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Real Name: Vincent Leeds Address: S.W. Bakersfield Bakersfield, Ca 93311 Gender: male Date of Birth: January 22, 1955 Member Since: March 29, 2007 Last Signed In: September 03, 2008 Profile Views: 636 Blog Views: 2540 Help I need a job or bye bye to my house MCCain Shoes!!!?? 25 things you dont know about McCain, come on !!!! I need your opinion AKA at Amigos Cantina 9 1 07 No Bank has ever lost money on a foreclosure Its wrong what the Californian is doing regarding foreclosures Prisoners of Love at Amigos Cantina 8 18 07 The Spazzmanians at Amigo's Cantina 8 11 07 The Voodoo Dogs at Amigos Cantina 8 4 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 
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The Noel Emmett Experience at The Amigos Cantina Gosford and Index, Bakersfield , 398 1300, Friday Night 7 28 07 Noel Emmett.., "There will be Noel Emmett !", Clever hey?! I think So! This countyfried Rock group rocked the place! Sure they had problems in the 1st set, Who doesn't? Seems their sound man came a bit late, Took some time to tune up Emmett's voice and get it all to gel, but gel it did, they tried 2 different PA systems and finally got it good, The house speakers, to me are pointed the wrong way, they Don't point at the audience but back to the band, so they didn't cut thru. But they did come up with a good vocal sound. We have Noel Emmett on Guitar, playing a beautiful Taylor jazz guitar with F holes instead of a sound hole. and Lead vocals, Derrick Rains on lead guitar, Mark Bazzini on bass, and Dean Tackett playin those electronic drums which they say is the last time, as they've bought a new acoustic set but the electronic drums sounded ok, except when they went off and started playin notes no one wanted to hear, but even that didn't take away from the song they were singin'. I have to say Derrick Rains played some quite excellent guitar riffs, I don't think I heard a singe error on his part. Everyone was quite good at what they were doing. No, I enjoyed them and the almost full house did as well, People danced to Noel's songs, and he even played an original song, "Minimum Wage" which was very good, Derrick shined on guitar, playing Led Zep and Aerosmith during the breaks between the songs, much to the annoyance of Mr. Emmett, I must add. One time, Derrick started playin and even sung, I think a Kiss song and the whole group joined in as Noel tuned his guitar, He is a very affable person, Noel, Telling very clever jokes in between the songs, and he reminded me allot of Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" , he has that kinda of self deprecating kinda humor going for him. Dean was without a mistake on drums and Mark on bass provided the proper bed to lie the songs in. Very pro all 'round. I thought it was good entertainment. So did allot of the people in Amigo's. By the way, Amigos Cantina is such a great place to see local bands. They give people a chance to be heard. I like them for that and they have a good tortilla chip, light n crispy with a great salsa, but I digress. From 7;30 PM to about 11;15 PM Noel and Company played charming folk and country and songs, even some rock songs, with much flair, and emotion, 'Sweet Home Alabama' was a stand out. Each song was unique thou, even when Noel forgot a word or a chord, it was still great. This band is true Americana. And very tight despite the lil problems during the 1st set. I would recommend anyone to see the, 'Noel Emmett Experience', as they are a cool, semi original Country Band. Don't miss them They have a web site, so google them for more info, Noel, Send me your CD! Please!? thanx again! Vincent Leeds &n bsp; &nb sp; evrdman@aol.com yes, Just a Tear Or two I recorded an original country love song want to hear? Guitar with a nice intimate lyric, I need some feedback anyone want to hear it, LMK and I'll mail it to ya as a mp3, I would need an email address to send it... thanx allot Vincent You know, when they say, "We are not safe", it's only to make you feel, not safe. To keep you going with the plan. I mean he tossed out the constitution, tapped all our phones and computers, no more habeas corpus, Hired millions of informantants. ; They can take you to a prison in Spain and torture you for 30 years and never charge you or give you a phone call to tell some one where you are. So many people, even people in his own party say he's the worst president in history, Now there's a move to have him censured. Many moves to have him impeached, as well. Do you feel safe? Did you know the Cripts and Bloods and MC 13, kill 1000's of people each year and there not even talked about as terrorists. How can we win against Iraq when we can't even control gang warfare here in Bakersfield, let alone LA or NY? Wake up, we are more than followers, were also travelers. Have a safe journey OK. Every morning,
When I get up 'round 6;30-7;30 am, today 7;15am, I always go outside n look at my thermometer gauge. if its under 70, I think it will be an alright day, not too hot, If it's over 70 I know it will be really hot, To my surprise when I went out this morning, It was rainin, and big drops, the gauge said it was 82.
