And so\u2026 We went to Church\u2026 Following the wonderful betwixtmas ELO event January got under way \u2013 back to work and the routine of life and work was back to normal. At the end of the first week Graham emailed me for some final promotion details the magnitude of the Tubular Bells event hit me big time \u2013 Eventbrite was almost full and I was franticlly looking for any potential places we could squeeze a few more places!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THEN we were in dangerous audio territory, oh dear\u2026 Remember although a vast selection of equipment is in the CPVA arsenal it is intended for lounges \u2013 although large and suddenly a week before I am bricking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The anxiety was sky-high and Jill (knows how to handle my panic after 36 years!) said take a few hours out and set up a system as you plan a couple of days before then you can twiddle and swap if needed what a plan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday before at 10.30am prompt up I trundle at Kirkby with a Touareg bulging and on its axles with gear to meet John, Jim & Andy from the VS team plus long-standing mate Mike Merrick \u2013 pure genius and fellow of the vintage audio fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The original plan went a dream and with a bit of a cheat from Mike we added a pair of \u00bc wave transmission lines to a 200w Sony beast \u2013 now over 500 real watts on the table and sat listening to our own private rendition for half an hour. We had cracked it, a quick room plot with a spectrum analyser led me to concede to a graphic EQ to trim some resonance (oh no please) but wow \u2013 magnificent sound you could feel at the back of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday we rolled up, the girls had everything in place and Ann brought a pop up caf\u00e9! Kate at The Shoulder opened a bit early and all tables were full, within an hour we were up and running \u2013 in came over 140 guests \u2013 still with beer from the pub and after a quick round up we were off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I warmed up the crowd and a rather nervous Graham Chalmers lead the album profile then dropped the needle and retired to the back, fingers crossed!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karen ran up with a summary half way through \u2013 at that stage we had raised just over \u00a31100 before gift aid and wow our original \u00a310,000 target 18 months back was done, still more plus a corporate donation took us to circa \u00a32700 for Friday, Andy will have the total with gift aid confirmed shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a night many will remember, so amazing was the sound and ambience of the building some guests became quite emotional \u2013 it was a surreal experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having skipped tea a trip to Mc Donald\u2019s drive through at King James was needed and at 11.30pm we reflected on the evening\u2019s fun while watching the local night wild-life at play before returning to the cold the tranquility of Nidderdale at night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will I finish Vinylsessions in May \u2013 No!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will we go to church again this year \u2013 YES!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks for all the amazing support \u2013 you all make it worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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