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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/23/2008 6:26:18 PM
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GospelProducer
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There was another time I was sitting in on the drums (yep drummer and bassist) and I have this terrible habit of chewing bubble gum when I drum. That night was at a huge church somehwere in NC. I forgot all about where I was and blew the biggest banana flavored yellow bubble you ever saw that burst all over my face. The pastor got up after the service and said "I think that drummer is the best drummer I have ever heard but I want everyone to pray for him, cause I looked up there and his face was all yellow, I think he might have lukemia <sp> As I slid under the bench. LOL
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 2:24:00 AM
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I never will forget playing with a group that was appearing somewhere in Alabama with the Kingsmen. It was years and years ago since it was a JG Whitfield promoted concert. The Kingsmen got off the bus and came into the high school to find a small "Walmart" Casio keyboard set up for them to use. That was when Anthony was with them and he just told Mr. Whitfield he would be on the bus until they found a REAL piano. Within 30 minutes they had a baby grand rolling onto the stage. I still laugh about the Casio for Anthony
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 11:11:49 AM
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Oh there's no doubt he would have beat the little thing to pieces before the end of the show, and should have. lol
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 12:14:52 PM
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We were on our way to MI one night when Transmission went out on the bus...so there we sat on the side on the interstate not going anywhere....well the lead singer called his wife ...and she came picked him up and left.....the bass singer called his dad who came to get him....and I saw quick that there was a back seat that was not being used..so I got my stuff together very fast.....as we were walking off the bus the group owner said to the bass singer" I guess the caption goes down with the ship" The bass singer said "and it is your ship brother"
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 12:15:35 PM
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You are correct I could fill page after page with stuff like the Spencers having to haul their equipment up the hill in a pick up truck because the bus wouldn't go up the hill. Being with a group when the bus bottomed out on the railroad tracks with a train coming. Playing in flip flops when I forgot my shoes. Falling off the stage while carrying a speaker. Finishing up a recording session and spending the night in an apartment at the studio only to wake up with a "snake" in bed with me. And the list goes on.
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 12:28:46 PM
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Bradon and Harold on the road tell their own story....take a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hfnNEZ48E
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 12:39:00 PM
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We were in texas not too long ago and had sung our hearts out for about an hour. After the concerts an older woman came to the table and was browsing when i asked her if I could help her find what she was looking for. "I'll take these three" she said. I explained to her that she could get all five of our projects for forty dollars rather than paying thirty for three. She looked at me for a minute and said " No thank you. My daughter is going to by the other two and burn them for me. We do it all the time! That way we don't have to pay for em when we give em away at christmas!"
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 4:06:52 PM
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We went to a Cathedrals concert somewhere in NC back in the 70s. It was outside. We got there and they had the stage set up on this little penisula about 200 yards from the top of the hill where everyone was setting up their chairs.
We got our chairs and started down toward the stage but the promoter stopped us. "I'm sorry but I'm not willing to risk the chance that someone will fall into the lake so everyone must sit at the top of the hill". You would need binoculars to see the stage almost and I took offense to paying for a ticket and not being able to see the group and chances are the sound wasn't going to be great either. So I looked at the 2 folks with me and said, 'Let's get back to the car, if we get on the CB fast enough we can get the others coming before they come in and pay'. The promoter wanted to know what others and I told him, " Well there are 3 carloads and a van but on the CB anyone listening will hear us so it could be more."
After a few moments he decided we could sit near the stage but kept making announcements that you did so at your own risk. There were 2 groups before the Cathedrals and everything was going great.
Then they came up and started singing a rip roaring song that had everyone clapping and swaying. Did I mention the ground wasn't real level or that it had huge rocks that had your chairs off balance?
Well with a few minutes I felt the chair begin to tilt, I was sitting closest to the lake. I grabbed the chair next to me to keep from heading for the water. It began to tilt with me, my husband grabbed our friend's chair that was next to his - it was like dominos!
4 of us landed in the lake! Roy and Amon nearly died trying to sing and keep from laughing. George literally turned his back on us and Glen was just shaking his head with this big grin on his face.
The promoter never said a word but the expression on his face said it all!
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 4:38:10 PM
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ORIGINAL: DeeAnnBailey
We went to a Cathedrals concert somewhere in NC back in the 70s. It was outside. We got there and they had the stage set up on this little penisula about 200 yards from the top of the hill where everyone was setting up their chairs.
We got our chairs and started down toward the stage but the promoter stopped us. "I'm sorry but I'm not willing to risk the chance that someone will fall into the lake so everyone must sit at the top of the hill". You would need binoculars to see the stage almost and I took offense to paying for a ticket and not being able to see the group and chances are the sound wasn't going to be great either. So I looked at the 2 folks with me and said, 'Let's get back to the car, if we get on the CB fast enough we can get the others coming before they come in and pay'. The promoter wanted to know what others and I told him, " Well there are 3 carloads and a van but on the CB anyone listening will hear us so it could be more."
After a few moments he decided we could sit near the stage but kept making announcements that you did so at your own risk. There were 2 groups before the Cathedrals and everything was going great.
Then they came up and started singing a rip roaring song that had everyone clapping and swaying. Did I mention the ground wasn't real level or that it had huge rocks that had your chairs off balance?
Well with a few minutes I felt the chair begin to tilt, I was sitting closest to the lake. I grabbed the chair next to me to keep from heading for the water. It began to tilt with me, my husband grabbed our friend's chair that was next to his - it was like dominos!
4 of us landed in the lake! Roy and Amon nearly died trying to sing and keep from laughing. George literally turned his back on us and Glen was just shaking his head with this big grin on his face.
The promoter never said a word but the expression on his face said it all!
A gospel sing and a baptism all for one price........
