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Postby G.I.Jim » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:05 pm

I'm feeling like a kid in a candy store all of a sudden, but after a band rehearsal/meet and greet tonight... I'm in a band again. :D I've played in rock, country and 80's bands before, but they've always been guitar driven bands. This band is going to try to do something different than what any bands around here are doing. We're going to focus on the pop side of the 80's. We're going to be playing Men At Work, INXS, Glass Tiger, Billy Idol, etc... I can't WAIT to get this thing off the ground, as I know there's a decent market for it! :D

I just bought a brand new keyboard tonight for the project that is going to kick some serious ass for live playing. I feel like it's Christmas morning!!! :lol: I'll keep you posted on the gigs if any of you are close enough to catch one (or if anyone is interested!). :lol:
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Postby S2M » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:10 pm

80s keys....for reals....OH VEY!! :lol:
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Postby G.I.Jim » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:17 pm

S2M wrote:80s keys....for reals....OH VEY!! :lol:


:lol: :lol: I knew you'd have to say something about that! :lol: No, I'm not going to play with modern sounds, and yes... we will be playing everything in the original key! :wink:
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Postby Rick » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:32 pm

Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:
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Postby G.I.Jim » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:37 pm

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:
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Postby Rick » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:45 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



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:lol: :lol: :twisted:
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Postby AR » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:47 pm

Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



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:lol: :lol: :twisted:


Alright that made me laugh!
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Postby G.I.Jim » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:51 pm

Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



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:lol: :lol: :twisted:


Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! :shock: :lol: DAMN you for posting that! :lol:
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Postby Rick » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:01 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! :shock: :lol: DAMN you for posting that! :lol:


Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby G.I.Jim » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:11 pm

Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! :shock: :lol: DAMN you for posting that! :lol:


Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it. :lol: :lol: :lol:


FUCK you can't trust people from Texas with anything!!! :shock: :lol:
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Postby Rick » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:27 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! :shock: :lol: DAMN you for posting that! :lol:


Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it. :lol: :lol: :lol:


FUCK you can't trust people from Texas with anything!!! :shock: :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Michigan Girl » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:31 am

Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:
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Postby G.I.Jim » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:58 am

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:


YAY!!! :D The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. :D I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure
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Postby Jana » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:53 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:


YAY!!! :D The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. :D I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure


Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0
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Postby G.I.Jim » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:37 am

Jana wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:


YAY!!! :D The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. :D I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure


Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0


Awesome song Jana, and it's already been added to the list! We've got about 15 songs on the list so far. These first 5 are just the first ones we're working on for Sunday. This project is going to be a blast! :D I'd love to add Mindight Oil's "Bed's Are Burning" song. We'll be playing some U2, Glass Tiger, etc... NO CULTURE CLUB just in case someone here was going to ask. Lol!!
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Postby Jana » Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:55 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
Jana wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:


YAY!!! :D The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. :D I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure


Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0


Awesome song Jana, and it's already been added to the list! We've got about 15 songs on the list so far. These first 5 are just the first ones we're working on for Sunday. This project is going to be a blast! :D I'd love to add Mindight Oil's "Bed's Are Burning" song. We'll be playing some U2, Glass Tiger, etc... NO CULTURE CLUB just in case someone here was going to ask. Lol!!


Hey, Culture Club put out some fun music. :D LOL

Well, I had to add one or the other in there, either Shout - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54IN3URG ... re=related
or Everybody Wants to Rule the World onto your list as they signify a specific sound of the 80s to me and great music. I still consider Songs From the Big Chair, with only eight songs, and two of them are really considered instrumentals, a little jazzy, one of the best albums of the 80s.
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Postby Greg » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:13 am

Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



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:lol: :lol: :twisted:


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Postby G.I.Jim » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:47 am

Greg wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend! :lol:


If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!! :lol: :shock:
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Postby Greg » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:52 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
Greg wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend! :lol:


If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!! :lol: :shock:


:lol: I wonder how many have broken their necks trying? :shock:
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Postby Babyblue » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:24 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Greg wrote:
Rick wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit. :twisted:


Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style! :lol: :lol:



Image

:lol: :lol: :twisted:


I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend! :lol:


If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!! :lol: :shock:




:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Deb » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:13 am

My 80s request............ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jujG5X9iZs
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Postby SF-Dano » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:15 am

How about these?

Saga - On the Loose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2glFe0sY_y4

Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOgoLNZDg4

Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok6eIPx5S3U (A. Dunbar on drums)
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Postby Everett » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:46 am

Remember to get your keytar out of the pawn shop jimbo :lol: :wink:
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Postby Michigan Girl » Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:25 am

:shock:
Jimbo ...you're not just playing that New Wave crap
are you?!? I can only take so much of that, robotic sounding, short,
punchy, insanity...please noooooooooooooooo!!
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Postby G.I.Jim » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:12 am

Michigan Girl wrote::shock:
Jimbo ...you're not just playing that New Wave crap
are you?!? I can only take so much of that, robotic sounding, short,
punchy, insanity...please noooooooooooooooo!!


Lol! No, we'll be mixing it up some, but we aren't playing any Ozzy or Whitesnake. I've been there and done that, and I get tired of people watching me play songs that you can't dance to. We'll make it fun, I PROMISE! :D
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Postby Melissa » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:24 am

Do that Man In Motion song from St. Elmo's Fire! :lol: I love that! And total 80's! :lol:
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Postby SF-Dano » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:33 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!! :wink:


YAY!!! :D The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. :D I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure


I get tired of people watching me play songs that you can't dance to


People dance to the tunes you mentioned above? Little bit lighter than Whitsnake or Ozzy, but still not what I would picture people dancing to. Just sayin :wink:
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Postby G.I.Jim » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:59 am

You are correct SF Dano! We definitely have to add more danceable songs. My point though was that we aren't going to be playing hair metal. We'll be playing party, feel-good songs and people WILL like it dammit! :lol:
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Postby Deb » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:31 pm

Melissa wrote:Do that Man In Motion song from St. Elmo's Fire! :lol: I love that! And total 80's! :lol:


:) Good one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVf4_WglzWA
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Postby slucero » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:47 pm

no A-ha?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.


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