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Sweet, that would be most Bad Ass.
I'm sure there would be quite a few bands around Bay area, and So.
Cal. that would/could help out with show venues, and wanna play with
You guys. I'm crossing my fingers.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "spskins" <superchimp9@h...>
wrote:
> 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