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 7:35:20 PM
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We were coming back from a studio session once. I was sick and had kept Les and Joyce awake that night with my coughing. In the morning before we headed for breakfast, Les gave me an OTC antihistimine. We went and ate and I was fine.....till I sat in the car. Immediately I felt very groggy, and napped most of the way home to Michigan (our studio is in Ohio).
But on the way home we stopped at a Walmart. I had to go to the bathroom, so I went in. As I rounded the corner into the bathroom there was a man standing there!! Worst of all, he acted all nonchalant about it! I quickly turned around and walked out and went up to Les and said, "There's a man in there!" He said, "Yeah, you walked into the mens' bathroom."  Guess that antihistimine impaired my sight, ya think? 
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 10:27:30 PM
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Ivan Parker comes each year to a concert about 30 miles from here. One year Ryan and Josh were traveling with him. We were at the table laughing with them and Richard, just having a good time.
Ryan starts to walk away but I didn't know where he was going and by the time I figured out, it was too late. He had already walked in the door of the ladies room. Several screams and one red faced young man came dashing out the door.
Josh, Richard, my daughter and I were almost rolling on the floor!
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/24/2008 11:28:06 PM
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When Harold was traveling with the Melodyaires I was on my way from Asheville, North Carolina to Travelers Rest, South Carolina and on the way my car broke down. I was stranded on the side of the road (interstate). A nice family stopped and asked me what was wrong and if I needed a ride somewhere. I told them where I was going and they said they would take me to the singing. When I went to get into the car the mother said, "just watch Dottie when you get in. Don't worry she won't bite you." When I got into the back seat I was expecting a dog but no.....it was a pot belly pig. The family took me on to Travelers Rest and I thanked the family for bringing me. I found my brother who had seen me get out of someone else's car and related to him my adventure. He was rolling laughing and within a short time everyone in the group knew as well as those in the other groups that were there that night. My brother called me "pig woman" all the rest of the night.
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/25/2008 7:58:37 AM
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When Harold was traveling with the Melodyaires I was on my way from Asheville, North Carolina to Travelers Rest, South Carolina and on the way my car broke down. I was stranded on the side of the road (interstate). A nice family stopped and asked me what was wrong and if I needed a ride somewhere. I told them where I was going and they said they would take me to the singing. When I went to get into the car the mother said, "just watch Dottie when you get in. Don't worry she won't bite you." When I got into the back seat I was expecting a dog but no.....it was a pot belly pig. The family took me on to Travelers Rest and I thanked the family for bringing me. I found my brother who had seen me get out of someone else's car and related to him my adventure. He was rolling laughing and within a short time everyone in the group knew as well as those in the other groups that were there that night. My brother called me "pig woman" all the rest of the night.
You know I think we met when he was with the Melodyaries, I had forgotten until I read this post!! I think it was the Labor Day concert but I can't be certain (the memory ain't what it used to be!)
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/25/2008 11:26:31 AM
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I sang with a regional group from NC and we were a mixed trio, two ladies and myself. Well, we had been through 3 soprano singers in a short period of time, all of whom were newlyweds and were now expecting babies. We were at a church that we went to on an annual basis and during the group introductions, our manager and alto singer was intoducing the new soprano and was "trying" to explain why we had had such turnover at the soprano position. The manager said, "We would like to welcome our new soprano singer, I don't know what it is, but all the sopranos keep getting pregnant on out bus", you can imagine the look on my face, not to mention the look of the new girl.
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/25/2008 11:27:34 AM
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Another story comes to mind when were were in the middle of our stand and had just finished a very fast song and was about to slow things down, we introduced the next song and there was silence (we had a live band). We turned around to the bad to see what the deal was and saw the bass player was wispering something to the piano player and without thought the piano player told us what the problem was, "he (the bass player) just broke his G-string...(the one on his guitar of course...LOL)
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 6/25/2008 11:28:35 AM
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Ok, ok...one last one....this was actually folks from the church....we were taking a break and the church choir was going to sing. Now, I must explain, these were wonderful people and we had a great time. However, these were, how shall we say, VERY "backwoods" type folks. I imagine there were not more than 2 or 3 full sets of teeth among the whole congregation, you get the idea.
Anyway, as the choir sang theor rendition of "Touching Jesus" when it was time for the verse, a gentleman emerged from the midst of the choir to sing the verse solo. He had maybe 2 or 3 teeth total, and could not enunciate his words well at all.
The verse goes, "A woman tried many physicians, yet grew worse so to Jesus she came..."
His poorly enunciated version came out, " A warman tried miny positions..."
It was all we could do on the front pew to keep from passing out trying to hold our laughter in......
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 7/2/2008 12:32:09 PM
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Those of you know the problems I've had with my ankle since my fall can appreciate this. Thursday just after we got to Gadsden Kyle told us there was a 'hole' in the area between the product tables and the stage. I asked where, he said "we aren't sure, one of the kids told us there was a hole there but they didn't mark it so we haven't been able to find it".
Well, I found it!!!!! Now luckily nothing broke and no one saw me find it but I couldn't quit laughing thinking of what they would have said had they seen be 'find' it!!!!
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 7/2/2008 12:51:11 PM
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I was playing drums once at a huge tent revival and the crowd was really getting into the service. People shouting and praising God all over the place. The more they got into the service, the more I got into the service. All the sudden the back leg of the drummers throne (stool) slipped off the piece of plywood it was sitting on and I found myself OUTSIDE the tent. I had fallen thru the backwall of the tent. There was so much shouting and praising that I don't think the group missed me until I came walking back in from the front of the tent and walked up the aisle to the stage.
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RE: Stories from the road..... - 7/2/2008 12:52:06 PM
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These are too funny...thanks for the giggles folks...keep them coming!
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