Roget's Playground

<body stylesrc="rplayground.htm" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h1 align="center"><img src="images/rpanimate.gif" width="560" height="140"></h1> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" width="75%"> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2" width="50%"><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap"><AREA SHAPE="CIRCLE" COORDS="172, 257, 36" HREF="rplayground.htm#Dani"><AREA SHAPE="CIRCLE" COORDS="189, 183, 32" HREF="rplayground.htm#Bruce"><AREA SHAPE="CIRCLE" COORDS="115, 39, 31" HREF="rplayground.htm#Doug"></MAP><a href="_vti_bin/shtml.exe/rpframe.htm/map"><img align="middle" src="images/rogets1.jpg" width="259" ismap usemap="#FrontPageMap" height="344" border="0"></a></td> <td rowspan="2" width="50%">Formed in February 1996, Rogets Playground is a three-piece band consisting of<a href="#Dani"> Dani McGee on Vocals and Bass</a>, <a href="#Bruce">Bruce Birch on Drums</a>, and <a href="#Doug">Doug Reese on Guitar</a>. The band delivers musical flavors that are decidedly varied, with Latin, jazz, and occasional funk grooves permeating the bands alternative rock foundation. Strong melodies, well crafted lyrics and sultry vocals are primary ingredients of their unique original sound. </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p align="center"><a href="#Upcoming shows, gigs, performances, appearances">Upcoming shows, gigs, performances, appearances</a> <strong>-</strong> <em><strong>updated 02/09/97</strong></em><br> <a href="#Discography:">Discography, releases, collections<br> </a><a href="#Songs">Songs, tunes, sounds, audibles</a><a href="mailto:rplayground@cts.com"><br> </a><a href="#Merchandise">Merchandise, goods, wares, stuff</a><a href="mailto:rplayground@cts.com"><br> Feedback, comments, suggestions, remarks<br> </a><a href="maillist.htm">Join mailing list, stay informed, keep in touch</a></p> <hr> <p><a name="Dani"><strong>Dani</strong></a><strong> McGee</strong> has been active in the San Diegos original music scene since the early 1980s. Initially a solo artist, Dani brought her songs to local stages and street fairs with an acoustic guitar. In the late 80s, as President of the San Diego Songwriters Guild, Dani focused her efforts on providing a forum in which local songwriters could hone songwriting skills and make connections with industry professionals. Meanwhile she formed and joined several bands, including The Symptoms and Lost Girls, and performed at clubs including SOMA, the Bacchanal, Grannys Paradise Lounge, Megalopolis, Rios and The Texas Teahouse.</p> <hr width="50%"> <p><a name="Bruce"><strong>Bruce</strong></a><strong> Birch</strong> is one of those musicians who cant decide which instrument he likes best. He learned at an early age that upright bass was, well, just too big, so he picked up the guitar. Soon he found himself back with the bass but this time plugged into to 800 watts of power. Recently, Bruce realized that he needed to release his vast energy reserves on the drums. Before joining Rogets Playground, Bruce played in bands whose styles range from Funk to Punk, including Beckys Market and Toadstool. His bands have played at Velvet, McDuffs, Ché Cafe, the Spirit and more.</p> <hr width="50%"> <p><a name="Doug"><strong>Doug</strong></a><strong> Reese</strong> relocated to San Diego from Maryland in the early 1990s. Dougs primary musical territory for many years was that of Jazz ensembles, musical theatre and Big Bands. In that forum Doug discovered chord substitutions and learned to value minimalism and textural overlays. One would expect the transition from Big Band to three-piece to be a daunting one, yet Dougs versatile style easily fills out the sound of this trio. Prior to his move to California, Doug played in several East Coast bands, including Corner Pocket, and toured Maryland, Virginia and D.C.</p> <hr> <h3><a name="Upcoming shows, gigs, performances, appearances">Upcoming shows, gigs, performances, appearances</a>:</h3> <p align="left">We're busy working on our new CD project. Please check back soon for the date of our <br> <strong>CD Release Party</strong>!</p> <p align="left">Previous shows:</p> <div align="center"><center><table border="4" cellpadding="2" width="90%"> <tr> <td width="50%">Friday, December 20, 8:00 pm</td> <td width="50%"><strong>Java de Paradigm</strong> - 3433 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA., (619) 282-0437 <a href="http://www.vicinity.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&CMD=GEO&SEC=find&IC=0%3A0%3A5&IC%3A=Java+de+Paradigm&AD2=3343+Adams+Avenue&AD3=San+Diego%2C+CA++92108">Click here for a map.</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, January 4, 9:30 pm</td> <td><strong>Megalopolis</strong> - 4321 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA (619) 584-7900 <a href="http://www.vicinity.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&CMD=GEO&SEC=find&IC=0%3A0%3A5&IC%3A=Megalopolis&AD2=4321+Fairmount+Avenue&AD3=San+Diego%2C+CA">Click here for a map.