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<\/a>Monday Knights doing a ‘sound check’ before their big concert, errr recital<\/p><\/div>\n
It was about a year ago when three of us guys (Ron Vallandingham, Michael Amoroso and me) decided we\u2019d get together and \u2018jam\u2019 \u2013 we all played guitar, sort of. Prior to last Saturday\u2019s \u2018recital\u2019 we had added a base player (Randy Davis), a drummer (Larry Eiffert), lost one guitar player (Amoroso) and got a better understanding of why bands break up. I call it a recital, rather than a concert because it was more like a child\u2019s first public piano or dance exhibition . . . mostly something only a parent would appreciate. Concerts are done by professionals, and we are technically the opposite of \u2018professional\u2019 as we not only didn\u2019t get paid, we bought our audience\u2019s dinner and drinks as a incentive to come and listen to us. But, we\u2019ve maintained our amateur standing, so we have that going for us.\u00a0\u00a0 The \u2018recital\u2019 was in Randy\u2019s backyard and attended by 70 some-odd people \u2013 yes, some were very odd, but all seemed very appreciative.<\/p>\n
What kind of band are we? We\u2019re still trying to figure that out ourselves: Part rock \u2013 Throughout the evening we pretended to be a real band, telling our audience that this was the last stop on a 13-city tour from Fontana to Stanton (It was the one and only stop); telling them they could buy a \u2018Monday Knights\u2019 tee shirt in the gift shop – there was no gift shop, however we were willing to sell the shirts we were wearing, but no offers. And just like a real band, we learned to play over the hum of a chatty audience.<\/p>\n The evening ended with an open mic with drummer, Larry playing disc jockey to karaoke \u2013 some really good voices, including son, Jeff, who also designed the band’s logo and shirts.\u00a0 – you can order one online (No you can’t). Where did you get your name and what’s next for the Monday Knights?\u00a0 The name came from several places, 1) we all belong to Yorba Linda Country Club’s Monday Night Fantasy Football League, 2) after football season was over we started practicing together on Monday nights, and 3) If we ever get a real gig, it will probably be on a Monday night . . . late. Whenever that next gig is, we\u2019ll have to wait until our bank accounts get replenished, so we can again afford to buy dinner and drinks.\u00a0 We’ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n by Bob Sparrow It was about a year ago when three of us guys (Ron Vallandingham, Michael Amoroso and me) decided we\u2019d get together and \u2018jam\u2019 \u2013 we all played guitar, sort of. Prior to last Saturday\u2019s \u2018recital\u2019 we had … read more![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Knights-300x146.jpg\")
<\/a>prehistoric rock; part pop – Ma & Pop Kettle; part folk \u2013 old folk; mostly a random cacophony of noise with flashes of melodic chords with windows of harmony. While it was no Woodstock, it seemed like everyone was enjoying themselves and feeling the love, but again these were our family and friends and weren\u2019t disposed to criticizing our playing and singing, especially while drinking our wine.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Monday-Knights-1.jpeg\")
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