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- Mon May 27, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: The evolution of rock shows
- Replies: 4
- Views: 369
Re: The evolution of rock shows
I have a follow up question on the subject. Did you guys have a lot of back up instruments lined up with stage techs ready to switch if needed? And did you do any planned switches during shows to play certain songs? Pre-School's Out Tour, due to lack of funds, our backup instruments were minimal - ...
- Sun May 26, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: The evolution of rock shows
- Replies: 4
- Views: 369
Re: The evolution of rock shows
Those annoying tuning pauses plagued bands more in the years before the invention of the Strobe Tuner. But even that couldn't compensate for the variations of temperatures in the dressing rooms, then the often cold hallways to the stage, and then the heat of stage lighting. Strings expand and contra...
- Fri May 24, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Hotel Room/Property damage
- Replies: 9
- Views: 703
Re: Hotel Room/Property damage
There was the time when we were touring with Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan) when both bands were staying at a motel in Texas and one of the guys in their band "short-sheeted" Howard's bed, so when he climbed into his perfectly made bed he could only stretch his legs halfway due to the s...
- Sat May 18, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Hotel Room/Property damage
- Replies: 9
- Views: 703
Re: Hotel Room/Property damage
Yes, there was a night where a vending machine swallowed Neal's quarter and refused to fork over a can of soda and wound up at the bottom of some stairs (when the police knocked on the door of Neal's room, he answered with a Gideon Bible in his hand). Then there was the time the roadies celebrated t...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: 1973 Billion Dollar Babies Stage
- Replies: 1
- Views: 282
Re: 1973 Billion Dollar Babies Stage
Yes, we knew we could finally afford the kind of spectacular production we had spent years planning, however, Shep hired Joe Gannon who had worked on stage productions for Neil Diamond and Liza Minelli and his credentials warranted putting him in charge of getting it done, which he did in style. Unf...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Spiders button
- Replies: 1
- Views: 345
Re: Spiders button
The button was made from a photo of John Speer's bass drum head that Vince had painted. Only a few, if any, were made in the Spiders era. They might have been made by a fan at a later time. The spider was added for the recent Mascot sessions release.
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Michael Allen's book
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1815
Re: Michael Allen's book
I just finished reading this about half an hour ago. I really enjoyed it. Every book I’ve read by those who were there helps paint a more vivid picture of what it must have been like and all the characters become more realised. I’m now really looking forward to Neal’s account but the one I’m really...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:03 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Drop a Step?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 515
Re: Drop a Step?
If you've seen the Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper film, it's up to pitch in A 440. That's one reason the songs sound more like the original recordings. When the original group has sat in with Alice, and when we did the UK tour in 2017, we've tuned down 1/2 a step. The reasoning is wise becaus...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:27 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Man With The Golden Gun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3357
Re: Man With The Golden Gun
so it has nothing to do with the fact that the ACG reputation at that time was stil "too special" ? Thought I read that somewhere .. But it would have fitted perfectly, imho... Which is likely why that story was spread around! Well, that could have been true as well but we missed the deadline. Also...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:57 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Sick Things bkgd vocals
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1732
Re: Sick Things bkgd vocals
It was Doo Wop influenced. I think it was our roadie Artie King because he had a low voice.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Man With The Golden Gun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3357
Re: Man With The Golden Gun
Vince and I used to go to a local Drive-In near my house (my parent's home) in Phoenix. We saw the Pink Panther films, Psycho, Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart trilogy, and the Bond films. We noticed that at the very end of each James Bond film, following the final credits, the very last thing you ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Don't Blow Your Mind: The Mascot Sessions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5913
Re: Don't Blow Your Mind: The Mascot Sessions
Hi Dennis I’m guessing this was before Michael joined the group, so you had Don’t Blow Your Mind already? In his book, Dennis states that Alice and him wrote DBYM following MB's encouragement for the Group to start writing their own songs. I'm interested about Michael recording his own original son...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Tish & Snooky
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1318
Re: Tish & Snooky
I showed your post to Tish and Snooky.
Snooky said "So funny!"
Tish said, "Omg! I laughed so hard that I almost Keeched my breeks when I read this!"
Snooky said "So funny!"
Tish said, "Omg! I laughed so hard that I almost Keeched my breeks when I read this!"
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Tish & Snooky
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1318
Re: Tish & Snooky
I'll pass your message on to Tish and Snooky. Cindy and I met them at a Chiller Theatre Expo monster/scifi event. Their table was across from ours. We looked at them and they looked at us and we all felt like Kindred Spirits from the get go. Then I found myself performing on stage with them several ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Under my wheels encore 1973
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1273
Re: Under my wheels encore 1973
Thanks for the reply. Wow I really thought you were going to say it was in fact staged. I saw the officer right in front of Alice so he must have felt a bit more confident with that interaction. I did also take note that one of you guys were egging him on a bit, at least you hear some kind of comme...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Don't Blow Your Mind: The Mascot Sessions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5913
Re: Don't Blow Your Mind: The Mascot Sessions
Jack Curtis had booked two hours of session time. The songs didn't make radio playlists, but they were so heavily used in the VIP Lounge radio ads that they seemed like hits in Arizona. In that respect, they were heard more often that most groups that were on the radio playlist. I only recall record...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: New Theatrics
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4030
Re: New Theatrics
Dennis: One of my favorite moments of any concert was when you appeared with Blue Coupe at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom in the summer of 2015 and started Black Juju offstage, concealed behind a theater curtain at stage left. Instead of walking on conventionally, you began to slowly push your way ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:08 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: Good to see you again,AC
- Replies: 61
- Views: 33663
Re: Good to see you again,AC
Overall, we were high school kids that set out to make an artistic statement, and Hell over high water, we achieved our dream. Sure, I wish we would have done more but we did achieve our goals. Your ongoing interest is proof of that.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: New Theatrics
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4030
Re: New Theatrics
If I told you, they wouldn't be unexpected if I ever get a chance to do them.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
- Topic: New Theatrics
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4030
Re: New Theatrics
It's fairly common for musicians who are watching other musicians perform, to think to themselves that they could play that music better. Well, I'm the guy that's always thinking I could do the theatrics better. Of course things evolve from tour to tour. Things evolved at a rapid pace for Alice Coop...