Any Connecticut People Haunt The Forums?

[Pete B]

I understand, do what you enjoy and helps reduce stress, all the best, Pete

 

[Grady Cain]

My only "recreation" is playing in a band- rehearsals on most Tuesday nights and the occasional gig.

Hey J!m - I see you are a drummer like myself. What band do you play in? My band "Zero One Zero" will actually be playing in your neck of the woods at The Cellar in Hamden in a couple of weeks...

Mark

 

[mike j]

“Zero One Zero” eh?
Do you play in our neck of the woods?

 

[Grady Cain]

“Zero One Zero” eh?
Do you play in our neck of the woods?

Ha! I think we're a little too heavy for Hartland. We'll be at Bleacher's in Bristol this Saturday 8/20 and at The Cellar On Treadwell in Hamden the following Saturday 8/27. Shameless plug, I know...

 

[Guido57]

I'm surprised that many here have not even tried attending a meeting with CAS.

Inertia?

 

[mike j]

There are some hard rockers in Hartland!
My buddy is a drummer in “Endless Decent”. hear of them?

 

[Grady Cain]

There are some hard rockers in Hartland!
My buddy is a drummer in “Endless Decent”. hear of them?

I have not but I looked them up. They are a different kind of heavy than we are - definitely more Metal whereas we are more Rock. Cool to know there are more rockers out in the woods!

Do you know where they play out?

 

[Guido57]

But are there any venues in Hartland besides the Grange and maybe a church or two?

 

[Grady Cain]

But are there any venues in Hartland besides the Grange and maybe a church or two?

Wow, it's like you've been there!

 

[Guido57]

Well, it is in the same county where I live. Then again, so is Hartford. If I had to choose between Hartford and Hartland, I'd take Hartland.

 

[j!m]

Our last gig was outdoors at the birthday party of the library in Portland.

So, the story goes I was in a big band pre-COVID, and having a couple dozen horns blowing hot air and spit on everyone suddenly wasn’t in vogue… the band leader wanted to do a jazz trio with the bass player and me. That evolved into a quartet with keys and then quintet with a trombone. Now we are a sextet with a second guitarist.

I’m into jazz lately, and actually took private lessons for a good 15 years or so on it. We kicked ass in high school jazz band (really a big band but whatever) but I was mostly into prog rock so did some work there, cut an EP in 2001 I think and then not much else happened with that.

Anyway the current sextet is doing a gig in Wallingford in September. Mostly classic rock stuff and a few standards/older classics in there too. Nothing I’m crazy about but whatever. I’m hoping we will get into some hard bop and/or modern jazz stuff next. I know Lynn is eager to get back to “swinging” so fingers crossed…

 

[Grady Cain]

Our last gig was outdoors at the birthday party of the library in Portland.

So, the story goes I was in a big band pre-COVID, and having a couple dozen horns blowing hot air and spit on everyone suddenly wasn’t in vogue… the band leader wanted to do a jazz trio with the bass player and me. That evolved into a quartet with keys and then quintet with a trombone. Now we are a sextet with a second guitarist.

I’m into jazz lately, and actually took private lessons for a good 15 years or so on it. We kicked ass in high school jazz band (really a big band but whatever) but I was mostly into prog rock so did some work there, cut an EP in 2001 I think and then not much else happened with that.

Anyway the current sextet is doing a gig in Wallingford in September. Mostly classic rock stuff and a few standards/older classics in there too. Nothing I’m crazy about but whatever. I’m hoping we will get into some hard bop and/or modern jazz stuff next. I know Lynn is eager to get back to “swinging” so fingers crossed…View attachment 2640256

Very cool! Send me a PM when you're playing live. I'd love to come check it out...

 

[j!m]

September 15th in Wallyworld. Either 6-8PM or 7-9PM. Not confirmed yet. I don't know the location yet. I think the band name is still "J-Walk" (Jim, Will, and Lynn, Keith) but we also have Claudia and Ray now, so... I have no idea what the name is. We're playing at a retirement home so "Gerry Attrics and his Ensemble" was off the plate...

 

[mike j]

I have not but I looked them up. They are a different kind of heavy than we are - definitely more Metal whereas we are more Rock. Cool to know there are more rockers out in the woods!

Do you know where they play out?

They’re based in Enfield, not sure where or how often they play.

 

[j!m]

Enfield!?! I grew up in that town...

 

[hammr7]

This is going to be a tough question to answer, but I've gotta try.

Last name, Smith. Last know location, Torrington 1990's.
First names, Paula, Frank, Chris, Jinx and Bill.

The terribly common name has made it impossible to find any of them.
I'm only asking here because Frank and Bill were guitar players and music lovers.

Just a shot in the dark, but you never know unless you try.

I come from a large family that is centered around Torrington, where my mom lived for more than 5 decades. I'll ask my dozens of nephews and nieces in the area. Torrington is small enough that you can cover almost everyone with only one or two degrees of separation.

I just spoke with my sister, who thinks she knows Paula and Chris. She sold a house in New Hartford to their parents years ago. She thinks the father passed away, and the house was sold again. Send me a message.

 

[Rickyd69]

@Brian C
@Rickyd69 CAS (CT Audio Society) has just had 2 live meetings in the past few months.
We had a fairly large tag sale at a church.
And we just had a show your DIY build meeting where I showed Large Advent Econowaves.
We don't have a real lot of DIYers but enough to make it interesting.
Your first meeting is free, then we ask that you join to continue. Dues are cheap per year
and lunch at every meeting more than pays for it.
We have a web page and Face Book page.

We used to rarely have fewer than 30 people show up, and up to 60 for holiday meetings
where there is great food. Now after COVID we're having 20 to 30 people showing up,
but that might increase.

Please come to a MEETING!!!!

Pete B.

@Brian C
@Rickyd69 CAS (CT Audio Society) has just had 2 live meetings in the past few months.
We had a fairly large tag sale at a church.
And we just had a show your DIY build meeting where I showed Large Advent Econowaves.
We don't have a real lot of DIYers but enough to make it interesting.
Your first meeting is free, then we ask that you join to continue. Dues are cheap per year
and lunch at every meeting more than pays for it.
We have a web page and Face Book page.

We used to rarely have fewer than 30 people show up, and up to 60 for holiday meetings
where there is great food. Now after COVID we're having 20 to 30 people showing up,
but that might increase.

Please come to a MEETING!!!!

Pete B.

i hope this works.
No idea how to reply or quote
I’ll figure it out.
Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance yet.
My first chance is the zoom. Wish it was live.
You’ll see me. I diy’d some open baffles, as a first so have interest there.
Cheers!

 

[j!m]

I thought I had posted the details on the gig, but I guess I never submitted the post to the system?

Anyway, gig was last night and a success. We even got paid.

 

[Guido57]

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/Ω-Ω-october-22nd-2022-spring-frankenfest-in-west-boylston-ma-Ω-Ω.1005542/
One Month!

 

[w1jim]

A friendly reminder - FrankenFest in nearby West Boylston is Saturday 10/22.
Tell, your friends and enemies that you can tolerate.
Jim

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