Thoughts On The 7/9 1 Uppers Performance
On Saturday July 9 the 1 Uppers performed at Darrel’s Tavern in Shoreline. We were part of a 4-band bill and had the opportunity to hear a lot of great music. It’s always enjoyable to get together with other musicians in our style and spend the evening happily twanging away. One of the highlights of this gig was being in a local bar that has such a loyal clientele; it’s rather like the “Cheers” vibe where everyone seems to have an assigned bar stool.
Before the gig I got together with my friends Frank and Chris, and we did what any reasonable trio of guitar geeks would do: went guitar shopping and beer drinking. By the time we drifted back to the venue for load-in, it was getting crowded in the parking lot and people were staking out the favorite tables for the show. My good friend David arrived and joined us for beer and chatter.
The gig went very well. I feel that the 1 Uppers are increasingly tight and musically aware of each other. For a six-piece band we’re getting pretty good at leaving space for each other in the mix.