...But I had to turn it down cause I already have a gig booked that day.
Man, the possibilities though...
Man, the possibilities though...
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Got a call to play rock music on a yacht...
- Thread starter Rompin Roddy
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Someone playing actual Yacht Rock! I was looking forward to it.
I once played "I'm On A Boat" on a boat.
So, you’re saying... you’ve been waiting for your ship to come in, but you ended up missing the boat?
Sad story!
My ship came in, and I was waiting at the airport.
Sad story!
My ship came in, and I was waiting at the airport.
Been there, it was fun. Sorry you missed the gig. Come to think of it I played on a paddle wheel job to once to, it would have been more fun to play up on the top deck instead of inside though, but it was already fall and a bit chilly by then.
Thanks for the moral support guys. Life goes on. There's plenty of other yachts in the sea.
Just curious. How many yachts could a rock yacht rock if a rock yacht could yacht rock?
Just curious. How many yachts could a rock yacht rock if a rock yacht could yacht rock?
CSN's "Southern Cross" is the most yacht-y of all yacht rock songs. The lyrics are pretentious as heck!
First, he name-drops all these cool places he's been, IN HIS YACHT. Brags about how big his YACHT is. ("eighty feet of waterline"). "When you see the southern cross for the first time" it means he's seen it bunches. And don't get me started on the "looking for a woman girl" bits.
First, he name-drops all these cool places he's been, IN HIS YACHT. Brags about how big his YACHT is. ("eighty feet of waterline"). "When you see the southern cross for the first time" it means he's seen it bunches. And don't get me started on the "looking for a woman girl" bits.
Played on a Sternwheeler on a river once. Looking across the room through the windows at the bank as it went by made a visual effect of slowly rotating iin a circle.
Seasick on a river??
Seasick on a river??
Wow, flashback! I played on the Queen Mary once, in 1977 back when it was moored in San Diego ( I don't think it is still there). I don't recall a single song, but I'm pretty sure I was playing a Hagstrom short-scale through a Standell amp. Most of all, I remember that was a posh boat 
Are you sure it was the Queen Mary? She's been permanently moored in Long Beach since 1967.
Playing on boats is a gas. Things to know- The stairways are usually super narrow. Can be a tough load in. Pull your wheels out of cabinets, or put cabs on their sides. A 5 degree lean will have your cab rolling away from you. The sun is much more powerful out on water, and you'll burn fast. Load on the sunscreen.
Oops I guess it wasn't San Diego then... musta been Long Beach! Was a California tour, from Yreka down to SD - a long time ago, so I don't recall too many details! That explains why I didn't see the QM in SD recently
Oh buoy. Moor often than knot, you can seas the day.
I'm too impressed to be mad at this.
All true. I used to play Boston Harbor Booze Cruises. Boats do pitch, so everything needs to be battened down, especially PA speakers on stands. For the booze cruises, everything--I mean everything--has to be battened down because drunk people are going to fall into the band, no matter what. No stage, not even a riser, so there's nothing between you and them. And getting smashed is the reason every single person on that boat is there. We did a few dozen of them, and I still think it is miraculous that while people staggered all over pedalboards, no one ever puked on them. Also: Boston Harbor, in particular, features a lot of tall buildings that block the wind. When you are not in front of one of them, your sound literally blows away. Very bizarre feeling.
Correct. I've played on it a couple of times for a Scottish Festival that some friends were involved with organizing. The sad thing was, now matter where you went on that huge ship, you couldn't get away from the bagpipers.