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I was thinking about the gigs I did in the 70s and 80s and some of the more precarious
spots I had to take my M400....the worst was up on top of Mt.Baldy ski resort in southern
California....the only access road was a dirt road with a sheer drop on one side and
originally the resort owner wanted us to send our gear up on an open ski lift(!) over an
abyss. Then there was the open air tent right next to the Colorado River in Arizona where
it was 110 degrees in the shade and the tron seemed to work fine, even tho I was worrying
about all the speedboats whizzing by the stage and throwing off wakes of water onto our
gear...didn't reach the tron though. I was surprised the tapes didn't melt in the heat.I won't
mention the biker bar where i had to set up my keyboards on the floor due to no space
onstage and there was the typical barroom brawl amongst the cycle gang patrons.
Anyone else?