Putting together a setlist and looking for different and new
tunes for a 'Monster's Ball' gig.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

I'm not sure what we will do,but our gig that weekend is on the 29th,that's the 40th anniversary of Duane Allman's death,we will be doing quite a few Allman Brothers songs.

Wish we could play one this year. But since our drummer had an accident with his Harley about 3 wks ago we're on hiatus. We played with a fill in last weekend for a wedding gig that we didn't want to back out of and upset their big day, it went well. Two others were rescheduled and New Year's will be the next time we play out.

But in the past we've played the theme to the Munsters at an appropriate time when the dance floor is already full after another song, always goes well.

Kind of obvious one but fun anyway

"Monster Mash," for the neighborhood kids, outdoors, if it's not pouring rain or so damn cold that my hands freeze up. It got "winter" here, all the sudden.

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"It's about sound and sound alone. Looks are irrelevant. You can have the best-looking guitar on earth, but if the sound isn't there it is nothing more than a beautiful piece of trash. The sound it makes is the soul of any guitar."

my wife is making me learn that

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Mike, I'm not playing a gig this Halloween but I might roadie for a band. When I know who and where I'll post. Have fun at yours

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

A good Halloween set: First song is the pretty innocent "SPOOKY" which sets the crowd up for "THE KILL" so to speak. We start with the Classics IV version and turn it around to Atlanta Rhythm Section version at the instrumental break with the key change, a long sax solo jam and then go into pretty much straight covers of "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU" by Screaming Jay Hawkins, "WITCHY WOMAN" by the Eagles (we do lots of Eagles songs), "HAUNTED HOUSE" by Jumpin' Gene Simmons, "GHOSTBUSTERS" by Ray Parker, Jr., "WEREWOLFS OF LONDON" by Warren Zevon, "WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS" by Redbone, next we play the INTRO ONLY to "THRILLER" by Michael Jackson and then switch over to "I'M YOUR BOOGEYMAN" by K.C. & The Sunshine Band and end it with "THE TIME WARP" by the Rocky Horror cast, We probably should add "MONSTER MASH" but nobody wants to do the Boris Karloff part.

It's been a couple of years but here is the set list from the last All Hollows Eve dance I played. Hope it helps.
Set One
I Ain't Superstitious
Land of a Thousand Dances
Iko-Iko>Man Smart,Woman Smarter
Funky Broadway
Bartender's Blues
Stray Cat Strut>Hit the Road Jack
Born on the Bayou
I Hear You Knockin'
Don't Look Back

Set Two
Werewolves of London
(Standing on) Shakey Ground
Next Time You See Me
(I've Got) Dreams to Remember
New Orleans is Sinking>Shakin' All Over
La Bamba>Twist and Shout>Good Lovin'
Wonderful Tonight
Superstition
Mama Tried

Last Set
I Wish You Would
Yonder's Wall
Can't Touch This>Super Freak
Forever Young (reggae style)
Around and Around
Chain of Fool's
Willie and the Hand Jive
Magnolia
Slow Turning
The Weight

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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancin'

We have Edgar Winter's ''Frankenstein' instrumental down cold.

Some other (beside the usuals) will be :

Wicked Old Witch - John Fogerty

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Witch Hunt - Rush

Season Of The Witch - original arrangement

People Are Strange - The Doors

Boris The Spider - The Who

Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne

Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Not sure if I'm playing, but if I am, then Werewolves of London will be on the set list..

Punters get excited because they think it's going to be Sweet Home Alabamha

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Fender Highway & Classic 60s Strats, Fender Toronado, Telecaster, Gretsch Projet, Charvel 3, PRS SE Soapbar II & Custom 24, Burns Batwing and many others!

HaleAmano will be playing in San Diego at Sound Wave, then a private backyard party for Fieldy from Korn the next night. Pretty cool little Halloween weekend for us.

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