Dennis (Mr. Arrangement) Hurst

Guitar, Vocals

(and as the nickname implies, most of the arrangements)

email: drop_d@sbcglobal.net

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Words to live by. I would like to quote a wise old Beatles’ verse:

“Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song, and I’ll try not to sing out of key”

Good thought!  I like to begin every gig we play with that thought in mind….!  

Making  music is what makes me feel alive….we all need a diversion, eh?  Pluggin’ in and playing is my escape.  It’s what I thrive on.  It makes a good day perfect, and makes a bad day a hell of a lot better.  It takes me to a happy place!

We are a lucky generation to have grown up exposed to the most incredible music ever written and recorded.  It’s what inspired me to want to pick up my guitar and play.  I got hooked after seeing the Beatles perform at Busch Stadium in ’66.  Then I “experienced” Jimi Hendrix live at Kiel auditorium a couple of years later.  I’ll never forget Clapton with Cream laying down some of the hottest guitar work of it’s time on “Crossroads”.  It kept getting better!  Jimmy Page and Led Zep, Jeff Beck, David Gilmore and Pink Floyd, Jerry Garcia and the Dead, The Allman Brothers, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Larry Carlton, Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits…..the list goes on and on.  These monsters iced it for me and inspired me.

Playing live and putting on a good performance is what motivates me.  Being able to do what I love with my best friends is a dream come true.  Being able to put it all together and showcase it is the reason we do it. 

So thanks for your continuing support and friendship, and for coming out and letting us perform for you.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy bringing it to you.  Your energy and support keeps this train rollin’….  

Equipment:

'91 Fender Stratocaster
'52 Fender Telecaster American Vintage 
Mesa-Boogie DC-5 amplifier
Alesis Midi-Verb III signal processor
Alesis 3630 Compressor/Gate
Thomas Organ Cry Baby