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Curtiss Leroy Duce - Guitar, Vocals
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How long have you been playing?
***what I consider my best original piece is on my brother, Graig Duce's fandalism page - I call it Wah Wah Ginger- He calls it Curt Exotic - it's the one with the dolphin ... ***
40 years ago - guitar ensemble, Mr. Rebagliatti, Hamilton Jr High - I was 12 or 13. I should mention "Reb", as he is fondly called, instructed me to pursue any other interest than music, that I had no musicianship in me & I needn't waste my time. Contrary to his intention, I chose to take his remarks as reverse psychological encouragement to work harder than everyone else so that I could one day show him he was wrong. I have attempted to practice every day since, & not be discouraged by lack of ability or slow progress. In it for the music, my brother & I have been jammin & writing songs since we first started having babies. Family & friends hormonically converging - doesn't get much better than that! ... I just started playing keyboards about year ago & the bass I picked up a month ago ...
40 years ago - guitar ensemble, Mr. Rebagliatti, Hamilton Jr High - I was 12 or 13. I should mention "Reb", as he is fondly called, instructed me to pursue any other interest than music, that I had no musicianship in me & I needn't waste my time. Contrary to his intention, I chose to take his remarks as reverse psychological encouragement to work harder than everyone else so that I could one day show him he was wrong. I have attempted to practice every day since, & not be discouraged by lack of ability or slow progress. In it for the music, my brother & I have been jammin & writing songs since we first started having babies. Family & friends hormonically converging - doesn't get much better than that! ... I just started playing keyboards about year ago & the bass I picked up a month ago ...
What was the first concert you ever went to?
Beach Boys Vancouver Colliseum, circa 1972-73 ... nosebleed seats
What gear do you use?
I have a Fender Concorde Acoustic - blonde, and an American Strat, just bought -Aug. 12 2012- an excellent axe, played thru a Fender G-DEC, and a Hamer Slammer bass, Dunlop CryBaby Wah, and an Ion electric drum kit (belonging to my twelve-year-old,but I like to play em too) ... I also have an awesome Yamaha PSR-520 keyboard I am learning to play - can't tell ya where I got that ... I have Nuendo3 & tons of software for recording purposes, but I am like a kid with a ferrari who only knows how to ride a bike. My lack of technological ability is not unlike my musicianship, which has been a long hard road comin, but the benefits are paying off in (so far non-monetary) droves, so I am certain I will one day be capable of laying down reasonable tracks with the equipment I have @ my fingertips ...
What are you looking for from Fandalism?
to improve my skills through exposure to others @ the same level as myself or better, and through their critique of my work, as well as to connect with others for musical collaboration (if I were to meet the future love of my life here - cool - she'll be into music) ... just making friends here is pretty cool ...
Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?
Led Zeppelin - the energy, the riffs, the virtuosity & the quality, the repertoire & the revelrie ...
Later in life I have had the pleasure of meeting several musicians privately & had private impromptu concerts by such luminaries as Liona Boyd (whom I had long admired musically, but also have always found to a beautiful woman), Itzhak Perlman, with whom I spent some time discussing violin methods & Randy Bachman, with whom I sat in the green room while he warmed up before a performance. I have also met Punk legend, Joey 'Shithead' Kiethley of DOA, blues musicians (Bobby Rush - bought him lunch: Bo Diddley, with whom I almost got into a fight for insisting he did not appear 'elderly'), as well as Stevie Nicks (whose one-of-a-kind voice captivated me before I knew how lovely she was), excercising my authority as an airline supervisor by not only holding a flight for her, but also offering the person in the front row a free round trip for their seat, then (finding no problem) convincing the captain to make room in the cockpit for the bodybag-size satchel she carried containing 'all her writings' ... although I have met other musicians (Judas Priest's Rob Halford, among others), these were perhaps the most influential ...
Later in life I have had the pleasure of meeting several musicians privately & had private impromptu concerts by such luminaries as Liona Boyd (whom I had long admired musically, but also have always found to a beautiful woman), Itzhak Perlman, with whom I spent some time discussing violin methods & Randy Bachman, with whom I sat in the green room while he warmed up before a performance. I have also met Punk legend, Joey 'Shithead' Kiethley of DOA, blues musicians (Bobby Rush - bought him lunch: Bo Diddley, with whom I almost got into a fight for insisting he did not appear 'elderly'), as well as Stevie Nicks (whose one-of-a-kind voice captivated me before I knew how lovely she was), excercising my authority as an airline supervisor by not only holding a flight for her, but also offering the person in the front row a free round trip for their seat, then (finding no problem) convincing the captain to make room in the cockpit for the bodybag-size satchel she carried containing 'all her writings' ... although I have met other musicians (Judas Priest's Rob Halford, among others), these were perhaps the most influential ...
Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?
I have always written, played and recorded with my brother, Graig (Igor), drummer extraordinaire (Check out his site here on fandalism for more of his stuff & our jams). But have played alot with Eric Ragan of Torsion, not to mention Kyle & the DuceMorrison Project & Todd (Newfie) Pilgrim - Now I can't wait to jam with Sam Singh & Scott Yano, Les & Jonah & the girls (Ayla & KarLi) ...
If you could jam with anyone, who would it be?
I am seeing people here with whom I am itching to collaborate - I'd be right into that ...
What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?
My fist performance was for several thousand at a school district music event in North Vancouver, approx 1971 or 72, but I usually play at small gatherings of family & friends - you know the old singalong thing ... I have played a few venues, like the Raymond Stampede, & I don't know how many people were at that show in Oporto, probably close to 500 or more - Castro had the audience clap me up on stage to do Blue Suede Shoes - Oh and I don't know how many Deadheads were dancing to my rhythms at the concerts campgrounds in Eugene back in 94, hundreds, I guess - cool memory ...
You're stuck on a desert island and only get to bring one album with you. What do you pick?
perhaps zep 1 or 2 ...
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August 13, 2017Graig "Igor" Duce had the blues but he gave 'em to me and I spun 'em back slightly bent 'n a mite-bit twisted but at Ieast I didn't stuff 'em in my soul to seal a hole ... now you can have 'em to do wth 'em what you will ...




