Well, I had a show to do in Ybor City, Florida. It was a recording job with my remote truck. I went to the club the night before the show to get a good room sound. I set up the truck, ran out the snake and power, hooked up the split and put up the room mics. I had a great time and got a great sound out of the room, so I locked the truck up and headed home.The next day I got a call from the club: "There is a ghost on the stage and it pulled down all your stuff." Yeah, right, I'll be right over. That's what they said–ghost. OK. . . Well, when I got to the club my truck was gone, and when I got in the club and saw the stage all the mic and drum stands were knocked down, my split was torn apart and the snake was pulled out of it. What the hell!?! I had 3 hours to show time.
What I don't know was the A.M. manager had called the towing company and had my truck towed.
I got on the phone to find my truck, and when I found it still had the snake tied to it–they had dragged 150 feet of it all the way to downtown (it did lose the stage box somewhere along the way). The club paid for the towing fee and I drove back to the club and looked at what I had. Then I plugged in my soldering iron and went to work. I had to cut mike cables to make a split, and ended up looking like $&!+ but I plugged in the mics and did a line check– and it all worked. My black tape, wire nut and solder splitter . . . worked.
The show went fine after that, and the recording was great–but ever since then I drive the truck back home with me.
No, I don't do soldering on the side.
Jim Tonge
jtonge@tampabay.rr.com
