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I can say it, think it, hope for it, etc. We'll work on it and see
what's possible.
Thanks,
Ted
--- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
> Ted.
> Can you say Calif. Tour in 2006 ?
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> -- In , "spskins" <superchimp9@h...>
> wrote:
> >
> > On behalf of Satan's Pilgrims, all I have to say to all of SG101 is
> > thank you. We couldn't believe the reception and how f*ckin' fun
> that
> > weekend was. We were even more blown away to find out there were
> more
> > of you there than we knew about, after the fact. To tell you the
> > truth, the list was a great asset to us while we were preparing for
> > this. Knowing that people were traveling to see us put us in the
> > mindset that this was a big deal and that we needed to deliver the
> > goods as best we could. I hope that we still would have put on an
> ok
> > performance if I hadn't joined, been reading the posts, and
> conveying
> > to the rest of the guys that "man, there are people flying here to
> see
> > you play". I think it made them all kind of perk up and go "wow,
> ok,
> > let's get to work." I've been joking since I got back that we felt
> > like Sally Field -"you really DO like us", which is a dumb joke, but
> > does have a ring of truth to it.
> > It was excellent meeting Brian and Shari, Ran, TFJ, Dano, Eric,
> > (Nebulas), Eric H (Surf in Seattle?), and especially the lovely
> > Kristena and her man Rudy. Kristena has been a great combination of
> > cheerleader and den mother to us through myspace and got us hooked
> up
> > with our old pals the Ghastly Ones again, along with lots of other
> > newer surf/instrumental bands that we would have probably never
> heard
> > of otherwise. Thanks to all of you plus Dick Messick and Rick Selby,
> > who I don't think I got to meet
? Did the Germans ever show?
> > I also want to point out that we did not bring the Hammond organ,
> > because we just didn't have room, but we did have the Leslie
> Speaker.
> > The organ Dave used was a Farfisa and TFJ was on the money with his
> > assessment of the kit I borrowed for the weekend. OK, on to the Q &
> A.
> >
> > 1) Did you guys have as much fun as we did? How did you guys feel
> > about the shows?
> >
> > We can't imagine anyone having more fun than we did; it was a real
> > gasser of a weekend. You know, you can only hope for things to go
> > well and that people will show up after 5 years, so we tried not to
> > get our hopes up too high. But we couldn't imagine it being any
> better
> > in every way, especially in Portland. Having fans that appreciate
> the
> > music travel long distances to see us combined with our old local
> fans
> > dancing and screaming was really overwhelmingly fantastic for us.
> >
> > 2) What was your practice sessions leading up to the gigs like? Was
> it
> > hard to get back in the groove or did you instantly click? Was this
> > the first time you guys had played together in 5 years?
> >
> > Other than the day and a half of recording we did last year for
> > Plymouth Rock (four songs), this was the first time we had played
> > together in five years. It was definitely the first time we had
> played
> > the old songs and some of the songs we did, like Grave Up and Ragtop
> > we hadn't done in over 6 or 7 yrs, when Bobby stopped playing live.
> > We managed to practice four times before the shows. The other guys
> > got together 2 times before that, but their Showmans were in the
> shop
> > getting tuned up, so they used a mix of practice amps (a twin, an
> > Orange, and an Ampeg), which made a strange sound together. My
> first
> > practice was the first with return of the Showmans and they seemed
> > very happy to have them back. The first practice was LOUD!!!!!
> Dave's
> > reverb tank was making all kinds of noise until we realized it was
> the
> > sound pressure from his speakers. Once we moved the tank, it was
> > fine. It was pretty rough, we didn't "instantly click" but we
> weren't
> > too discouraged. By the third practice I thought it was beginning to
> > sound like us again and a lot more balanced.
> >
> > 3) Is your hand/whatever you cut okay?
> >
> > "Just a flesh wound". My hands were soft after 5 years of not
> playing
> > at all and I mashed my knuckle on the rim of the snare-it looked a
> lot
> > worse than it was. Besides, what's a Satan's Pilgrims show without
> > any blood? We got new red belts for the Portland show because, as
> > Scott put it, "we needed a touch of red" to add to our stage wear
> that
> > night. After the show I couldn't help saying to him "I got your
> touch
> > of red right here."
