Played our third gig (under the name "Planet X") at the Sacramento Co Fair. (Gig #4 total) We have another scheduled for Sunday (at 3:00). We did a good show, only a few technical issues - the highschool kids who had played in the orchestra before us we're begging their teacher to let them stay and hear us - but they had to go.

We've revamped the setlist, and we now start out with Run. The kids had to leave in the middle of it.

Bummer for them.

We we're obviously kinda loud for the fair. (Only the kick drum was miked - so the amps were cranked) The stage was setup under a tent, only a few people were sitting close by - but we could see some people on the sides and toward the back (near the Pony rides - just to the left of the face painting booth) who seemed to be into us.

I tried to talk the guys into going on stage painted like KISS - but no luck.

A friend of Darryl's was there and gave us a little hand with the ...um... sound. Basically they had the keyboards turned up. The funny part was they were already too loud (both on stage and in the mains). As I played I kept turning them down, and the sound guy kept turning them up. My volume was almost off by the end. Darryl couldn't hear himself, and noone could hear his Guitar leads - since during his leads is when I usually play keyboards.

Apparently the sound guy was afraid we we're going to get upset if he suggested any changes - but afterward he found out that wasn't the case. We're kinda easy going and we just wanted good sound. Today was basically a long soundcheck - Sunday should be much better.

It was just one of those things, I guess - nothing is ever perfect - it happens, basically we need a regular sound person of our own who knows what we want to sound like. In the meantime we're going to rearrange how we do things on Sunday - I'm going to bring an Amp for the Keys, Ron is going to have his bass plugged directly into the board so he does have to turn up so high. Darryl is going to mike his guitar cab also.

We need roadies too. Any Voluanteers?

Ah well, all things in good time...

Darryl's friend came over to talk to us after the gig. This began a discussion about getting a full-time keyboard player, something that has come up before. Hey...Derek plays keyboards - maybe we can work something out?

"Things that make you go ....Hmmmm...."

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