Lakeland, FL Bobby BLUE Bland - S. Slim opening

[SarasotaSlim]

this just in...


http://www.polkmuseumofart.org/content/images/interior/events/FY09/rwbpostertop.jpg

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2008

lake mirror amphitheatre

Red, White and The Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland - starts at 6pm.

121 S. Lake Avenue
Lakeland FL 33801
USA
863-688-7743 ext. 238
Price: $50 General Admission $100 VIP
Polk Museum of Art’s Red, White and The Blues has gotten too big for our building! To accommodate the growth, we’re moving the party to the Lake Mirror Amphitheatre!

The legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland headlines with Sarasota Slim and special guest Nitro opening

That's right folks - one of the greatest blues singers in the world with decades of huge radio hits including the definitive version of Stormy Monday will be the headliner of a fundraising event to benefit the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL on Friday, October 3rd. We will open for him starting at 6pm. !!!! (see my gig listings for full details)

[bbarnard]

Whoa, Gene, congrats! Cool opening gig.

[frank62]

Way cool Bro!! Further on up the road! Blues In the Night! Damm, I wish I could see that one.

[frankencat]

Cool. :)

[SarasotaSlim]

Yes it's quite an honor to open for one of the true blues icons and an even bigger one to be asked to to do it - hope I don't screw it up! This will be the 5th time. The first time was back when Lucky was around and he called Bobby and told him about Skipper's Smokehouse and we opened and provided sound and some backline stuff too. Since this is the Gear Page I'll digress a bit and mention that on that gig Wayne Bennett used my BF Super Reverb but he really wanted a Twin. The 2nd time was at the Mahaffee Theater here in St. Petey with Lucky's dad James sitting in with us and a sound company out of Miami. The 3rd time was at the old downstairs Blues Ship in Ybor and we were the backline and PA providers for a packed house. The 4th time was at the Centro Asturiano in Tampa and we were the PA and backline providers again. Shawn Brown also played and a young sax player named Eric Darius played solo to CD tracks! So this will be the 5th time - he probably thinks I'm stalking him! More Gear Page drivel - we might be the PA and backline providers for this one too and if so I'll have to break out the BF Twin and BF Super Reverb for whoever is on geetar!

[frank62]

Since you have been around him a few times could you tell me why he makes that "Ack" sound on some of his recordings? Is he sick or is that just part of his thing?

[SarasotaSlim]

Since you have been around him a few times could you tell me why he makes that "Ack" sound on some of his recordings? Is he sick or is that just part of his thing?

Not sure when that started - it wasn't on his early recordings. Lucky once told me that back when he was part of his band they played a gig in Texas and Bobby was sick and couldn't make that sound so some of the women folks who apparently liked it were complaining and saying he was an impostor!!! As you may have noticed - it has become one of his signatures. Live - it is very pronounced.

[frank62]

Thank you Mr SS! Enjoy the show with BBB. I wish I could be there for that one. "Blues In The Night" is one of my all time favorites. What a powerful voice that man has!!!

[bluesjuke]

Hey Gene, was just about to shre one of your vids that I enjoy and did a search and saw this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xpo1XCnW8U&NR=1

Wish I was still in Florida so I could come see it. Got to pass this on to my brother in Tampa.



"Yes it's quite an honor to open for one of the true blues icons and an even bigger one to be asked to to do it - hope I don't screw it up!"


Somehow unless you trip and fall off the stage I see no possibility of that!

Good to see you around!

[CocoTone]

Congrats Gene!! Should be one of those gigs you will remember the rest of your life. Knock em dead.:AOK

CT.

[SarasotaSlim]

Time to bump this gig spam back to the top for a couple of days.

(It's amazing how many people wanna be your wife or girlfriend when the tickets are $50)

[Bobby D]

Slim!!! one of my old Tampa Bay friends -- good to see you on TGP.

hope you have a GREAT gig with BBB....he's one of the best!

bobby devito