Chicago, Kokotucky, and parts unkown to roadie for Michael at the 2009 Teen Arts And Music Festival in Broadripple Park. The 1st band's 1st public performance.... 15 years old and they get a rock star PA. I'd like to think of it as Colter's Klipsch-a-palooza 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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