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#379049 - 12/21/13 05:41 PM
Re: Rarely..if ever...do I lose money on gear....
[Re: Fran Carango]
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
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BTW: Yesterday I played a holiday party for my daughter's 1st grade "special ed" class..She is the teacher..
I had breakfast with my friend Kath that morning and talked her into helping me (singer)..
The gig paid ...no money..just cookies and apple juice...
Entering the class, I got the biggest welcome...all the kids greeting me with hi-fives, and smiles..
We opened with a "hip hop" beat .."Jingle bells"..
It was a great hour show..teachers, parents and kids all had a great time...
Reason why I am mentioning it here on this post...One of the kids...a cute little blonde girl, turned out to be one of the people we helped ..She was one of the kids that need financial help (gifts), clothes , toys etc.....The family is on very hard times.. I didn't know she would be there, but she was the highlight of my day, with a hug goodbye..
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#379053 - 12/21/13 06:02 PM
Re: Rarely..if ever...do I lose money on gear....
[Re: Fran Carango]
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
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BTW: Yesterday I played a holiday party for my daughter's 1st grade "special ed" class..She is the teacher..
I had breakfast with my friend Kath that morning and talked her into helping me (singer)..
The gig paid ...no money..just cookies and apple juice...
Entering the class, I got the biggest welcome...all the kids greeting me with hi-fives, and smiles..
We opened with a "hip hop" beat .."Jingle bells"..
It was a great hour show..teachers, parents and kids all had a great time...
Reason why I am mentioning it here on this post...One of the kids...a cute little blonde girl, turned out to be one of the people we helped ..She was one of the kids that need financial help (gifts), clothes , toys etc.....The family is on very hard times.. I didn't know she would be there, but she was the highlight of my day, with a hug goodbye.. Very kind of you Fran,.......... I know the feeling after what happened here with Hurricane Sandy last October.....& still today so many people are still homeless. I drove along the NJ shore last week and could not believe the devastation still there a year later,...most wrecked houses are completely gone and have been removed it looks so barren just sand is left. Every little bit helps. I performed for free at a few fundraisers myself wish I could have done more to help..
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#379229 - 12/23/13 02:27 PM
Re: Rarely..if ever...do I lose money on gear....
[Re: Fran Carango]
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15560
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Can't argue with that, Diki. I look at it from a business standpoint. It takes an average of 10 jobs to pay for a MOTL arranger keyboard. That's the income from 10 jobs that I could have put into my retirement fund, boating fund, or checking account. There's a sound, financial reason that I kept using those 3000s for all those years. I'm sure the same holds true for that G70. Cheers, Gary
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#379233 - 12/23/13 02:42 PM
Re: Rarely..if ever...do I lose money on gear....
[Re: Fran Carango]
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14194
Loc: NW Florida
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That, and that no-one ever brought out anything better (for what I do with it!)... LOL
Actually, I did get some new arrangers last year or so. A BK-7m, but that was primarily used to replace the ancient MGS-64 rack module as a sound source for my KX-5 keytar rig, and then the BK-9, which adds everything I have wanted for my solo gig for a long time (chord sequencer, audio loops, MP3 playback) to the already great G70 soundset, and threw in some nice SA type sounds too.
Both the new things have yet to gig much, but I doubt either one will get replaced in the usual 8-10 year timeframe I try to keep things working for. The MGS-64/KX-5 has been in regular use for nearly 20 years! At my age, I may now be getting to the point of having my LAST new gear as long as it remains mechanically reliable.
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An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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