No, not the Bobby Caldwell tune, I'm thinking back to when we willingly hauled around a 400+ lb. B3 (closer to 500 with those solid oak side carriers) and one or two 100 lb. Leslies. And usually for the princely sum of $100-125 for a four hour gig and then loading up at 1 or 2am after a hard night of playing and drinking. Gosh, what fun. It was even worse for me 'cause I had a C3 which was probably 50 lbs. heavier than the 'B'. Plus, by the time the gig was over, all the desirable ladies had already left (with some guy that didn't have to gig for a living) in a cute little convertible (vs the raggedy van you were compelled to have to haul that stupid organ around) and you were left with only the '2am deplorables'. Gosh, what fun. Remember how the other band members would magically disappear when it was time to load the organ (ever wonder why you never kept in touch ). Now we whimper, although we can pick up every single piece of equipment we own with one hand but still complain about a 5lb weight difference in a keyboard that can accurately duplicate 1000 different instruments. What a bunch of slackers we've become.....or did we just get OLD.

Zuki's quip about getting an organ made me think of all this .

chas

Hurt my back on those things way before I got old! Yamaha FS500 was a beast, plus leslies, pedals, p.a., etc. The dollies weighed a ton by themselves. Two of my happiest days were when I bought it and when I sold it! It was my LAST organ.

I was lucky ... I only had to haul around a Rhodes ... used one of those big refrigerator hand trucks ...
Played with a 'classic rock' band for a year in RI with a guy who played a Hammond... he had big piano legs hinged to the sides to make it easier for four guys to carry ...

So blessed to have memories and relive them. When I met my wife, she (nursing school) was at the bar I played (Livers Club). Fast forward, I quit the band, we married and I played the Holiday Inn circuit, 6 nights a week, kicking the pedals on an A100. Yes, had the HL822 I believe. The patrons would marvel when she (5'1 - 100 lbs) and I (not much bigger with a 27 waist) lifted that thing in and out of the Dodge slant 6. Great days.....

I'm disappointed read the Title....and I thought that finally Chas would grace us with a song.....oh well

During my B3 days I was the drummer in the duo. We hauled that beast around covered in a tarp in the bed of a pick up truck. More than once I can remember skinning my knuckles getting it through a door jam. A three or four hour gig was more like a 7+ hour job. The money....not even worth talking about. It would have been great training for a career with United Van Lines.
Eddie

In the 60's I demoed Hammond organs...they were called exposures.. The company had a special equipped Ford Econoline.. The dolly stayed attached to the Hammond..

When I gigged …. I used an accordion

... I was born in 1973...

Darnit I love that Bobby Caldwell song lol. Just shows you don't need the latest keyboards to make unforgettable music.

I have heard Chas posting his music on the forum. He posted a recording of his smooth jazz lineup that was magical. I just don't recall you posting yours Donny. Or I could have just missed it cos that is possible.