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Group Captain and the Mandrakes- Surf out of Fredericksburg, VA
Joined: Dec 05, 2013 Posts: 14 |
Posted on Feb 04 2014 01:24 PM
The new guy (me) now does leads for: Penetration, Pipeline, Out of Limits and Apache. Hope to add Amapola to the list by next week! As for the rest, it's strictly rhythm guitar support for me. Having a lot of fun playing with the Mandrakes so far and the fellas have been very welcoming. I think they accepted the fact up front that they weren't going to find a one-for-one replacement of Matt. |
Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 25 Fred'Burg V.A. 
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Posted on Feb 04 2014 01:32 PM
New Guy has saved up from a serious LackofSurfifiction! (Brian's his name, if you weren't slick enough to discern that from his username). Bass with www.groupcaptainandthemandrakes.com Last edited: Feb 04, 2014 13:33:25 |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Feb 04 2014 02:28 PM
Welcome to the Mandrakes, Brian. I'm sure you're going to have a wonderful time playing surf music. I'm looking forward to hearing the band. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2825 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Feb 04 2014 09:28 PM
Ah, Brian, you'll do fine! Nice picture! I don't know why you guys actually think I can play guitar. I'm sure you'll surpass my sloppy playing. Missing Virginia LOTS lately. Hope you guys get out and play soon. It'd be cool to come out for the instro summit and play a few tunes with you. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Joined: Dec 05, 2013 Posts: 14 |
Posted on Feb 11 2014 09:30 AM
I've played with the Mandrakes four times now and we have a ways to go to before we build the set-list up to what it was last Fall. What's been cool for me is that Aric and I are switching back and forth on leads depending on the song ... so it keeps things interesting for me as a guitarist. |
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Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 25 Fred'Burg V.A.
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Posted on Feb 11 2014 12:42 PM
It'll come together smashingly! Bass with www.groupcaptainandthemandrakes.com |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2825 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Feb 11 2014 01:26 PM
I'd be happy to set someone else up with that...:-) —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Joined: Dec 05, 2013 Posts: 14 |
Posted on Feb 12 2014 09:12 AM
Hey Stone / Matt - I can do web page and Facebook page management duties. I'm a graphic artist in my day job so its easy stuff for me. Hey Matt - When I first met the fellas from the Mandrakes, they handed me a DVD with a gazzillion files to "review in my free time". Anyway, I've slowly been going through all the content and have really enjoyed listening to all the MP3 recordings from The Cocanauts. I think if I played every night for 2 hours for the next five years, I MIGHT be able to play along with some of those tunes. Well done, excellent playing all around! Last edited: Feb 12, 2014 09:13:14 |
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Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 25 Fred'Burg V.A.
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Posted on Feb 12 2014 09:21 AM
That would be fantastic if you (Matt) could pass Facebook to Brian. I don't have a Facebook (for work related reasons) and don't want to start now! —Bass with www.groupcaptainandthemandrakes.com |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2825 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Feb 12 2014 09:25 AM
have him send me a request. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 25 Fred'Burg V.A.
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Posted on Feb 12 2014 09:29 AM
Some mystical facebook thingie...alrightie. Brian will probably catch up to and read this at some point.......... —Bass with www.groupcaptainandthemandrakes.com |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2825 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Feb 12 2014 01:04 PM
Brian, Glad you enjoy the music. I'd be happy to help out wherever I can. Feel free to contact me. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 25 Fred'Burg V.A.
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Posted on May 17 2014 04:39 PM
The Mandrakes just played a fantastic show at the King George County (VA) Cancer Walk For Life. Sounded great! Brian (with the help of Mrs. B) got a video that'll show up on the GCMband.com website at some point. —Bass with www.groupcaptainandthemandrakes.com |
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Joined: Dec 05, 2013 Posts: 14 |
Posted on May 18 2014 06:49 PM
What a great time! It was our second public performance and I can tell we are moving a great direction as a band. The best part of playing at the Relay For Life event was the lady who came up and told us she loved our music. That's NEVER happened to me before. |
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