51 Reply by Grah1

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You need a mixer then you can split the signal .My Roland cube 40 has an auxiliary input ,I sometimes use for small gigs .I  feed a 4 channel mixer in there and it gives me  good clean sounds with plenty of volume .Don't just plug the Mic into the six as the signal level is too low with out the mixer. For smaller gigs I have a Roland street cube which has 2 separate channels and sounds great.Hope this helps Brian     

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52 Reply by Grah1

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Jim this  is  the  correct  link  for  the  second  song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7flaI … rt_radio=1
Love  the  slide guitar     

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53 Topic by Grah1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FlPsYOPIw
another  Vid   from Ken and  I  at  Settle  Station  Mid night  rambler  by  the Stones

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54 Reply by Grah1

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Thanks  Jan  allthese  tips are  great     

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55 Reply by Grah1

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Cheers   Richard     

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56 Reply by Grah1

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Love this version     

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57 Topic by Grah1

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Its   just  been anounced   that  Ozzy  Osbourne  has  just  passed  .
Its  a  sad   loss  to  the  world  of  music  ,I  was  lucky  enough to  see  him with  Sabbath   in their  hey day .
Hers  a  tribute  to  him  by  my  old  band  in Greece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_D96fIvUA4 

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58 Reply by Grah1

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Phil  we    had  2  amps    and  a  mixer    I  fed  my   rig and mic  through  the  mixer   and my  40  watt cube , Ken used  my  street  cube for  his guitar  and  mic. I  pre  recorded  bass  and  drums  onto  my  loop  for each   track ,  I  played  2  verses   and  a  chorus   on each  loop  so  it  was   easy  to    run thr  loops  for  what  ever    length  we  wanted  .Jim   and  Paul  the    regular  members  of  Growing  Old  Disgracefully    had  other  projects unfortunatley   hence  the  backing  tracks .     

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59 Reply by Grah1

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Jim   I  live  about  15 mins  from there  ,Pity  you  didnt  mention  we  could  have  met  up .     

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60 Reply by Grah1

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yeah  Phill   its  tough ,there  have  been several  times  Ive  thought  about  stopping  but   I  keep  working  through  it  . May be   I'll  manage  a  couple  of  years  more     

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61 Topic by Grah1

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12 months  ago  I  was  diagnosed   with an auto  immune syndrome   which  has  affected    my  joints   and  lungs  .Luckily  the   consulltant  I  saw was   really     on the  ball  and  has  given me   a  drug  to  control it . For  a  while  las  year   I  was  unable  to  sing   due  to  extreme   breathlesness  and  hand  cramps  when playing, So  I  cut  down the    amount  of  gigs   and  things  have  improved enormously  ,However this  last  month  I  have  been doing  all  the  regular   gigs  I  do  anually   ,this week end  coming  being  the  last  for  about  a  month and  I'm really  feeling it  in my  fingers ,not  geting  the  cramp that  I  had  but aches and  stiffness   that  slow my  playing  and  stop  me  doing  fast  runs ,its  quite frustrating . Ive  had  to    use  ibuprofen or diclofenic  gel   to  help   .
Just  wondered  if  any   of  our   aging  players  are  suffering    like  I  am and  have  any  tips .

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62 Reply by Grah1

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Love the song Jim and the photo ,do you know which station it shows?     

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63 Topic by Grah1

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19 and 20/07/25 we had  a special  event   on The  settle  to  Carlisle  railway   at   Settle  station  . The  organisers  asked  for  a  bit  of  local  music  to  greet   the  travellers using  the  station . I  was  asked  to  play   on the Sunday  , My old  band  Ronnie  and the  Rockits   played   on the  Saturday .
We  all  had  a  lot  of  fun   and expect  there  will  be  more  events  on the  line   in the  future .
So  heres  a  brief  clip  of  my  self  and my friend  Ken Larkins   doing  Rock me baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eqLWYu2O54 

