Gotta Love December

We're two gigs into the month and having a ball. We played a corporate Christmas Party this weekend near the airport. I thought I'd post a video from the gig. Let me know what you think.

Moving into Fall

Vivid Image is getting ready for a busy Fall and holiday season. October is booked up and the rest of the year is filling in nicely. We already have New Years Eve and at least one Christmas party on the books. It's shaping up to be a great 4th quarter for the band.

I'm Officially Old

I'm a grandfather. Jensen Beck Israel was born 9/19/08 at 10:18am, 8 lbs 2 oz. He's perfect and mom and dad are doing ok too. They tell me I'm now "pop pop" but oddly enough, I don't feel any older? Below is a video that I put together set to Phil Collins "You'll be in my Heart".

Opened for CCR

Vivid Image had the good fortune to open for CCR at a small local outdoor amphitheater this past Saturday night. Yes, I know that's "Creedence Clearwater Revisited" and yes, I know that John Fogerty doesn't tour with the band but it was still a blast. In spite of all that they really did sound great. The vocalist "John Tristao" really nailed Fogerty's vocals to a tee. We got to listen to their soundcheck and got to meet the band afterwards. Seemed like a really nice bunch of guys. The sound company really went out of their way to work with us in spite of the fact that we were the opening act. The crowd really responded well to our set. To top things off we had a second gig immediately afterwards playing for a private party just five minutes away. All in all just a great evening.

Rocking the Mansion

Vivid Image's first gig of the year went off without a hitch. We played outdoors on the terrace of the Fountainview Mansion (... and I do mean "Mansion"!) this past Saturday for a wedding reception in Auburn, Alabama. The weather cooperated and we had a great gig. The bride & groom and the rest of the wedding party danced till the last tune. It was a tough loadout though. I didn't get to bed until 2:45am and I could really feel it the next day (...man, am I getting old!). Also, I just got a call today from a friend who had double booked his band and we now have a gig for this coming Saturday night (...life is good!).

VIB Gearing Up for 2008

Vivid Image has been rehearsing the last few week getting ready for upcoming gigs starting in April. It's been a lot of fun getting together again after taking January and February off. First gig this year is a wedding reception so we've had a couple of special requests (..first dance, father/daughter dance...) we've worked up. We've also worked up a couple of new tunes to keep things fresh. I can't wait to get things rolling this spring and summer. Keep an eye on the "Upcoming Dates" section.

New Diggs (... finally completed)

My new practice space is finally finished (... more or less). I actually began work on it this past summer with a little help from my new son-in-law but as these things generally do it took a bit longer than I expected. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I've gotten the last of my music paraphernalia out of the bedroom (... my wife loves me for that) and I finally have a place to hang my guitars and park my amps. I've posted a couple of pics below for your viewing pleasure.

Welcome

Welcome to my new blogsite (...is that a word?). Please come by often and check on my progress (...or lack of). Thanks.