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And it Stoned Me a cover ... with Beatz Brattwood



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More Than a Feelin with Beatz Brattwood



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The Letter ... a cover with Brian 'Beatz' Brattwood



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Graig Duce's Let's Go Somewhere with my buddy, Brian "Beatz' Brattwood on drum



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Laurinha an original in portuguese



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Brian Beatz Bratwood n I freeformin it




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Rua Direita - Original in portuguese



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Wonderful Tonight (cover)



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Coup-stick pickin' ...



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Stevie Wonder's Superstitious done bluesy



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Part of Me ... an original written with my brother, Graig (Igor) Duce




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Where do the Children Play? Cat Stevens cover from Tea for the Tillerman




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Have to Say I Love You In a Song - Jim Croce cover




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More Than Words - cover



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Graig Duce's "Gimme Mo' " ...



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Stairway to heaven



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My Little Runaway - cover



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Hungry Like the Wolf - cover



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fat-bottom girls - cover



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Vincent; Starry Night by Don Mclean



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Daniel - cover



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I Can't Help Falling in Love - cover




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A Little Patience - cover



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Sounds of Silence - cover




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Time of Your Life - cover



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You're So Vain - cover



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Wonderful Tonight




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Sittin on the Dock of the Bay




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Eagle's Hotel California



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And it Stoned Me - Steely Dan cover



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Steely Dan's 'Reelin in the Years



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Will the Circle be Unbroken - cover of the traditional hymn


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Stray Cat Strut - cover


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After the Gold Rush - cover


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You're No good - cover



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All Along the Watchtower - cover



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Imagine - cover



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Wish You Were Here



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Last Dance with Mary Jane - cover



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Do It Again - cover



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While My Guitar Gently Weeps - cover



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Do it Again - cover



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Honky Tonk Women - cover



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GraigDuceriginal - bro wrote the lyrics ... me just a-jamming it


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A Letter to Mama - Graig Duce original



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The Outlaw - cover



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Madman Across the Water - cover



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Brown-Eyed Girl - cover



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Tonight You're Mine - cover



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Layla - cover



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cat's in the Cradle - cover



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Pearl Jam Let's Breathe cover



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Guaranteed by Pearl Jam



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One more version of my brother's song - NOT how he wrote it



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away in a manger - traditional



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Werwolves of London - cover



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Pick em Up n Lay em Down - an original



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Let It Grow - cover



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You Got a Friend - cover



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This is the Last Song - cover




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You're Alone - Timmy's Song - a Graig Duce original




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Won't Last a Day - cover



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Something - cover



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Lets Go - a Graig Duce original - playing live with gb track ....



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It's too Late - cover



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Cat Steven's Wild World



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Lodi cover



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playing and singing Jim Croce's classic, Time in a Bottle



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Glass Half Full written by Madylin Sage Duce



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Son of a Lost & Lonely Man by Curtiss Duce



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