DNJ trademark....bottle of water and a fan...

lol......I Don't leave home without it,..ALWAYS!

Can't argue with success! The very first thing I ALWAYS set up is the fan - even in the dead of winter.

Cheers,

Gary

To cool off those Barbettas

Wow! I remember that. When I first met Donny I installed cooling fans in his Barbettas. He had a pair of the earlier ones that didn't have the fans and when used in warm locations the thermal cutoff would shut them down. I purchased a pair a year after Donny bought his and they had 60-mm fans installed that kept them cool.

Sure seems like a long time ago when Fran had to hold the fan on the back of the speakers so Donny could finish his job.

Cheers,

Gary

This is way too funny - fans!!!! S@#t what the hell do you guys need fans for?

You should see a Doc for your health if you need a fan for the work you do....wouldn't raise a sweat on a gnat!! Now if you were a drummer or some other performer who was very active, it would make a bit more sense, but puhleeeaase....arranger players in small rooms and nursing homes? Or ridiculously placed on a high stage (the photo on this thread - which looks just so naff) with no lights....give me strength!

Gary...I remember that gig and the Barbettas & G1000 very well ...it was upwards of 100 degrees outside and with 350 people dancing the room was hot... first one side shut off then 10 min later the other side....Fran stood behind the Barbettas and held a fan against it to keep one of the heat sinks on back cool enough to keep the show going.......as for me every night I will not perform anywhere with out a fan in my face..inner energy extruded as you perform will make you sweat, not to mention the overhead stage spotlights beaming down on you all night too......

Dennis,

How many of these places do you perform at? Both Donny and I, and several other forum members do two and sometimes three jobs a day, which amounts to a lot of loading, unloading, setting up, and tearing down gear. Today, the weather is great outdoors, only 82 degrees and the humidity is down to about 40 percent. Two weeks ago it was 100 degrees and 100-percent humidity - just like working in a sauna. We've all done what you consider hard work as a band member - all of us. I only wish we had the small, compact, quiet, high-volume fans back then that we have now. So, gimme a break! The seniors in this forum that do these NH jobs every day of the week, summer and winter, are a lot smarter than you, obviously, give us credit for being. So, while you're hammering on those drums and sweating your balls off, think about how us old codgers are sitting there behind our arranger keyboards with the cooling breezes of that tiny fan flowing over our aging bodies.

Cheers,

Gary

heh heh ... balls

This should cool you down.
What's the difference between a snow man and a snow woman?
Snowballs.
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DonM