I always take a walk in the morning and the evening, So since I don't drink coffee, I grabbed my hot tea and went out to walk. I had to cover my tea, as I know not what kind of chemicals could be going into my tea. I was surprised to see enough rain to make the gutters flow. And Mr. Sun, tryin hard to poke his head out behind the clouds, Its now 8;38am, and no, he's still not made an appearance, I say, Good! But it will be hot!
The Token Oakies at Amigos Cantina last night 7 21 07 Gosford at Index 398 1300 BTW No I don't work there I just like music The Token Oakies rocked this place last night to throngs of dancing people who all had a great time, I did as well, I was really impressed by the guitarist, he's a real guitar player, old school and knew how to rock and he well did, I liked his guitars too. When I 1st saw him, he looked rather sad, long side burns, a frown. I thought to meself, now this lad is depressed, but then when he started playin, he smiled came alive and even jumped into the dance floor and danced with the 15 girls who danced almost every song. Along with that very old and cool gentleman, dressed in black with a gold amulet 'round his neck, who I've seen there 2 nights running, See even when we are old we can still rock, as he well does! this band does a rockabilly good, the singer is on key and a funny guy, the bass player was having fun allot of it, sippin something out of a giant Thermos jug, One can only guess what it was. The drummer on time but very hard for me to see. I really had a good time last night n I do recommend The Token Oakie to all. Very tight and very inspiring Vincent Leeds
The Beagles At Amigos Cantina
July 14th 2007 starting at 7;30
Gosford at Index, Bakersfield 398 1300
The Beagles say they are they only Beatles tribute band in Bakersfield and they may be. Do you know any others? I don't. Note there's only one letter difference between the two names, This band is made up of 4 Latinos, Two great front men, the lead singer and the one guitarist, Both engaged the audience with much professionalism. This band has tons of experience, and talent.
Well, Im a Beatle freak, I must say I know every chord and lead line and all the words to every song, So I was extra weary of them, thinking I was going to see a cheap imitation, I was rewarded with a great true to the Beatles band, that even Ringo would be proud of !
The Beatles remain a very popular group, still one of the best selling groups on earth even thou they broke up 38 years ago, imagine that! Name one other group that can boast that!
The performance was excellent, every note was perfect, every line sung in tune and with gusto and much fun resulted, Everyone in the audience sang every song with them, including me. It was allot of fun and very entertaining. The 1st set were all Beatles songs, good ones too, the ones we remember best, the drums were right on and the bass as well, One could tell they were having fun on stage and told jokes to us. The lead singer also played key boards as well, with much aplomb , I must say, These men have talent.
During the 2nd set and then on, different they played songs from the 60's and early 70's to the all aged people dancing and singing,
They didn't play a bad song, Even when they played, "Birthday" By the Beatles, (really a Paul song) every one was thrilled, and they played it well, even though they didn't play it exactly the same as the Beatles but they played it good and everyone enjoyed the Beagles that night including me.
I'd recommend this band to anyone who wants a good clear exciting night out, I give 'em 4 out of 5 stars.
Vincent Leeds
Elevation 406 At Amigos Cantina
July 14th 2007 starting at 7;30
Gosford at Index, Bakersfield 398 1300
This blues band packed the room last night, They look the part on stage, with a larger than life lead singer and 2 guitars, a bass and drums. There was much anticipation before they played and one could feel excitement in the air. I wore my cowboy hat and was glad to see lots of others donning the same head
gear. So I fit right in. I even had a hard time to find a seat even thou I came 20 minutes early.
When the Band started 15 minutes late, the 1st song wasn't as tight as it could be, as they didn't have sound man ( as far as I could see) they had the bass player, who was cordless walk around and see how it sounded in different parts of the room.
The mix to me was off just a bit, The great lead guitarist, who played a blue guitar and had a great looking Epiphone Amp, which I admired, but wasn't loud enough to cut thru, to me where I was sitting, Im sure if one was sitting on e the other side he was loud enough. On my side the rhym guitarist was too loud and was out of tune allot, He tried to keep it in tune by tuning every song break, he wasn't that much out. The drummer was right on and mixed good, The singer, to me was behind a 50's sheen of echo, One that reverberated 3 or 4 times on each word, He needed more treble, he just couldn't cut thru the wall of sound. Maybe it was just where I was sitting. He did a great job singing and was in tune all the time, and was backed up by the bassist and rhym guitarist in chorus. By the 3rd song they had tightened up pretty well, except for the mixing. The crowd didn't mind as many couples were dancing on the dance floor, the stand out being a extremely old gentleman, dressed in all black wearing a amulet around his neck, Girls were going up to him and asking him to dance, I swear, he looked 85 years old if he was a day.
