Oh, yeah! Last year I discovered that the band, Firefall, had a presence on Facebook. By the time I found out about them, I had missed all their concerts for the year. This year I'm not making that mistake again. I went to their Facebook page, found their Events section, and discovered that they were going to have a concert on Sept. 18 in Bakersfield, 1 1/2 hours away for me. Though I dislike Ticketmaster and all their fees, I signed up for a ticket to the concert! Ah, now that will be fine music!
Not having seen the band since the 1990's,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 2015 -
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The other day I received the DVD in the mail, "Rock 'n Roll Greats: Firefall in Concert." It was used, but it played perfectly. The DVD is from 2004 and was filmed in Tennessee during a music festival. Except for some feedback during the live performance, the concert was very nice. A good preview of what to expect when Firefall comes to California on their concert tour.
FCUG celebrating 33 years,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 2015 -
http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
Less than 48 hours to the concert! I'll have dinner at a Chinese buffet in Bakersfield before the concert. After the concert, I'll stay at a Bakersfield hotel for the night. Then on Saturday I drive off to the SCCAN meeting in Northridge.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org
The night was cool. The outdoor amphitheatre setting was perfect. The band played all their famous tunes! All very loudly, even though I was seated halfway to the stage. My only regret is that they didn't have any newly-created Firefall tunes to play.
I tried to take pictures with my little Canon digital camera, and I mean tried... its autofocus is failing, its image stabilization is gone, it powers off every 2 minutes. But after setting the EV to minus 2 and the ISO to 1600, I was able to take photos at its full 8X zoom without noticeable camera shake.
After the concert, I bought a Jock Bartley (the band leader's solo effort) CD and have him autograph it. I mentioned that I recently bought the rare Firefall 2004 concert DVD, and he said that another concert DVD was in the works.
Up next a Sept. 26 Warp 11 concert in Sacramento and then a Nov. 27 Trail Band concert in Canby, Oregon.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm