roadie party....

here I sit ...finally....listening to the advanced copy of the new release, of the stuff Steve has gotten mixed so far.......I'm impressed....the material still needs to be sent to the mastering house, but they have an excellent product to work with.....I think you will be pleased and the wait worth it...... a few of these cuts, you've heard in concert over the last few years, and a few you haven't heard at all, and the bonus cut of Bob Dylans.."To Make you feel my love" from the CD "Million Dollar Bash, Missouri salutes Bob Dylan" on Home Tone Records.....a project I was priveledged to be a part of.....if you heard the Duo, Trio, Quartet and Sextet versions of the band, you may have heard it before.....but it's good to finally hear a few of these gems on Cd....as I said earlier "here I sit...finally", it's because all the gear is put away, all the lights are boxed up and ready to go to the appropiate neighbors, all the trash is bagged and waiting for trash day, and things in general are back in order......all due to the great sucess of the Roadie Party, that happened last night....a good time was had by all I talked to, the food was great, no one went for lack of refreshments, the Mu Football game was watched, a slide show presentation was given, the advanced playing of the pre mastered tunes on the disc, a pictorial display of the pages from the CD booklet that will be in Road to Hope,...just a great mingling of fans and now friends......the original location had to cancel at the last minute, ( I think thursday afternoon) and we were just about 48 hours from the preperation of setting up the party.......so, wondering what to do , etc at such late notice, it was decided we would hold the party at my house (B.A.'s), so the biggest hurdle now, would be getting in touch with the large amount of people, but with a few calls from the Label Head ( of Belltown Records), back to the home office on the west coast, we obtained the required phone list of all the Roadie's, and Hilary, with some help, was able to contact everyone by phone, giving them the change of plans....the caterer, the decorating committee, the band, the band staff (bookings, merchandize sales, sound crew, instrument techs, and other shady characters ) all converged at the new location at the appropiate times and pulled off a great party.....I know I didn't get to talk to everyone, or maybe I did,....who knows, but I had a great time.....the food was great, ( thanks to "On The Side Catering", Danielle and Josephus and their staff), I didn't get thirsty at all, with numerous choices to choose from, and the chocolate fountain was a great way to cap off the great food, along with all the great friendships that developed thru the night......it was a great way to expand the extended family of the Hilary Scott Band.......and there was talk of a Roadie Reunion next year, with the chance for more people to become "Roadies"..so if you were sitting on the fence this time, don't hesitate the next time......once again I'd like to thank the following people....some will remain nameless, cause you know who you are, and you know what your help meant......theses are not in any paticular order, just as they come to mind.......
first of all to Hilary for giving us the music and the chance to do the things we do ....
to Michael, for being her other half, her percussionist, and for being a part of all aspects of her life...Carol and Belltown Records for their generous support of Hilary and the Band, I know sometimes it can be like having 7 teenagers again to try to corral and convince it's for the best, thanks for having the patience with us all.........to the band for being friends, brothers and sisters, and for sharing your talent with all of us, and their families for sharing them with us...........to " formally Ray from Texas", now Maytag Ray, for coming down from Chicago and keeping me company for three days, and making sure I stayed on task at times , when I wanted to stray badly, and whose roadie help in all aspects was really appreciated ( all those years of hanging with Little Feat and Think Floyd has showed you've learned a lot about helping out musicians, and are in a true sense a real "groadie" ( gopher & roadie combined)........to Tam for all your help at various times with Security, it's good to know we can count on your support, ( and maybe just get the other" job" going, which you know I'll ask you everytime I see you,... if you're ready yet...) .....to Melissa, Mark & Jeanine for help with the merchandise at the various gigs, one aspect we know we don't have to worry about, with you guys there......to Pete, for letting Carol do the things she does, ( and I hope whose bucket is always full)......to Deb and Pam, extreme neighbors , who helped out at the last minute, thanks guys, it helped out a whole bunch........to Kevin, our own in house photographer and friend, who is recording a history of this fun trip and keeps me from going insane at times.....to Dee and Heather...missed you guys this time, but I'm saving the Cordials for November, be ready........to my family, past and present, for allowing me to live out this dream......to Steve G. for all his time and hard work, his expertise and his ears....we know you are getting paid, but at times you're going beyond and above the required amount, and thanks for the bull sessions, it's better than therapy.........to all the fans out there, who keep coming to the shows, buying the merch and bringing friends along each time...we wouldn't be doing this without you.....and to all the new "Roadies", it was a blast and we will do it all again and the door is always open, drop on by............see everyone , for sure, on November 11th at the Martini Bar for the "Road To Hope" CD Release Party and a few of the local gigs between now and then....thanks again to everyone...B.A.