TomServo69
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Post by TomServo69 on Mar 18, 2004 1:01:05 GMT -5
Geez, how successfull are you TS, that you can pay road rats to haul your gear for you? I was too cheap to pay for that. I would give free T-shirts and/or CDs if an audience member helped out I remember groupies. Man that was weird. Just because I have a guitar all these really hot girls would look at me like I was this... God? I mean it's really strange to look out at an audience and certain girls are totally enthralled with you - and you can be butt ugly, it doesn't matter! Who knew a Fender telecaster was the great equalizer. I was just being an ass. I don't pay no one. In fact, I play jazz now, so, usually I just carry my own trumpet and there's a house P.A. If there's not, someone generally just volunteers to carry our P.A. And jazz groupies are odd. They wanna go for coffee and chat. That's about it. I remember the high school, rock and roll days well though. Not that artistic, but, it pulled the chicks in. Mostly parties and such. And, back then, the football team had enough respect for us to move our stuff. Boy, that was nice. But, I carry my own horn now. And, to tell the truth, I wouldn't have it any other way. And, Phantom, understand that what I said earlier was a joke. Servo
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Post by mightyjack on Mar 18, 2004 2:53:24 GMT -5
Oh man Jazz fans, my one experience it was like playing to a crowd of Vulcans!
There was a club in Ellensburg Washington called "Pearls" (Nope, not Forrester, just Pearls). Mostly a Jazz club but they'd mix it up with folk or country acts too.
So we're going to go the "Unplugged" rout. Haul out the ovations and do some Dylan, Beatles... Now I'm a clown on stage. Part of our appeal (according to fans) was the funny banter that went on between songs but these people in this Jazz club. Boy we were not prepaired. They never got loud or laughed (or exposed their breasts!), they were so freaking polite and mellow.
They are just a different audience and I remembered that I really stunk that night because I couldn't get the crowd into it, they really flew me for a loop.
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Post by Blurryeye on Mar 18, 2004 17:51:35 GMT -5
If you don't like reserved, polite audiences, don't come to Lincoln, Nebraska! This is actually a pretty good city for music. People here love blues, zydeco, and cajun music especially. Also, there are a few bars that showcase indie rock bands and artists regularly. But, there is almost no rowdiness or show of spirit from audiences greater than swaying back and forth with an expression of satisfaction and enjoyment of a beer buzz. And if you're looking for minutes of applause for a kicking guitar axing solo, you won't get it, no matter how great it was.
I saw a B.B King concert at the big, showy Lied Center, with a definitely older audience, and he had so much fun with the lack of expression from the audience. He clearly enjoyed having to work his hardest to rouse a few people in the front row to stand up. The Lincoln audience is not buttoned-down, it's chained-down!
To be fair, people here are quite willing to give standing ovations at the end of the regular set, in order to start an encore performance. This happened with B.B. King, Eric Johnson, Bob Dylan, even the Russian National Orchestra. So appreciation is shown mainly at the end of the concert, not during it.
But, if it's a lesser-known artist, there won't even be much applause at the end of the concert. It's not that people don't appreciate and enjoy the music, just that they are not accustomed to giving overtly emotional displays of approval. But you won't find a kinder, more polite audience, either. No one will boo someone off the stage.
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TomServo69
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Post by TomServo69 on Mar 18, 2004 19:28:26 GMT -5
Oh man Jazz fans, my one experience it was like playing to a crowd of Vulcans! There was a club in Ellensburg Washington called "Pearls" (Nope, not Forrester, just Pearls). Mostly a Jazz club but they'd mix it up with folk or country acts too. So we're going to go the "Unplugged" rout. Haul out the ovations and do some Dylan, Beatles... Now I'm a clown on stage. Part of our appeal (according to fans) was the funny banter that went on between songs but these people in this Jazz club. Boy we were not prepaired. They never got loud or laughed (or exposed their breasts!), they were so freaking polite and mellow. They are just a different audience and I remembered that I really stunk that night because I couldn't get the crowd into it, they really flew me for a loop. Yeah, most jazz fans are there to drink their beer, chill out, and just be. I've never got a crowd really into what I play, when playing jazz, but, I have gotten great response from the crowd afterwards. It's just one of those things I guess that you just don't get real crazy when some jazz is playing. You just veg out and enjoy. Servo
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Mar 18, 2004 19:33:46 GMT -5
And, Phantom, understand that what I said earlier was a joke. Servo Me too.
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Post by nightfalcawk on Mar 18, 2004 20:09:41 GMT -5
But let's remember those we left behind on the Sci-Fi bboard. Mistyboy. Secret Santa*. The Doger*. Daughter of Ruebair. HookemHorns. DuncanDisorderly. On behalf of all of us, salutamus te!
*note: I am NOT sad these assholes are gone. The "saluatamus te" can be turned into "abi in malam rem" for them.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 19, 2004 14:25:27 GMT -5
HookemHorns is a member here. He hasn't posted in a while, but I've met him. And I never visited the SciFi board.
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Post by nightfalcawk on Mar 20, 2004 17:48:17 GMT -5
HookemHorns is a member here. He hasn't posted in a while, but I've met him. And I never visited the SciFi board. I know he's a member, but after all this time he's basically dead.
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