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ProfessorGAC

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17. /hanks
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:43 PM
18 hrs ago

For 20 years, we were known for covering reasonably well-known songs, in our style, that most of the audience didn't expect hear hear from a club act. Aside, of course, from our followers. (Maybe a couple hundred spread over our area of operation.)
To give you a flavor, the Todd/Utopia stuff included, Caravan, Zen Machine, Princess Of The Universe, Crybaby, Jealousy, One World, Hello It's Me, Bang On The Drum, I Saw The Light...
Those just popped into my head. Could be more.
Other bands we covered most didn't were Talking Heads, The Fixx, INXS, Steely Dan, and others.
Even our originals weren't what most would expect.
We had a great run together. 1,600 gigs, 8 TV appearances, and enough money that I got a piano. 14 guitars, a bass, a mandolin, three amps, a practice PA, and full multi-keyboard rig & a 16 track recording system. With money I made playing music, part-time. No complaints!

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It'll soon be illegal to criticize our "Dear Leader." surfered Wednesday #1
Uh... what? sakabatou Wednesday #2
My 11 year old grandson's new tune gab13by13 Wednesday #3
Ah, I remember doing that piece sakabatou Wednesday #5
12th street rag cutroot Wednesday #4
This one? sakabatou Wednesday #6
Yes. I like the SpongeBob version cutroot Wednesday #7
Not my taste in cartoon, but I can see where you're coming from sakabatou Wednesday #8
On Piano... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #9
I Saw The Light... the Hank Williams version? sakabatou Wednesday #10
No; Todd Rundgren ProfessorGAC Wednesday #11
Ah, that version. sakabatou Wednesday #12
I Go Through Periods... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #13
Listened to Todd today. Hello, It's Me And My Friends Clouds Passing Wednesday #14
My Band Covered... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #15
I would love to have seen you and your band. Clouds Passing 19 hrs ago #16
/hanks ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #17
An excellent lineup! Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #19
Hey Professor darkstar 18 hrs ago #18
Yep, I Hear Them ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #20
Hey it was mostly the link darkstar 17 hrs ago #21
Our Guitarist Was A Todd Fanatic ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #22
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