i'm just posting this written by Victor.
i thought fellow softies might want to check out the event. do show your support if you can
Time
15 August · 18:00 - 20:30
Location Timbre Substation
here is the FB link with videos too:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=148134755197452
Hey folks,
Gopal was the drummer in my first blues band and about as colourful a character as you could ever ask for in your first band. His unabashed passion for the music and fun-loving approach to drumming probably shaped my perspective on music as well as my outlook on life.
He left behind an elderly mother who had been taking care of him in his poor health for the last few years when he was unable to work. Their financial si...tuation wasn't great and the bunch of us blues musos are putting up a tribute concert to raise funds with 30% of the FnB takings going to her, which she could definitely use. It would mean a lot to me personally if you could attend and buy a beer or pizza.
In return, I can offer some insight into how my musical life got started with our motley crew as our first band will be getting together again to do some of Gopal's favourite songs when he played with us. Hope to see you there.
Cheers
Victor
P.S. For the benefit of those who've never met him before, how about we share some anecdotes about our man? There's a length limit on wall posts so if it's long just send it to me and I'll put it up here. I'll start the ball rolling...
"It was another Saturday night along Prinsep St at Roomful of Blues, where we were doing our usual blues jam thing. Feeling rather uninspired on this particular evening as jams occasionally are, we were sort of plodding along, trading licks rather aimlessly.
In walks Gopal, barefooted. My first thoughts were that he must have been robbed of his shoes or something. Turns out he was walking in the Thaipusam procession(!) and decided to drop in for a jam...we hadn't jammed in a while and to have him drop in unexpectedly livened things up. The evening suddenly became a rip-roaring blues orgasm as we engaged in our usual musical tomfoolery.
When we were done, he went back out to re-join the procession just as suddenly as he came in. From that day onwards I could never look at Thaipusam the same way ever again. Amongst the buckets of milk, kavadis and devotees in trances, I keep thinking there has to be a blues drummer itching for a jam somewhere in there."
i thought fellow softies might want to check out the event. do show your support if you can
Time
15 August · 18:00 - 20:30
Location Timbre Substation
here is the FB link with videos too:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=148134755197452
Hey folks,
Gopal was the drummer in my first blues band and about as colourful a character as you could ever ask for in your first band. His unabashed passion for the music and fun-loving approach to drumming probably shaped my perspective on music as well as my outlook on life.
He left behind an elderly mother who had been taking care of him in his poor health for the last few years when he was unable to work. Their financial si...tuation wasn't great and the bunch of us blues musos are putting up a tribute concert to raise funds with 30% of the FnB takings going to her, which she could definitely use. It would mean a lot to me personally if you could attend and buy a beer or pizza.
In return, I can offer some insight into how my musical life got started with our motley crew as our first band will be getting together again to do some of Gopal's favourite songs when he played with us. Hope to see you there.
Cheers
Victor
P.S. For the benefit of those who've never met him before, how about we share some anecdotes about our man? There's a length limit on wall posts so if it's long just send it to me and I'll put it up here. I'll start the ball rolling...
"It was another Saturday night along Prinsep St at Roomful of Blues, where we were doing our usual blues jam thing. Feeling rather uninspired on this particular evening as jams occasionally are, we were sort of plodding along, trading licks rather aimlessly.
In walks Gopal, barefooted. My first thoughts were that he must have been robbed of his shoes or something. Turns out he was walking in the Thaipusam procession(!) and decided to drop in for a jam...we hadn't jammed in a while and to have him drop in unexpectedly livened things up. The evening suddenly became a rip-roaring blues orgasm as we engaged in our usual musical tomfoolery.
When we were done, he went back out to re-join the procession just as suddenly as he came in. From that day onwards I could never look at Thaipusam the same way ever again. Amongst the buckets of milk, kavadis and devotees in trances, I keep thinking there has to be a blues drummer itching for a jam somewhere in there."