I tapped my toes and banged my fists on the table with the music, this band is a great party band.
By the 2nd set they were much tighter and less self conscience of them self's. They jammed the house down. Everyone had a grand time. I liked the group. They played songs from the 60's to the 90's. I enjoyed everyone despite the troubles they were having at 1st. The lead guitarist never did turn up, but it was ok, no one can mix a band in such a odd shaped room like that. The free taco chips and salsa went well with the beer and a grand time was had by all, I recommend this group, they do rock...
I'd give them a 3.5 out of 5
Vincent Leeds
I need Someone to Run the Board n Recorder When I record, Its easy, Im in S.W. Bakersfield, White Lane at Old River, Im 52, so be into music and want to run a session, its getting too hard for me to do it all, Vincent Leeds Hear me here... You Know Bakersfield is a Small Town When An attack on a tortoise is a big story, Im just glad the tortoise is doin OK in hospital, shame on the guy who attacked him, he should get a spanking, Animal cruelty? Well, don't it hurt when ya take a live lobster n put it into a pot of 250* water, the lobster cries out in pain?! Don't he? And when we kill ants or frogs, or When we go fishin' n we take a live sardine and put a hook thru its eye and try to catch a bigger fish to kill. Well, whatever we kill, is that cruel? Anytime anyone almost anyone but me, sees a snake they kill it, just 'cuz it's alive. I can't see the big deal, If you eat meat, something had to die. God help the beast in me Vincent Leeds I think state law provides a law stating its ok n they have to issue licenses to sell smoke for medicinal reasons, Now that's the state law and the sheriff works for the state, he works for he people of the state not the federal govt, why does LA county have over 200 pot stores with out getting stopped, or orange county has 150 stores? If its political that's not right and denies us, the people who the sheriff works for, their god given, state given, rights to pursue happiness, and treat what ails us. I mean that's the law right? RIGHT? In California marijuana is not illegal, if you have under a once and that's about 30 cigs, you can only get a ticket, unless you're driving. Bakersfield cannot interpret the law to it's own devices. Vincent Leeds, ( I don't smoke) :)
Well, to those that believe in a god, All three great religions all believe in the same god, the Jews, The Christian and the Moslems, all believe in the same god, Is it bad for a serial killer to kill 7 women in Washington state but ok for a single man in a B 52 that pushes one single button to kill 5000 people? which one is the more evil? To KILL Period is a mortal sin...The Bible don't say it's OK to kill if the govt says it's OK. If you're a Christian then you know one can sin, kill, rape, or whatever and if he accepts Jesus one minute before he dies he will go to heaven. That's called forgiveness.. and that's what Jesus was born for , to give us all a single message , to love and forgive! Man, this is so sad, To lose a son, for nothin, It would be hard for anyone, all I can offer up to her is, if she's a Christian, he's in heaven, the point of life isn't to gain possessions, make money or have allot of women, but to prove yourself worthy of going to heaven, which is where Im sure he is, Jesus was also murdered. He was an only son and his only message was love and forgiveness Take care of your self. Vincent Fun With Hitler...
Ok answer these simple question answers at the bottom...
1...Hitler owned land in Colorado during WW 2
2...Hitler's nephew came to NY City in 1940 and worked for the US Govt...he had 3 kids and they all had kids,, so Hitler 's family goes on here in the USA
3..Hitler passed laws on how to cook a lobster more humanely, with less pain to the lobster
4....Hitler and his henchmen killed 6.5 million Jews and 5 million Christians. A total of 12.3 million people died in the camps.
5...The Nazis were the 1st to know that cigarettes caused cancer and took measures.
At the start of WW 2, we had 3 leaders, one smoke 3-6 cigars a day, drank a quart of gin a day and used opium, One drank more than a quart of vodka a day and smoked about two packs of Cigs a day, One was a vegetarian, didn't smoke or drink, and used very few drugs, all this at the start of the war.
OK, 1 was Churchill, Number 2 was Roosevelt, Number 3 was, in fact Hitler, Please in no way infer Im a Nazi supporter, I just like lil facts, You should see what I know about Genghis Kahn the man who killed about 20 million people in one summer...
1...Yes
2...Yes
3...Yes
4...Yes
5...Yes
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