Oh yeah baby....
let Freedom Ring it's
"Independence Day"

I have a double BBQ/Pool Party/Dance should be a blast!

How about you?

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� Choose a job you Love, and you will Never have to Work a day in your life! �
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And HUG Someone tight Everyday....
You'll Feel better afterwards

I'll be 'giggin' the grill on the patio. Lots of friends, family, food, drinks and fireworks. Com-on over!

Glenn

A city sponsored event downtown and my normal country club job after.

R.

I'll be at the Daufuski Island Resort_Beach Club off Hilton Head Island (but as a guest). Hope Esh is around. Maybe he'll let me sit in .

chas

Oh, I forgot. It's not a July 4 gig but I am doing a "guest artist" thing Sunday at the local UU church with a female singer and percussionist. We're doing a total rip-off of the Herbie Hancock/Christina Aguilera collaboration of Leon Russell's "A song for you". Sounds good in my house, it'll be interesting to see how it translates in a big, boomy, open hall.

chas

double post.

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Take pics for us and record it!

As a matter of fact, I am entrusting my new HD camcorder to my wife for that event (may be a big mistake). If it makes me look good, maybe I'll post it if I can figure out how (HD video makes huge files). This young lady is very good, about 19-20 but with the soul of a 40 yr. old blues singer. She's like a Joss Stone with a southern accent. Weird.

chas

1-5pm on the pool deck with a my guitarist, a drummer and another, guest guitarist (incredible local musician), two hours off for dinner at the restaurant, then two hours just with my guitarist before the fireworks, back out on the deck...

Pray for no rain! (and hot girls in bikinis )

Shhhhh...your making Fran jealous

I'll be playing an afternoon cookout. Should be fun.

Joe

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Chas, Herbie is STILL the MAN!

I'm jealous!

R.

Best July 4 gig I ever did was at USAF Iraklion (which had its own beach) many moons ago. Beer was 20 tickets for $1 - yep, that ain't no typo! Those were the days my friends.

4 gigs that day and the times are tight...yikes

Zuki,
sounds like you should close each of the 1st three engagements with the old Booker T.
classic. Time is Tight
Jim

Glad to heear most pros here will be doing what they love on the 4th of July!

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� Choose a job you Love, and you will Never have to Work a day in your life! �
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And HUG Someone tight Everyday....
You'll Feel better afterwards

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$th of July --->another holiday down the commerical drain...pretty sad

Yeah, but will THEY. I tense up every time I have to pass one of those ol' fart Walmart greeters.

chas

Nothng sad about being proud of the greatest country in the world my friend!

God Bless the U.S.A.
By Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were gone I�d worked for all my life,
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife.
I�d thank my lucky stars to be living here today,
�Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can�t take that away.

And I�m proud to be an American where at least I know I�m free.
And I won�t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I�d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
�Cause there ain�t no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.

From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee,
across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea,

From Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA,
Well, there�s pride in every American heart,
and it�s time to stand and say:

I�m proud to be an American where at least I know I�m free.
And I won�t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I�d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
�Cause there ain�t no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.
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Try it somtime ya gotta give to get.Kinda early for a hijacking eh?



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Most people think that way of their country.

Happy 4th of July!

Keep an open mind, and heart, my friend. Old fartdom sneaks up on you very quickly. Hope you are lucky enough to achieve it some day.
DonM

Of course....that why they're all coming here

Was just waiting for you to say it. Alas, you don't see me coming. By the way, Europe can come up with the same line. Why don't you just accept that there are millions that love their country as much as much as you love yours and call theirs the greatest nation on earth.

But the 4th of July is our
INDEPENDENCE DAY my friend.....

Shall I sing God Bless America for you too?

Boy hijacking is starting early this morning havnt even had my coffee yet & Fran is still sleeping

Yawn...

Taike it is our 4th[American]..and we can do anything we want [independence]..

Happy 4th of July, Fran. Enjoy!

Then it is my daughter's birthday on the 5th, and my wife's anniversary on the 6th[end of my independence]

Don, it sneaked up on me about 10 years ago. That's why I thought it was okay to spoof them....you know the saying, "YESTERDAY I COULDN'T SPELL OL' FART, AND TODAY I ARE ONE".

chas

chas

if you think your old your a gonner! enjoy every waking minute of your life !!

especially when your
"Giggin on the 4th of July" as in the topic header

Im off to a couple of gigs .....
try to stay young you people mentally & physically!



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Donny

� Choose a job you Love, and you will Never have to Work a day in your life! �
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And HUG Someone tight Everyday....
You'll Feel better afterwards

Chas, I KNOW! I'll by playing at a Nursing Home and it sometimes sinks in that I'm as old as many of the residents.
I may have to start wearing a badge to be sure they let me leave. The Walmart greeter calls me Sir.
Happy Fourth of July.
Back to the original thread, I'm playing my usual weeknight job at the supper club.
My son is getting married 7-7-07 (it seems half the world is getting married that day), so I had to turn down a few jobs for Saturday.
Also best wishes to members from other nations. It is a RARE country that we have not at least TRIED to help sometime over the years.
DonM

Don ya playin the wedding also?

No, I am, however, setting up my system for the reception. I don't plan to play much live, but use MP3s for the "kids" favorite songs. Maybe I'll play for the old folks a while after the b&g leave.
DonM

Way to go "DJ Don" ya gotta mix it up for all...plain & simple..

Congrats!!

Here is our holiday deck gig..


Sorry about messing up this post..The picture hosting site apparently does not downsize the pic before posting..

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Thx, Fran. Don't worry about this "life size" reproduction. Don't worry, we're all guilty of that now and then. Just not at this size.

You're looking more and more like Dustin Hoffman. Watch out for the Mrs Robinsons.

Taike

Nice pic Fran....looks like a good Time with the G70!!!

Nice looking keyboard

I forgot to mention...while I played this gig..a fella from Maryland came up to me and asked how I liked the G70...I told him it was the best board I ever played...

He told me he was a dealer in Maryland and sold the G70 and E80...[by the way..He knew you DanO]..Then his cred-ability went down the tubes..when he told me the KN7000 was a better board by far, over the G70 and E80....and then he said the 7000 had better organs than the Rolands[VK draw-bars]...that was it, I knew he didn't have a clue about Roland boards...

What do you think BeBop?

Fran how nmany drinks did that dude have before he approched you?