The Approximations Gig - Nov 19, 2005
Tom's band "The Approximations" played a fun gig Saturday night at the Highway 99 Club in Seattle. It was a nice venue, at the bottom of the steps near Pike Place Market. Normally it's a Blues Club, but that night it was taken over by Rock and Roll. It was a charity show put on by the Washington State Attorney General's office (where Rusty the drummer is a Deputy Attorney General), and the King County Prosecuting Attorneys office (where Dan the bass player is the Chief of Staff of the Prosecuting Attorney), so the whole place was crawling with lawyers! While I was photographing the band, I kept running into this guy who was also taking pictures. I thought he was a hired photographer, until he was introduced to the audience as the Attorney General! LOL!! It was the first gig they played without Rick, which was a bit sad, but Michael filled in admirably on keyboards. The band really sounded great, and everyone had a wonderful time.
From left to right. Top: Rusty Fallis, Michael Hepburn, John Rankin, Bill Mattocks, Linda Norman, Fred Staples. Bottom: Tom Pratt, Dan Satterberg.
Tom (wearing his Who Tshirt that he won on In the Attic!) and Carrie
posted by Carrie Pratt @ 10:36 PM
5 Comments:
Hi Carrie. have been watching the clips on Whotv that you sent in. good work and thanks for letting us share them.
Very cool.
It was a fantastic party. Thanks for doing such a superb job of preserving it in photographs.
-Tom
What a totally fun evening! Willie and I had a wonderful time, not only enjoying the great music, but visiting with everyone as usual! We think back to how the "core four" of the group (Tom, Rusty, Dan and Fred) evolved as "Promise" in our basement in Gregory Heights beginning in the 70's and now have blossomed into "The Approximations" with the great addition of John, Bill and now, Michael, (and, of course, Linda!). Having been to many, many concerts and music gatherings over the years, the truly delightful part of an evening like that is to see how the "audience" (or guests) become "part of the music" and inspire the musicians to really super performances. That was totally the case last Saturday when they were really "on a roll" and rocked the Club! Many, many thanks to all of you and we look forward to the next gig!
Supper cool.
If any of you are interested..
The 4 hour Basement Jam loop is up and running smoothly. Three cheers for Rachel Fuller, Pete Townshend and the team at eelpie!!
I don't know about you but I'm ready for a party! I will be hosting the "In the Basement" loop chat and be in Ballerina Gurl's chat - http://pub6.bravenet.com/chat/show.php/456044885 - around 5:15 pm eastern time Sunday December 11. I tried to base this time around the majority. Sorry if it does not fit your schedule? I have invited a special mystery guest co-host, who has excepted, and you never know who else may honor us with an appearance. The loop should start at 5:30 pm. eastern. You are cordially invited to stop by and join us. Thanks.
If you Don't have a link to Towser T.V. go to my blog and click on the Amplifier/Towser T.V. to watch the loop. It is on 24/7 every 4 hours. Great performances.
Peace, love and light.
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