As previously tweeted and facebooked, J and I played at the IBM Centennial Celebration at the Museum of Science. Both of us being IBMers made it convenient, for sure. The event was an "IBM's Got Talent" show with about 10 acts, ranging from rock and bluegrass to show tunes and dance numbers. I especially enjoyed the Indian dances - one traditional and one Bollywood style. (Somehow I ended up without a program, so I don't have all the details!)
Each performer had 4 minutes to get it done. This required quite a bit of editing on everyone's part. That was a common comment backstage, for sure. For our part, we decided to string together 2 fiddle tunes: Salt Creek followed by Whiskey Before Breakfast. We did the math and as long as the tempo was right, we'd be about 4:15. :) I guess it makes you focus and get to the point to have a time constraint.
We were fourth on the program, which was good - right after the solo singer doing "Memories" from Cats. After us was one of the Indian dances. The venue was the Cahners Theatre, which holds about 300 people. It was standing room only in there, maybe because there was no alcohol served at the party! Anyway, in addition, they also simulcast the show to screens throughout the museum.
Bottom line: we had fun and we nailed the transition to our satisfaction. One of J's colleagues took a video on his iphone and posted it to Vimeo.
The Splinters at the Boston IBM Centennial Celebration from Paul Beaulieu on Vimeo.
Chris
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