A couple of pictures I took of NRBQ from The Pastime Pub in
Amityville back in the late 70′s. Me and my friends went there thinking
another band was going to be there. When we got there we saw the roadies
unloading NRBQ’s equipment from the truck into the bar. I remember the
piano coming out of the truck. I don’t think I ever saw a band with a
real piano in a bar before. They were a couple of bucks more then your
average band but we figured, what the hell, we’re here already. I’m glad
we stayed. I never seen a band like this before. They didn’t play
regular Rock music, they played everything.
The thing I remember most about the concert was Tom Ardolino’s
drumming. Every time he hit the drums, it looked like the kit was going
to fall apart, then at the last second, it went back together.
“No filters. No layers. No apologies.” "Art is real, everything else is fake." "Imperfection needs no improvement."
Friday, October 26, 2012
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