> >
> > 4) How did you and the guys assess your own performances?
> >
> > We always got better crowd response when we flubbed around a
> > bit-probably because we start laughing and then start playing around
> > with the tunes, giving it a looser, more informal feel. The shows
> > where we were totally practiced and tight often equaled a colder
> > audience that looked bored. I think these recent shows obviously
> fit
> > into the first category, which is fine with us. We felt, all in
> all,
> > that it wasn't too shabby for being five years older, slower, and
> not
> > having played together for so long.
> >
> > 5) Did you guys still have all your guitars, amps, gear, outfits,
> > capes? Or did anyone have to make some emergency purchases?
> >
> > We still had some old capes, but they were worn and a little stinky
> > too, even after repeated washings, so we got new ones a couple of
> > weeks before hand. John's Showman head that he used to play through
> > got stolen about a year after we stopped playing, so he used the
> Dual
> > Showman head that Robert usually used and Robert used a Bassman head
> > that we had lying around and a reverb tank that we borrowed from our
> > buddy, Sean Fong (thanks Sean). That worked out for the best,
> because
> > the reverb stopped working in the Dual anyway.
> >
> > 6) Are you guys still planning on recording remotely and putting new
> > material out?
> >
> > Yes, but I will have to go to Portland to record, or wherever we can
> > all be in the same room. We've kind of scrapped the long distance
> > idea, although we think the long distance rehearsing and writing we
> > did worked pretty well. I'm also obsessed with releasing or
> > re-recording an album that we did with a pianist named Thomas
> > Lauderdale. He is in a group called Pink Martini and we recorded 10
> > songs with him around '96 or so. It was never released because he
> > didn't like the sound of his piano and claims the original tapes
> have
> > been lost. I still have a cassette copy and would love to release
> it,
> > though it was never mixed and Thomas paid for the recording, so he
> has
> > control over it. It's all covers and the piano + surf band thing
> > worked out really well (think Dave Meyers' Moment of Truth with
> > Liberace on piano). It's truly over the top. I think the only way
> to
> > finish it is to re-record it, which would be a big undertaking, but
> > would be worth it.
> > If not, we fooled around with some new song ideas at our practices,
> so
> > a release of new original material is definitely possible as well.
> >
> > 7.) Did you do Surfin' Bird? And if so what is it like being one of
> > America's top vocalists?
> >
> > No, we didn't do Surfin' Bird. I only sing in European TV, never in
> > the USA. No, really, we got so many requests for it in Europe (even
> > though we'd never played it before) that we started playing it as an
> > encore over there. We might have done it a couple of times here in
> the
> > US right before we stopped in 2000, but not too often. To be
> honest, I
> > think we forgot about that, we were in pure instrumental mindset
> > (except for Shit Sandwich and Que Honda, of course).
> >
> > Thanks again and we hope to have something for you in 2006, either a
> > record, some shows, or maybe both! We'll see.
> > -Ted Pilgrim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...>
> wrote:
> > > Ted,
> > >
> > > If you don't mind getting put on the spot, can I ask you:
> > >
> > > 1) Did you guys have as much fun as we did? How did you guys feel
> > > about the shows?
> > >
> > > 2) What was your practice sessions leading up to the gigs like?
> Was it
> > > hard to get back in the groove or did you instantly click? Was
> this
> > > the first time you guys had played together in 5 years?
> > >
> > > 3) Is your hand/whatever you cut okay?
> > >
> > > 4) How did you and the guys assess your own performances?
> > >
> > > 5) Did you guys still have all your guitars, amps, gear, outfits,
> > > capes? Or did anyone have to make some emergency purchases?
> > >
> > > 6) Are you guys still planning on recording remotely and putting
> new
> > > material out?
> > >
> > > Feel free to decline to answer any/all of the above. ;-)
> > >
> > > In any event, please accept our thanks once again for the great
> shows.
> > >
> > > BN
