Far too kind as always, mate. I've got some more of this line-up at a recent gig, that I'll post in a few months. Mike the drummer is on fire in one of the clips (not literally, that would never get past UA-cam censors) but it's definitely one to check out. Thanks again, Ben.
Thank you! Haha! This is in reply to my 'midget' conversation with Graeme, right? I just looked up the correct terminology and you're absolutely correct. The dictionary definition is, 'people with extreme growth retardation', but surely 'retard' isn't allowed anymore either?! It's a minefield!
You and yours Pals sounded great Ben. You actually had young women gyrating and cavorting. One them even took a photo of you for her nightstand 😍 Is the bass player as big as a house or are you short as a shed ? What did you think of the video link I sent you concerning sponsorship of videos ?
Thanks, Graeme! Pahaha! Yes, women at a blues gig, who'd have thought it?! I knew someone would comment on the apparent size difference and I knew it might be you! The answer is neither! It's an angled stage and a wide angle lens. The bassist is about 5 feet closer to the lens than I am, though it's a bit of an optical illusion on camera. You'll notice I gained about a foot of height when I came to the front to solo. I'm not tall, about 5'11 and Pat is about 6'3 I reckon. I'm quite wide though, which might make me seem even shorter! I weigh about 225. If you stand at the edge of the frame with a wide angle you'll be huge by comparison to someone in the middle of the shot. Have a look at the Guthrie Kennard video again. You'll notice I'm roughly the same height as the rest of the band...but they're on the stage and I'm not! It's just because I was at the edge of the frame, otherwise they'd have to be a band of blues midgets! Yeh, good video. It really pertained to full disclosure which was basically part of mine. In The Blue's video, said that if you've received a product you should say, which I totally agree with. I just felt it actually goes further than that and that receiving a product that you don't keep, or even wanting to work with companies could potentially influence what you say. Not to mention fear of the comments section, which is something I didn't talk about in that video. If you want to save yourself from a hard time, you may choose to omit a lot of things that might have been good information for people. I know that I have a couple of videos where I voiced any kind of opinion that wasn't completely positive and have had nothing but pure hate from it.
Damn!!! You guys are sooo good!
Far too kind as always, mate. I've got some more of this line-up at a recent gig, that I'll post in a few months. Mike the drummer is on fire in one of the clips (not literally, that would never get past UA-cam censors) but it's definitely one to check out. Thanks again, Ben.
@@BenFletcherGuitar Seriously, sounds so, so good! And yeah, keep a bucket of water handy for that drummer. Can't wait to hear more. Cheers!
Excellent as always
Too kind, but thanks mate!
Great stuff! Correct vernacular is little people. Great gig!
Thank you! Haha! This is in reply to my 'midget' conversation with Graeme, right? I just looked up the correct terminology and you're absolutely correct. The dictionary definition is, 'people with extreme growth retardation', but surely 'retard' isn't allowed anymore either?! It's a minefield!
@@BenFletcherGuitarit sure is! 😅
Fantastic!! Tasty. 🤘🤘🤓
Thanks, Tim! I enjoyed this gig, good fun.
You and yours Pals sounded great Ben. You actually had young women gyrating and cavorting. One them even took a photo of you for her nightstand 😍 Is the bass player as big as a house or are you short as a shed ? What did you think of the video link I sent you concerning sponsorship of videos ?
Thanks, Graeme! Pahaha! Yes, women at a blues gig, who'd have thought it?! I knew someone would comment on the apparent size difference and I knew it might be you! The answer is neither! It's an angled stage and a wide angle lens. The bassist is about 5 feet closer to the lens than I am, though it's a bit of an optical illusion on camera. You'll notice I gained about a foot of height when I came to the front to solo. I'm not tall, about 5'11 and Pat is about 6'3 I reckon. I'm quite wide though, which might make me seem even shorter! I weigh about 225. If you stand at the edge of the frame with a wide angle you'll be huge by comparison to someone in the middle of the shot. Have a look at the Guthrie Kennard video again. You'll notice I'm roughly the same height as the rest of the band...but they're on the stage and I'm not! It's just because I was at the edge of the frame, otherwise they'd have to be a band of blues midgets!
Yeh, good video. It really pertained to full disclosure which was basically part of mine. In The Blue's video, said that if you've received a product you should say, which I totally agree with. I just felt it actually goes further than that and that receiving a product that you don't keep, or even wanting to work with companies could potentially influence what you say. Not to mention fear of the comments section, which is something I didn't talk about in that video. If you want to save yourself from a hard time, you may choose to omit a lot of things that might have been good information for people. I know that I have a couple of videos where I voiced any kind of opinion that wasn't completely positive and have had nothing but pure hate from it.
@@BenFletcherGuitar Good job I held off on forwarding the video to the Gaia channel as proof that giants are hiding among us 🤣🤣🤣
@@graemero5532 Haha! Yeh, when I got back and saw the footage, I thought FFS I look like a dwarf!