My Band:

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:00 pm

If anyone is curious, here is my band's website:

www.fortyfingers.net

~N~

CANDANeh · Post by **CANDANeh** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:34 pm

All right! Keeping Halifax rockin

Mary S · Post by **Mary S** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:58 pm

Hee hee hee - October 28 just happens to be my b-day and I see you are at Big Leagues over in Darkness....might just have to show up!!!

You sound awesome!!!

Mar

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:44 am

Mary, please come out, and introduce yourself. I have another friend, Janice, who trains with Bob Kehayes and often comes out to Big Leagues when I play there.
The whole band is going to dress up like 70's hippies so it should be fun!
They're even having a best-costume prize!
I hope you like HEAVY rock!

~N~

MikeK · Post by **MikeK** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:00 am

Sounds good, I like the sound of organ and guitar. Is that a Parker Flye in one of those pictures?

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:33 am

Great site Neil.

Sam moon....that takes me back, Matt Minglewood , Dutch Mason,the Wyse Owl,The Misty Moon....I date my self.

Rock on!

Laird

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:20 am

Hey Laird:

Sam Moon!
I did all the keys and co-background vocals on that record!
1982, awesome time.I was in his band 4 years, went to Alaska in '81.

The Snakeye record was '79, I was in that band for almost 4 years including a stint in Toronto, the guys from Saga (Pockets) came down to the Gasworks to see us!
I left Snakeye to join a punk-rock spoof band called "Taboo" ( Clancey's Bar,was the Wyse Owl, remember Carrol the bouncer?)

I'm amazed you found those album covers -- oh well, there's all my seedy past for all the internet to see. WTF!

You must have been there!

~N~

CANDANeh · Post by **CANDANeh** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:38 am

Talented Uechi guys even in NS

1) Choked Up (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
2) Crack in the Ceiling (Barkhouse)
3) Fools Game (Barkhouse)
4) What Ya Say (Barkhouse/Lake)
5) Reaching Out (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
6) Blue Feelin' (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
7) Shape Up Or Ship Out (Barkhouse/Argent)
8 ) Looking Through A Window (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
9) Sing A Song (Barkhouse/White)
10) Walk It Off (Barkhouse)
11) Just A Feeling (Barkhouse)
12) See The Son (Barkhouse/Argent)
13) I Can Stand (Barkhouse)
14) My Love is Real (Barkhouse/McKinnon)
15) Here I Go Again (Barkhouse/McKinnon)
16) Believe Me Lady (Barkhouse/Umphrie/Argent/White)
17) I'm Coming Home (Barkhouse/Umphrie)

Disc 2
1) Get Ready (Barkhouse/Upshaw)
2) Women In Love (Barkhouse/Umphrie/Argent/White)
3) Something To Believe In (Barkhouse/Argent)
4) Boogadie Shoot (Barkhouse/Umphrie/Argent/White)
5) Someone (Barkhouse/Argent)
6) So Glad I Made It (Barkhouse)
7) Red Door Green Door (Barkhouse/White)
8 ) Baby Won't You Come Home (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
9) Rock N'Roll Man (Barkhouse/Umphrie)
10) Shut The Door Mama (Barkhouse/Argent)
11) Ooh La La (Barkhouse/Argent)
12) Gonna Be Singing (Barkhouse/Umphrie/Argent/White)
13) Look At Me (Barkhouse/Umphrie)

Lineup:
Allard Barkhouse (Lead Vocals, Drums '71-'79), Neil McKinnon (Vocals, Keyboards, Mini Moog '76-'79), Steve Russell (Vocals, Bass '74-'79), Kenny Umphrie (Vocals, Bass '72-'74), Jimmy White (Guitar '72-'74), Johnny Lake (Guitar '77-'79), Tony Argent (Guitar '72-'74), Cedric Upshaw (Vocals, Guitar '74-'76), Edward "Brother" Wilson (Vocals, Guitar '75-'77)

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:14 am

I remember a boxer dude on the door at the wyse owl. I use to go listen to Dutchie sing the blues. Never made it to Clancey's left the area before that happened I think.

But some things you just never forget.

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:27 am

Lets face it , guys form bands to impress the chicks ...

Heck Neil posted this in the Womens forums !!!!

seriously though cool stuff Neil , much impressed .

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:53 pm

That's just great! Ya'll sound like you're having fun, making good music, sharing it with the world. That's awesome.

Hey - are you the same Neil McKinnon with a book on Amazon.com?

-dana

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:48 am

Sadly none of my writing is published, so, no, I'm not on Amazon.
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We love sharing our music, that's what it's all about, we're all ex-pro's, now weekend warriors with day jobs. (and Karate for me!)
But we take our band and music very seriously and people really respond to it, I guess because it's truly sincere and "not about us", but the music.

Apart from the original audio clips, our cover stuff is AC/DC, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Zeppelin, Doors, Metallica, Pearl Jam -- that kind of material, with some Eagles, Goo-Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20 and even Jimmy Buffet to get everyone settled in early in the night.

Great fun, very rewarding. And loud.
I have some Uechi/musician friends as well.

And, BTW, how's the guitar coming along?

~N~

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:23 pm

My guitar learning has gone slowly over the last year. The first three months were good - and then I tore a muscles in my left ring finger that took over two months to heal and then...summer...and then my...

Well anyway - suffices to say that Nov 1st is my start date to get back on the wagon, get my callouses back, and find a teacher. I had thought to teach myself and now I think I'd do better with someone to visit every couple of weeks.

Know anybody who takes beginners in DC?

-dana

AAAhmed46 · Post by **AAAhmed46** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:15 pm

2Green:

Im in the mood these days for hard hard rock and im craving it.

Can you post a song? Something strong and bitter like DOWN WITH SICKNESS(Which band wrote that anyway?) or Bodies(Drowning pool)

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:09 am

Ahmed:

I'm sorry dude, but we can't post performances of songs by recorded artists, although that's mainly what we do in our bar shows.
Clubs pay a yearly fee to the publishers for cover bands playing copyrighted material, but websites don't, so we can't post cover material.

How about the next time we do "Woman" by WolfMother I dedicate it to you?
Best I can offer!

~N~

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I liked this :) You have my respect Neil