Kimberly's Gigs

[kimberly]

Hi Adam,  
 
  Nice to hear from you.  
 
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intimate
 
in?ti?mate - adj.    
 
Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.  
 
Very private; closely personal: one's intimate affairs.  
 
The Coastal has seating for about 25 people.  Were I to be so fortunate and play to a standing room only audience, maybe you could boost the numbers by 10 and that's best case.  I can't 'reach out and touch someone' from where I set up, but I can almost touch a table that would have someone seated in front of me.  
 
The real positive is they're very friendly and supportive of a 'lowly' solo bassist.    Casual fun gig with lot's of yakking between tunes and back and forth banter.  Good place, good people.  
 
Best Regards,  
 
Kimberly

[kimberly]

An FYI.  
 
Plan change as the Coastal cancelled Don's gig due to new ownership and reorganizing.  I'm still supposed to be good for the 18th.  Updates as needed.
 
Kimberly  

[kimberly]

Hi Guys.  
 
The Coastal gig for this Friday is cancelled due to the new owners not having completed the licensing process.  Updates as they happen when they happen.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  

[soren]

Hi Kimberly, I've seen you on Youtube before. Very entertaining. I especially liked the first song on the Feb.2007 video(beautiful). I felt like telling some of the people in the audience to shut up. Why did you choose to string your bass high side up?  
keep plucking strong, Soren

[kimberly]

Hi Soren,  
 
Nice to meet you.  
 
The short story is, are you sitting?  
 
Seriously.    As a naive and silly young'un,  due to the sudden and violent removal of half of my two middle fingers and thumb on my left hand with a homemade 'bomb', combined with learning how to play after the fact and not owning my own instrument for a couple of years, it was easier for me to learn to play left handed with right hand stringing rather than try and turn a friend's strings 'upside down' and run the risk of having the snot whupped outta me.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  
 
PS.  I'm glad you liked my video.    Sadly, such is the life of a 'lowly' solo bassist with crowd 'noise'.  I get no respect til I turn it up and commence rumblin'.  Then I get told to turn it back down.  But there for a few minutes or so, well we all know bass rules, nothing personal to all you 'others'.  

[kimberly]

Back on track.  
 
Summer Music Camp performance/demonstration at McChord AFB, Bldg 560, Tuesday July 29th.  Gonna be a fun gig!  45 minute set, ages 6-12.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  

[David Houck]

Ages 6 to 12.  Hee hee!

[kimberly]

Hi David,  
 
  As it turned out it was actually ages 5-7! It seemed there were at least 100 kids, but as it turned out the real number was closer to 25.  Amazing how much energy those kids had!  'Dancing in the aisles' is literal!    
 
  One of the little guys asked me how I did the walk and talk.  I was totally stumped and asked the teacher to help me out.  It was about my hand moving around on the neck and the sound of my music.  Sweet.    Walk and Talk.  Hmmm...sounds like a song title.    
 
  This brings to mind the first time I ever heard music performed live.    Third grade and some kind of special event that had the school in the auditorium listening to a band play.  I remember being amazed, as I made the connection to their performance of 'Puff the Magic Dragon' to the same song playing on the radio and on the charts during the same 'era'.  (Damn, I'm getting old)    
 
  Anyways... towards the end of my gig some of the 'older' twelve year olds from down the hall got to come in and listen.  I saw several of them 'get it', or at least have that 'big-eyed' look while they were listening to the music.  It was *way* cool.  
 
  Afterwards I spoke with the sponsor of the gig and told her my story and how cool it was to have been able to play for the kids and share the music with them as it had been shared with me way back when.  Goes to show, goes around comes around.  
 
  It was especially sweet as more than a few of the kids parents are in Iraq right now.  I told them to let me know when they wanted me to come back again and I'm there.  I'm looking forward to it big time!  
 
  Nice to see you David.  
 
  Best Regards,
 
  Kimberly  

[kimberly]

Hi Guys.  
 
