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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
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 Posted - 07/06/2003 : 01:08:10 AM
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Tonight I had a show in Blackwood, NJ. It was my first solo show in a while ( unlike my normal string of open mic's and opening act / set breaks for other performers). I grew up around Blackwood so I told a bunch of my family and friends about it and they all said that they'd come. You know how many of them came? ONE!!! out of about 15. I played an hour set of flawless material ( including a couple TR and Michael Hedges covers and almost all of my originals) to an "audience" of about ten people. ugh. any of you ever had this problem??
Gonna play in philly on monday... hopefully better luck then.
just so you know.. allllll of you are better than unreliable people who live in south jersey!!! |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2003 : 01:14:48 AM
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Yeah, makes you question your "friends" doesn't it.
Well, congratulations on your flawless show. And hope you have better luck in Philly! |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2003 : 10:57:36 AM
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| Aw that sucks big TIMe! Where in Philly are you playing? |
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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2003 : 11:12:39 AM
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| either at the grape st pub or at the fire. prollyt he gsp. |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2003 : 5:17:39 PM
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| Hey JFP, did anyone record your performance? I would love to hear it. LMK |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy         
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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victorwootenfan
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USA
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 07/07/2003 : 6:26:10 PM
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Me and a friend are going to be opening up for some band at the end of this month. It's the first time (well, second if you count an All Along the Watchtower with some other guy who happened to be at a bar within walking distance of my house so I could get my guitar...I guess that did warrant it's own sentence) I'll be playing live, and the first time she'll be doing a non-school function (she's the singer). If everyone who said are gonna come comes, we'll prolly have more people to see us than the real band. People are telling me what time we need to come on and what exact date and such, and all I'm saying is "Hey, the assholes opening for the band can't just tell the manager when the show is gonna be".
Let's see who actually does show up.
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j
Chatterbox
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Posted - 07/07/2003 : 8:06:05 PM
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Once you realize that people's social habits usually consist of empty words and meaningless gestures, it becomes a whole lot less disappointing when you automatically assume that, even though someone said they would show up, they aren't going to come. Your "friends" rarely say what they mean and mean what they say. It's always good to let people know what you're doing but it's much easier if you keep your expectations low.
Of course, it doesn't help at all if you tell them about the gig when one or both of you is drunk. |
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victorwootenfan
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USA
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Posted - 07/07/2003 : 8:51:32 PM
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The only advice i have is, keep playing live as much as possible, and don't let anything get you down. If not many people are there, then have fun with who did come, take risks, joke around, push limits, just go for the "zone." The more you get comfortable with a small crowd, the more the crowd builds, and builds...
Just keep it up, and don't sweat the small stuff! |
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Captain Petersburgh
Yak Addict
Canada
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Posted - 07/07/2003 : 10:40:32 PM
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| yeah good luck out there all of you guys. |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 07/08/2003 : 05:38:53 AM
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Hope your show went well and that your friends who said they would show up did! |
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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2003 : 08:20:03 AM
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no recording of the performance, but i have cd's of other performances if you want, Fluffy. I know I told you in Birchmere that I'd send you a cd when it was finished but I knew you were away on tour and prolly didnt have a steady postal address. let me know, though.
Last night i was signed up for the grape st pub but when i got there, they booted me cos i am not 21 But my friend took me to the Fire and it was was awesome. It was a thrill to play on the same stage on which I saw Tim perform last september. People who come out there really know what they're doing.
good luck with your show, the rippa |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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KevinLesko
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 07/08/2003 : 2:28:45 PM
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| Congrats on the show Jemez, and better yet, playing on the same stage that TR once graced! I too would love to hear your stuff, if you have anything online, you should post it for us. Even any pictures from your performances would be cool! |
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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2003 : 4:30:53 PM
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| i have some older stuff on mp3.com ( under the name Matt Winn)... much improved by now. I remember coming on here as soon as I recorded it asking for your guys' opinions. I don't know how to post the new stuff on the web. can anybody offer any suggestions? I dunno hwo to post a pic on here... i have some on my HD but am not a good html / java guy. |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 04:06:23 AM
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| Hey JFP, as I probably told you at the Birchmere, I can't do MP3's but if you want to send something I would love to hear it. And by the way, I always have a mailing addy, I just am not at it most of the TIMe, but you can always send stuff to and I will get it when I get HOME(whatever that is hehe). |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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