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November 2017

Rochester Tap Room

The very first thing that we noticed were the smiles.

The girls at the door as we arrived; the friendly bartender who gratefully brought us cold, refreshing beer.

The manager, the busboys, the waitresses and I would imagine, the owner as well.  Everyone was smiling. . .

Got to be a happy place, right?

The Rochester Tap Room is all of that, and even more.

Let’s begin with the acoustics of the room.

Although it is certainly not a traditional shaped venue, (It kind of winds and meanders around).  Whatever shape it is, works acoustically.  The sound is great from where we are playing.  You can tell by simply playing at a lower volume.  If you can hear everything, then you have a great room to entertain in.

Jeff the manager mixed the sound the was sent from our board, and got the level perfect for the entire restaurant.  We didn’t even need to bring in our big speakers to accomplish the task.

There were lots of people already frequenting the Tap Room on this night.  Although the weather was pretty nasty outside, there were several tables of hardy folk, enjoying the fellowship and food.

Our first set was pretty quiet and careful.  Carl and I never want to be shown the door before we even get to use the bathroom.  We took it easy and let our sound matriculate throughout the place.

When we finished our first ever set, we asked the staff if everything was to their liking.  So far so good.

It was then that a few tables of our good friends came in to share our evening with us.  A big birthday celebration was front and center.  Some wonderful friends from The Great Oaks Country Club.  They had been looking forward to this night for a while, and we were looking forward to being able to play some Irish favorites as soon as everyone arrived.

It was a long second set.  It was also a lot of fun.  We were lucky enough o have Jerry and his wife join us.  (The third member of Bob and Carl).  Also, the indomitable Eddie Stein was there, to make sure that we weren’t playing any Cockroach music without paying royalties.  (He did mention that he was thinking about adding a new pool on to his new house). Hmmmmmm….

Anyway, by the end of the third set, the entire place was singing along in unison.  We were so happy to be making a connection with the people at the Tap Room.  Always worry that in a new venue, we might not be the right fit.

Although we did begin a bit early because of the weather, we finished the night late.  we played about a half hour of encores before the people would let us go.

Our first impression of the Rochester Tap Room was very warm and enjoyable.  The room was really fun and the people were great.

Hope to come back and play again, sometime down the road.  If this night was any indication, it will be something worth waiting for.

Rb

He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands

Well,

It certainly felt like it, on wonderful November Saturday evening at Bumper’s Landing.  Everywhere you looked there were smiles and happy people.  They were singing and dancing and partying until they couldn’t party any more.

That was what we will remember about last Saturday night as we loaded our equipment back into the van, before heading home.

We, pretty much have the whole world in our hands.

When we are entertaining, and everyone is happy and smiling and singing . . .  it doesn’t get too much better than that.  We certainly feel like our job has been accomplished when that happens.

When we arrived earlier that evening, there were already lots of happy people at Bumper’s.  They were celebrating Vince’s birthday.  Why wouldn’t they be happy!

Lots of dancing, lots of partying, lots of fun.  We were enjoying everything.  The food, the drinks, the sights and sounds.  Never dull at Bumper’s!

The football game was also lots of fun.  When the home team is winning, everyone is much happier.  Tonight, both teams won.

The drinks were flowing, the music was echoing throughout the bar, while girls and guys got up to shake a leg.

We threw out some of our best summer-time songs, much to the delight of the patrons on the dance floor.  We also got a chance to play most every request that we were asked to play.

Things got hotter and hotter until the regulars broke out into song of their own: “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”

It was truly the highlight of the night; unfortunately, things deteriorated quickly from there.  Everyone was feeling great, and at that point, eager to express themselves and their feelings.

After a brief bit of mayhem, Carl and I shoulder’d our guitars to truly mellow out and restore order for the evening.

It was another great Saturday evening at Bumper’s.  For the most part, everyone had a wonderful time.

We can’t say enough about the incredible staff working here.  They go above and beyond each and every night, for the customers as well as the owner.  Carl and I are continually in awe of how hard and how tenaciously they work.

It will be a few weekend before we return.  However, when we do, we have no doubt that another amazing night awaits us!

After all . . . it will be a Saturday night at Bumper’s Landing!!!

Rb

 

BOB AND CARL