Robben Ford Discussion

marinblues · Last edited by marinblues on Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:01 am; edited 1 time in total

Damn,

I was supposed to go to tomorrows concert in Erba close to where I live.

I was browsing on the web and through an Italian newsgroup I read that the concert was anticipated to TONIGHT!!!!! Confused

WHHAAATTTT!?!?!?!?!??

Also, the venue has been moved to Menaggio on the Como lake (beautifull place, but a bummer to get to). The concert begins in 1 1/2 hrs.....I can't make it.

Damn.....

Ahhaaaa......., I've just checked the tourdates and there is another place 1 1/2 hrs away (Chiari) in which Robben is playing this Saturday.

Marin

Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait 6 more days. Very Happy

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kirk95 · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:38 pm Post subject:

That was a close one..... because we are expecting a full report with photos and everything! Laughing

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Suzie · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:47 am Post subject:

Ma come hanno ANTICIPATO la data?!?!?
Ma non si puo', non si puo' fare cosi'!!

Beh, almeno c'e' Brescia. Il giorno successivo
e' Spilimbergo, abbastanza vicino a Trieste, casa mia!

Spero che non la cancellino. Ora sono preoccupata...

Ciao,
Suzie

marinblues · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:04 pm Post subject:

Il concerto di Erba faceva parte di un festival locale:

http://www.larioestate.it/jazz/jazz_luglio.htm

pertanto credo che sia pi? dovuto agli organizzatori locali che a Robben ed il suo management.

Speriamo bene per sabato! Smile

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iRiMiKi · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:58 pm Post subject:

Noooo, non mi possono cancellare la serata di domenica! Ho trascinato tutta la famiglia - cani e gatti e compresi - in vacanza a Lignano, giusto a 1 ora di viaggio da Spilimbergo, apposta per andare a questo concerto.

Ah, spero proprio di no! Faremo una preghierina. Anche per Brescia, dai.

ps Ciao Suzie! A vederci prestissimo!
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Bill Morgan · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

Huh??

Bill

JohnnyZ · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject:

Bill, I bet it's all about politics and sports... Laughing

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Suzie · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:35 pm Post subject:

Ciao Irina!!

Ti chiamo domenica pomeriggio-sera!! Finalmente ci siamo!

oops.. sorry everyone - well, Robben IS in Italy now, so that justifies
our enthusiasm - and messages in Italian!

Politics?? Gak no!!! Sports?? Gak no!!
We're just making sure that Sunday's date hasn't been
cancelled or anything!

Arrivederci a presto...

Suzie
Very Happy

Daved · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:21 am Post subject:

Yes, there have been some date changes.

As you can imagine this is keeping us on our toes.

Because of weather the Rivoli show has been postponed till next week.

Because of schedule shuffling we had a WONDERFUL 4 days off in Menaggio! The town has been great to us, feeding us excellent foods, fine liquers, and keeping us entertained with trips to Bellagio, Varenza, Como, etc. Robben Dewayne and I went to see Solomon Burke the other night. Robben came away greatly inspired.

Robben & the band returned the favors by sitting in at a local Menaggio pub last night, playing a few tunes and jamming with whatever locals wanted to hop up 'onstage'... something Robben very rarely does. He, and the band, had a blast!

Now, however, it is back to 'work'... having just checked into our hotel heare in Ravenna in preperation for tomorrow night's show.
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marinblues · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 8:53 am Post subject:

Great stuff!

It quite hot (34?C) these days so hanging around Lake Como must have been a treat!

Daved, I read that the Dumble had some transformer problems at the Menaggio concert but you sorted them out?;)

Enjoy your stay in Italy and I hope to see you in Chiari on Saturday. Smile

( Just in case you don't mistake me for some freak trying to climb on stage - I am tall, skinny, grumpy, speak reasonable english and wear square glasses! Cool

)

Marin

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Daved · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:29 am Post subject:

During our trip from the Canary Islands to Italy, we missed our flight in Madrid and had to frantically make other travel arrangements. This got us into Mennagio about 45 minutes before showtime (during the opening acts performance), which didn't leave much time for dealing with problems... and no time for any sort of sound check.

The 110v transformer that was to be supplied had broken, but the promoter managed to find a small 2 amp transformer. I was afraid we might burn it up. It managed to get us thru the show, but I kept a constant eye on it. (Robben's Dumble has a selectable voltage transformer built in, but because the airlines lost my workbox, I had no proper fuses to substitute for the voltage changes so I preferred not to go that route... and no variac to regulate what voltage we did have).
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Daved · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:36 am Post subject:

Last night at dinner we were told by the promoter that the show being rescheduled due to venue damage from bad weather (Rivoli?) has now been completely canceled.
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marinblues · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:38 am Post subject:

Is Chiari confirmed for tomorrow?

thanks
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Daved · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:47 am Post subject:

I don't know about a "Chiari" show, but then, the names of the cities in my itinery do not always match up to where we actually perform (for example: the Como show was actually in Menaggio).

My current info is that tomorrow, the 24th, we will be at the Instutito S. Bernardino in Brescia, Italy.
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marinblues · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:58 am Post subject: