DAT-heads Digest #137

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  newbies gotta start somewhere (Mike Parker)


From: Mike Parker <mikeparker5@yahoo.com>
Subject: newbies gotta start somewhere
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 19:37:53 -0700 (PDT)

Yep, we all gotta start somewhere. My first taped show
was Black Sabbath & Motorhead with one of those cheap
Sony dictaphone recorders in 1989 or so. Second show
was Little Feat, but I dropped the deck and the tape
has some warbles on it due to that that can't be
fixed. Oh well, went out and bought a Sony D8 after
that.

My own personal favorite was Bob Dylan at a 'secret
show', in Portland, OR  2000.  Bob rented the hall for
a week for rehersals, and nobody knew about it. Guess
he decided to sell a few tickets for the last night,
there was one announcement on a local radio station
that I missed. I found out about it by accident,
looking on eBay for dylan stuff. Ended up buying a
ticket from a scalper for $200. Best money I ever
spent.  It wasn't crowded at all, they only sold 1000
tickets and the hall holds 2500, so there was actual
elbow room to be had.  Being right up front, in front
of a bank of speakers, with Dylan 10 feet away, and a
small crowd, half of which were in the balcony, well
what can you say.  Best show of my life. Bob and the
boys were having a great time, Dylan looked like he
was really enjoying himself.  Sort of spoiled me on
any future Dylan shows.The next day, Bob played to
20,000 at Portland Meadows.

Mike


>Don't forget that the newbies gotta' learn somehow,
and that we were 
>all  new at this once... My first real show tape was
recorded on a >handheld 
>analog cassette deck, through the internal mics, and
the oh-so->stylish 
>tube-sock windscreen...  =)  Pretty good tape... (of
me & my buddies 
>having a high time
>with The Dead playing in the background... =) ) 
>
>Even though I'm now using the SD 744 direct to
harddrive box, I'm >still a "taper", which is a team
sport.
>
>Stan Smith

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