</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, January 18, 8:00 pm</td> <td><strong>Java de Paradigm</strong> - 3433 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA., (619) 282-0437 <a href="http://www.vicinity.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&CMD=GEO&SEC=find&IC=0%3A0%3A5&IC%3A=Java+de+Paradigm&AD2=3343+Adams+Avenue&AD3=San+Diego%2C+CA++92108">Click here for a map.</a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p> </p> <hr> <h3><a name="Discography:">Discography, releases:</a></h3> <ul> <li>Roget's Playground, First Edition, unabridged - Six song cassette, send <a href="mailto:rplayground@cts.com">e-mail</a> for more information or to purchase a copy of your very own ($5.00).</li> <li>Coming in March, as of yet untitled CD.</li> </ul> <hr> <h3><a name="Songs">Songs, tunes, sounds, audibles</a>:</h3> <div align="center"><center><table border="4" cellpadding="2" width="90%"> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2" width="20%">Tephlon</td> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/tephlon.wav">tephlon.wav</a></td> <td>49 sec / 11025 Hz, 16 bit, mono / 275 KB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/tephlon.aif">tephlon.aif</a> </td> <td>49 sec / 8000 KHz, 8 bit, mono / 389 KB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2" width="10%">Blackheart</td> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/blackhrt.wav">blackhrt.wav</a> </td> <td>44 sec / 11025 Hz, 16 bit, mono / 247 KB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/blackhrt.aif">blackhrt.aif</a> </td> <td>44 sec / 8000 Hz, 8 bit, mono / 349 KB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Bedtime Stories</td> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/bedtime.wav">bedtime.wav</a> </td> <td>56 sec / 11025 Hz, 16 bit, mono / 313 MB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20%"><a href="sounds/bedtime.aif">bedtime.aif</a> </td> <td>56 sec / 8000 Hz, 8 bit,mono / 444 KB</td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p>Which type file should you download? The .wav files are native to Windows, while the .aif files are native to Apple/Mac machines. However, there are applications available for each platform that can play both types of files. Because the .wav files are compressed better than the .aif files, we can put up a higher quality .wav sound file that is actually smaller than its comparable .aif file. All this to say if you're using Windows, get the .wav file. If you're using an Apple/Mac and have an application that can play .wav files, get the .wav file; otherwise get the .aif file. If you're using something else, get an application that can read .wav files or .aif files. If you have any problems listening to any of these files, <a href="mailto:rplayground@cts.com">let us know</a>.</p> <hr> <h3><a name="Merchandise">Merchandise</a>, goods, wares, stuff:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Roget-Sticker.htm">Bumper Stickers</a></li> <li>T-Shirts (they're in, image coming soon)</li> </ul> <hr> <h3><a name="The band's favorite cool web sites">The band's favorite cool web sites</a> (in no particular order):</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/sdam/artists/">San Diego Area Music</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zoomsd.com/">San Diego Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.iuma.com/IUMA-2.0/pages/home_page/homepage.html">Internet Underground Music Archive</a></li> <li><a href="http://ubl.com/">The Ultimate Band List</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jcb/other-instrument-jokes.html">Musical instrument jokes</a></li> <li><a href="http://discoversd.com/">Discovering San Diego</a> (this is where we live)</li> <li><a href="http://www2.thesaurus.com/thesaurus/">Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.waterjoe.com">Water Joe</a></li> <li>Search Links <ul> <li><a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.altavista.com/">Alta Vista</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stpt.com/">Starting Point</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.emap.com/whatsnew/">What's New</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr> <p align="center"><a href="#Top">Wanna go back to the top?</a></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.viewplan.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=F|ft=0|df=rpg.dat|pad=F|comma=T" align="texttop"> Roget's Playground fans have been here since September 2, 1996.</p> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" width="25%"> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="3" width="50%">Best viewed with either:</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="45%"><a href="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html"><img src="images/netnow3.gif" alt="Netscape Navigator" border="0" width="88" height="31"></a></td> <td align="center" width="10%">or</td> <td width="45%"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm"><img src="images/ie_animated.gif" alt="Microsoft Internet Explorer" border="0" width="88" height="31"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><h6 align="center">Copyright © 1996 Roget's Playground. 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