Thanks Larry G. That was a great story....so all I need are 6 months of piano lessons to play as good as you ?
I believe some were born with talent and those 6 months of lessons brought Larry's talent to the forefront.

Heres my short story of the past :

I remember the old days of hauling a big old Hammond up 2 flights of steps, and feeling glad that this task was over, only to realize, we still had the Leslie, and the Foot Pedals to struggle with.

After all this we only hoped that after the setup was finally complete that none of the Hammond's tubes were blown, that the Leslie cable was not damaged and the foot pedals were somehow not part of the drywall.

Note #1 You could always tell the organ player who gigged, by the gashes in the wood body

Back then moving your playing equipment was only possible if
A. You had a vehicle large enough to transport your 3 ton "keyboard"
B. You could find a volunteer or 2 that you suckered in to help.
Note #2 The trumpet or sax player never answered his phone on moving day.

Of course all of this had to be done the night before, because after a double hernia and all the swearing at this inanimate object, who the heck would want to play, without healing a little for at least one night ?

One of the benefits of today's keyboard technology, we no longer have to phone the trumpet or sax player. (He was always too busy cleaning his spit or some other lame excuse) Besides, with the sounds of the 7000...who needs um ?


SeeYa
Larry Hawk

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