Rob Armstrong Benefit - The Result
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:48 am
I'm sure Gordon will add his own take on a special evening, but the most important news is that just over £1000 was raised for Rob's restart fund. Great news and what we were all there for.
The forum's roving reporter - K Meredith Esq - will doubtless contribute his usual perceptive and well-chosen words, but the icing on the cake was that the concert was superb.
All the guitars were Armstrongs and Armstrong-inspired - yes, even the electric was a very-tasty solid-mahagony Armstrong!
Gordon was on very top form for virtually ever piece and as the evening progressed was clearly revelling in the occasion. For me, at the sound-desk, it was one of those occasions when everything just comes together perfectly with the sound - not always the case I fear - which combined with Gordon's inspired playing enabled the genius of Rob's luthiering to be heard by all. The fact that Rob was first on his feet for the standing ovation says it all!
A glorious night of which I was proud to be a small part!
(Thanks as ever to the aforementioned Keith for sterling work on the 'roadying' front, assisted yesterday by Gordon's friend Adrian. (Hope I've got that name right!))
Mike
The forum's roving reporter - K Meredith Esq - will doubtless contribute his usual perceptive and well-chosen words, but the icing on the cake was that the concert was superb.
All the guitars were Armstrongs and Armstrong-inspired - yes, even the electric was a very-tasty solid-mahagony Armstrong!
Gordon was on very top form for virtually ever piece and as the evening progressed was clearly revelling in the occasion. For me, at the sound-desk, it was one of those occasions when everything just comes together perfectly with the sound - not always the case I fear - which combined with Gordon's inspired playing enabled the genius of Rob's luthiering to be heard by all. The fact that Rob was first on his feet for the standing ovation says it all!
A glorious night of which I was proud to be a small part!
(Thanks as ever to the aforementioned Keith for sterling work on the 'roadying' front, assisted yesterday by Gordon's friend Adrian. (Hope I've got that name right!))
Mike