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Howdy All - I -finally- tracked down a video clip of the SRV/Hendrix cover band I was playing with from the late 80's through to 98'. It wasn't easy tracking this thing down! It's from 1991. One of the things we did was, (six) half hour segments of an instructional music program aimed at kids for QPTV Queens Public Television.

The video clip is from the intro to the show. Each segment deals with a different style of music and included individual instruction for each band instrument. Every show would also feature a local band. It was a ton of fun to do. The show was called: 'GarageBand 101' produced by Rene' Valdivia of QPTV. We had a lot of fans too! Lots of letters every week from middle aged guys that had pulled their old instruments out of the closet and they were learning and following along. Like I said, fun stuff. This was done 22 years ago!

The Intro to the show: Two things you should know... the keyboard player was sick and didn't show up so the piano part is missing. The other item is; no vocals! They wanted a strictly instrumental version of Freddy King's 'Going Down' playing behind the program credits. Robbie Sambat, our lead guitarist did an amazing journeyman job 'improvising on the spot' a killer lead guitar part to make up for the missing keyboard and vocal. Check out some of the Blues licks he pulls out of the bag! The man smokes through the entire number, making it up as he went along. He was a fun player to work with.

Third generation dupe so the sound sucks, but if you crank it up, you can hear the band well enough. Don't laugh at the hair-do's! It was 91' and we all had hair down to our collective a$$es! LOL Also, the video repeats for some weird reason. No need to hear it twice. When it ends the first time, just log off You tube.

Enjoy, please feel free to post up any You Tube vids of your band here.

And so... Purdie plays...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0FvlmZFNk&feature=youtu.be

John

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Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 11 years ago
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Your guitar player on the left looks a little like Steve Morse!

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Posted on 11 years ago
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That was a very cool video, John! You laid down a very steady groove which complimented the rest of the band. No theatrics. Sure took me back to the day! Thanks for sharing, my friend!

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 11 years ago
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Pretty cool! YOu guys looked like cartoon characters, lol. Soundes great, it remindes me of my band in some ways. Wish we could hear the drummer better though. Thanks for sharing. If I had a way to video our band I would, then post it here, it would be fun. I hope this thread takes off, Im always curious to here the bands that you guys are always talking about gigging with.

My buddy has and Iphone, think that would work?


Thank you!
Jeff C

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Posted on 11 years ago
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LOL - He does look like Morse! That's Tommy Gesualdo. The guy is a gifted guitar player and the really nice thing about him... no ego at all. He always gave what the music needed. He used to swap the lead player part with Robbie and they both worked well together. It was a fun band to play with. I'll see if I can find any stuff with vocals and the keyboard player, Sam. It's good stuff. You gotta hear our covers of Little Wing, Texas Flood and Third Stone From The Sun. The guys in our little band could really play.

Jeff - Special camera effects! The camera guy was going for 'psychedelic!' Didn't quite make it!

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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man to have clips r too cool i want to play again so bad....

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Posted on 11 years ago
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Brian - "You laid down a very steady groove which complimented the rest of the band. No theatrics."

That's what a musician is supposed to do! I wish the sound track was better, not so muddy. It's a third generation dupe from VHS. I am doing some cute stuff on the drums but you can't hear it. When you see me sweeping my right arm back and forth between the two crash cymbals, i'm doing fast doubles (in between cymbal/bass drum hits,) on the snare and toms with my left hand... Swiss Triplets. It gives the music forward momentum. I do a lot of stuff with rolls and triplets, you have to pay close attention to hear any of it. All that comes through are the big accents, none of the rolley-doodle stuff I play around them. I got/lifted most of that stuff from Bobby Columby. So I not only play/sound like the guy (because I learned/stole so many licks from him,) I look like him too! Maybe all guys with long black hair and beards look alike! LOL

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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Hey John cool stuff and GREAT band. I like~! I've said this before but you sure look a lot like Bobby Columby! Could be twins! Laughing H

So......whats the setup? Looks like Ludwigs but what cymbals? They sound really good. Was QPTV a local only cable channel or was it fed through PBS on 13?

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 11 years ago
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I like the second one better John Laughing H

Anywho. that is so cool to have on film. All I got from way back is a couple photos with no sound.:D

Joe


“I did not trip and fall. I attacked the floor and I believe I am winning.”
Posted on 11 years ago
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Hey John cool stuff and GREAT band. I like~! I've said this before but you sure look a lot like Bobby Columby! Could be twins!

It's no joke, I think I mentioned a couple of times that people used to walk up to me at clubs in NYC and ask me if I was bobby! We really don't look that much alike, it's just the hair/beard combo that creates the illusion.

So......whats the setup? Looks like Ludwigs but what cymbals? They sound really good.

They were the kit the studio had in the 'A' room, a Tama kit 12", 13", 16", 22" w/Ludwig Supra snare, and some really great sounding Zildjian A's from the 60's. Glenn, I was telling Brian, if you turn off the sound on the video and just watch me play, you'll see I'm doing a lot more on the drums than what you can hear, or that came through on the video. All you can hear are the BIG accents, all the color I was adding got lost in the mix.

Was QPTV a local only cable channel or was it fed through PBS on 13?

Local PBS cable for Queens, Brooklyn & Long Island. The show played on Manhattan cable as well, but we had to submit for airing separately. At one point, we were playing two to three times a week on one station or another. That's why we developed a good following for the show... 13 million people in New York and a lot of them stay up late smoking doobage and watching late-night cable. The show was intended for teenagers in garage bands, but the bulk of our audience was ex-musician middle-aged guys! Falling Do

Pops - Trust me, I was lucky to find this one. I found four of them total and they are currently being converted from the 3/4" tapes that the station uses for broadcast to modern DVD's. People took pictures of me or the bands I worked with over the years, but try to track them down! You're not alone. Unless a friend or family member was the one taking the photos, not many people have a good photographic record of their musical exploits. The guys that do are lucky.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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