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64 Topic by Grah1

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Finaly  managed  to  relax  after  one  of  the  most  hectic  week  ends  for  a  while .
Friday  birthday  party  for  my  son  aged  42
Saturday   drive  50 miles from my  sons   to south  Manchester to  play  charity  gig  for  Autistic  kids , On stage  at  12 30  for  1hr  then drive  back  to  meet  friends   from London who  we  hadnt  seen   for  a  couple  of  years
Saturday    evening  drive  40  miles  home   to  load  car   for  Cockermouth   Live  festival  85  miles  away .
Sunday   drive  the  85  mile  to  the  festival   play  late  afternoon for  an hour  and  a  half  .Then drive  back   home in pouring  rain . and  unload  .
Monday  get  up  late  rush  to  hospital 20  miles away  for   meeting  about  diabetes  then   drive  another  20  miles  to  bass  players  house   to  sort  out   set  list  for next   Saturdays performance  at  the Ilkley  live  fest .I'm  now  at   home   chilling  and  about   to  pour  a  well   earned  Jim Beam .
Good  news  when I  turned  on the  computer     both  festivals  have  rebooked  us  for  next  year  so  we  must  be  doing  something  right

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65 Reply by Grah1

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Went to  a  progressive  jazz concert  in Greece  once  that  some  freinds   organised  . Another  freind  turned  up  part   way  through  the  first  set   and  said , when are  they  starting , I  said   they  are  playing  now  ,she  said  I  thought  they  were  tuning   up . To  be  honest it    did seem like   all  three  members  were   playing  different  tunes  at  the  same  time . LOL
How  ever  I  did  get  chance  to  play  with    a  couple  of  guys  who  used  to  play  at  Ronnie  Scotts   in London both  terriffic  sax players . Sadly  one  passed  a  few  weeks   ago  ,RIP   George  Lee  you  were  the  best  sax  player   I've  ever  known .     

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66 Reply by Grah1

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I  gave her  your  song  last week  Jim   she  will  let me  know how she  goes  on with  it     

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67 Reply by Grah1

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my  nails   grow  at  a  very  fast  rate I  trim them every  couple  of  weeks  even  when I'm not  gigging .     

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68 Reply by Grah1

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just  found  it  and  it  has  no  posts  in 5yrs     

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69 Reply by Grah1

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We do  need  more  posters  Phill . I  try  to  put  as  many  of  my  gigs   on here as  I  can   but  it  seems  there  are  only    the  same  people  who  respond,Not  sure  how  to  atract  More  users .
Does  chordie  have  a  facebook  page     

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70 Reply by Grah1

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cheers  Jim we  had  a   blast . Ive  played  this  venue   for  the last  4  yrs ,always  good .     

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71 Topic by Grah1

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Heres   a  version   of  rockin in the  free  world  we  did  at  Kendal  blues   fest   21/06/2025 .Jim our  drummer  wasnt  too  well  and  he  forgot  about  the  last  verse   . I  think  we  covered it  up  ok  LOL
Kendal   Blues  festival 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDR0zm3EoNE

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72 Topic by Grah1

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Heres   a  version   of  rockin in the  free  world  we  did  at  Kendal  blues   fest   21/06/2025 .Jim our  drummer  wasnt  too  well  and  he  forgot  about  the  last  verse   . I  think  we  covered it  up  ok  LOL
Kendal   Blues  festival 

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73 Reply by Grah1

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Sounds  great  Richard   shame  we are  9084 miles  apart  would  be  good  to  play  together .     

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74 Reply by Grah1

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Jim  thats  a good  song  and  they  sang  it  well  Richard  your  version of  Roxanne  is  excellent    I  like  the  way  you  have  interpreted it .     

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75 Reply by Grah1

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Jim  I  still  play  in pubs  and  festivals   got  two   biggies  coming  up   Kendal  jun21 and Cockermouth july  6  then  one  of  my  favorites  the  Ilkley  live    on the12th     

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