It's been awhile so I thought I'd say howdy and upgrade my gig's thread.  
 
Sep 27, 2008 8:00-11:00pm  
Three Lions Pub
8115 161st Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington
 
Sep 28, 2008 1:00-it's over.
Private house concert.  
 
Oct 1, 2008 8:00-11:00pm
Tizley?s EuroPub
18928 Front St.
Poulsbo, Washington  
 
Oct 3, 2008 8:00-10:00pm
Global Bean Coffee Traders
2021 NW Myhre Ave
Silverdale, Washington
 
Oct 4, 2008 10:00-12:00pm  
Poulsbo Farmers Market
Corner of 7th and Iverson - Poulsbo Village Medical/Dental Center
Poulsbo, Washington  
 
Oct 8, 2008 8:00-11:00pm  
Tizley?s EuroPub
18928 Front St.
Poulsbo, Washington  
 
Oct 10, 2008 7:00-9:00pm  
Coastal Cafe
8082 NE State Highway 104 Suite #102
Kingston, Washington  
 
Oct 15, 2008 8:00-11:00pm
Tizley?s EuroPub
18928 Front St.
Poulsbo, Washington  
 
Oct 22, 2008 8:00-11:00pm  
Tizley?s EuroPub
18928 Front St.
Poulsbo, Washington  
 
Oct 29, 2008 8:00-11:00pm
Tizley?s EuroPub  
18928 Front St.
Poulsbo, Washington
 
And that covers the month to date.  If you're in the neighborhood feel free to come on in and say hello.  
 
Til next time.
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  

[andbassforall]

Hey Kimberly,  I found you on My Space after coming by your videos on You Tube. Again just awesome.   I think I wrote you asking about some looping stuff.   Best of luck to you on all your gigs over the next few months.
 
Mike

[kimberly]

Hi Mike,  
 
Glad you like my 'stuff'.  
 
Ummm...I'm somewhat at a loss referring to your message about looping.  I surely hope I answered your question(s) and your message didn't get lost in the shuffle.  In the event I didn't respond, please feel free to ask again as I'm more than happy to help.  The only 'downside' is I often use way too many words when a few would have worked just fine.  
 
Hope to hear from you soon.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  

[David Houck]

That's a nice looking calendar Kimberly!

[kimberly]

Hi David,  
 
Long time no see and congratulations again on your new sixer!  
 
Yeah, the gigs came together pretty well for October,  though it seems it's getting harder to fill the calendar.  My Redmond gig just went to being a sports bar.  A shame, it was such a fun gig.  But, the Coastal is back in business, so at least I can fill the loss of the Redmond gig.  Time tells the tale what the future holds.  It's all good.  
 
Speaking of gigs here's my new sixer debut from Friday.  Just noodlin' around, but she sure is a sweetie.  
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5kDzzpH-84
 
Til next time.  Be well my friend.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  

[kimberly]

Hi Guys,  
 
Me again.  
 
Here's another one from my Friday gig.  This one really shows my left hand 'Kimberlesque' picking technique.  
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNJ_vmbaoQ
 
BTW, my farmers market gig on Saturday went well for approximately 1 1/2 hours, then the winds came.  Gusts recorded in the area to 57 mph.  Lucky for me they came nowhere close to that, though a sign was knocked over and they had to add a 45 lb weigth to the stand to keep it in the upright position.  As it went I quit 10 minutes early and luckily escaped the worst of it all.  Granted we weren't as hard hit as the greater Seattle area, but when the tent started rocking and I felt the rain in the face, it was almost past time to go.  Fun in the PacNW.  
 
On a real positive I'm booked back for next summer.  As the market manager said, If you've got people standing out in the rain to listen to your music, you've done really well.  Sweet.  
 
Best Regards,
 
Kimberly  
 

[David Houck]

I love that picture!!!  It's like a miniature bar; one table, three chairs ... and a live band!  Yes, the tickets will sell out quickly, but there's not a bad seat in the house!