The Robots 6/3/12

The Robots get around to doing benefits some times.  These guys have a day job, family, friends to hang out with, however they still make time to help others.  This Sunday evening they went out to Homewood, to help raise money for the Parish of Saint Joseph.

Much of my photography has been indoors.  The huge and very enjoyable outdoor shoot was when I was in Atlanta.  Very sunny then, compared to the overcast that was present this Sunday.  Lessons learned . . . go to shutter priority when you are shooting a band!  They don't stand still like a model will.  So, given that, not all the photographs I took came out.  Here is what I have . . .

Now, this little guy was drawn to the band like a magnet. Every time he was let go he would come running back and stare at the toys the big boys were playing with.

Chris Karp

And a little air time in the dance . . . gotta love it . . .

Bill Hogan, who jammed with The Robots the Friday night earlier, is the person who helped orchestrate this. And, director's privelage if you want to call it, he brought up his daughter and son to sing with him.

Heeee's baaackkkkkk . . .

This guy did not know what to make of me. As his parent watched me take the photo they had a little chuckle, because I had shown this young man the photo I took on the LCD, and he nodded with approval.

More friends of Bill coming up to sing . . . was pretty cool . . .

And the new singer's fans came up to enjoy . . .

A short change to another drummer . . .

I left to another photo shoot as the evening went on at Saint Joesph.  It was a fun time. The rain teased us a little but held off. The overcast made it enjoyable to be in the open having fun. The band did great, and I for one enjoyed every minute.

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Buck Daddy 6/2/12

Friday night I met Randy Anderson at the Track Lounge, during The Robots gig.  Randy and Pete Calacci (lead guitar of The Robots) know each other, so Randy was invited up as a guest lead vocal / guitar.  Randy saw me with my camera shooting the band, and invited me to his gig Saturday night at Buddy & Pal's in Crown Point, to see his band Buck Daddy, where Randy graciously gave Pete a turn at the wheel with Buck Daddy.

Let me first introduce you to Buck Daddy . . .

Randy Anderson - Lead Vocal / Guitar

Jim Bonick - Lead Guitar / Vocals

Tim Dailey - Base / Vocals

John Bonick - B3 / Vocals

Truman Fleming - Drums / Vocals

Have fun looking at the photos, because I had fun taking them.  For you new comers to my blog, you can click on the photo to enlarge it, and if you click on that enlarged photo you will index through.

Yes, I am a hippie, psychedelic . . . man, however it was the lighting doing the color changes (not me and the camera) which turned out pretty cool . . .

Guest Singer (Randy, can you help me out with her name)

Pete Calacci - Guest / Lead Guitar

Thank you Randy for inviting me . . . it was a blast.  It was very nice to see a crowd on the dance floor for the music, having fun, everyone in good spirits.  Buck Daddy is who provides that energy to the crowd! Invite me back please!!!!!

You can catch Buck Daddy on Facebook, Myspace, and Reverbnation.


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