by JohnnyConga » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:21 pm
Rehearsal yesterday turned into 5 hours..with Carlos sitting in ..BUT unfortunately u cant turn a band into a Santana cover band in 2 rehearsals..without going into detail, Carlos wasnt happy with the singer, and he wanted more fire from the percussion.Oh boy! I told him afterwards .ok u want fire,explosions?...u got it..he said 'pa'lante! I said Si pa'lante shook his hand and said Tks!..so as it turned out the band is not up to what Carlos is accustom to(how could it be in 2 rehearsals???)...also there have been many changes in what we are going to play. I woke up with an email telling me we are not going to do 4 of the Santana tunes and will only now do Everybody's Everything, Toussaint l' overture,maybe Oye como va and maybe Jingo...I can see it turning into a 'blues fest' tonight,versus heavy Latin Rock...that's the thing about 'showbiz' u never know what is gonna happen..u just have to be flexible,patient and professional...damn! after all that practice time to! I will have photos as me and Paoli are set up right behind Carlos and Oriante on stage.....so I know Carlos will be in our faces waiting for the fire!...when he gives me that nod..THE SHIT IS ON!!!!....PA'LANTE!!!!!!!!!!