tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post7548516883754070890..comments2023-07-10T10:01:03.020-03:00Comments on The Annekenstein Monster: All Aboard the Train of ThoughtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360091675217583387noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-80117348359448855992004-04-25T18:31:23.000-03:002004-04-25T18:31:23.000-03:00Some people think bass players named Wayne are exc...Some people think bass players named Wayne are exciting, I guess, Nils.<br>And, after a few drinks, I wouldn't be standing upright in the Dip.<br>Rob MacDhttp://annekenstein.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-1533146703551188282004-04-25T10:17:30.000-03:002004-04-25T10:17:30.000-03:00People get excited over bass players ...?When I fi...People get excited over bass players ...?<br>When I first moved to PEI ... God, 14 years ago (!) ... I was all alone (my family followed with our stuff a month later). Nobody had much time to babysit this New Guy From Away, so I just explored on my own.<br>One of the first places I stumbled into was the Dip. I was a little nervous going down there, but found a table off in the smoky corner (oh, no smoking regulations back then, my friend, and I'm amazed Rob could stand upright in the Dip, so low was the ceiling!)and watched The Dogs play. It was a great way to get my first taste of Island culture.<br>Another place that used to occasionally give an opportunity to new performers was the Playhouse. What's happening with that place, anyway? I've heard eight hundred rumours, but does anybody KNOW?<br>Nils Lingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-69380033872764823672004-04-23T23:02:26.000-03:002004-04-23T23:02:26.000-03:00I think Baba's (and now St.James Gate) are the...I think Baba's (and now St.James Gate) are the venues where you'll find the latest up and coming talents. It's been a while since we could get excited over star guitar (or bass) players but I think they're emerging nonetheless. There are some fairly heavyweight singer/songwriters on the verge too (Brooke Miller) who appear at either of these venues. But as far as a place like the olden days of 'The Dip', it's like saying, "what ever happened to "Roll Away"...<br>Cynhttp://mamadunce.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com