P.S. I did my first gig with The Soft Set tonight &, as I'd feared, couldn't read my crib notes at all. For some songs where I wasn't sure of the chord progression, my strategy was: "hit a D chord & hold it until the song is in D."
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Jul 23, 2004 8:04:01 pm PDT #4255 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
DavidS - Jul 24, 2004 8:55:43 am PDT #4256 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(And David, re: what I'd like to get in the Hat, msg: your writing.)
Excellent! First up "Charlton Heston is People: An Exegesis of Heston's Last Man trilogy of dystopian science fiction."
Then: "Krazy Kat the novel vs. Krazy Kat the Ballet - why did they both suck, and where's the Pogo Opera Anyway?"
Then: "From Square Pegs to Freaks and Geeks: The shortest distance between any two eras is a punk rock reference."
Then: "Antonioni: Sinking Like a Canon Ball."
Hayden - Jul 24, 2004 9:21:32 am PDT #4257 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Maybe you're kidding, but we'd run any and all of those in a heartbeat.
Daisy Jane - Jul 24, 2004 9:25:30 am PDT #4258 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I kinda acting as my sister's boyfriend's band's agent up here in Dallas. I know a guy who books bands at a cool place up here called The Doublewide that I think would be good for them to play. They're really good, so I don't want to just say "Hey, book my sister's boyfriend's band" so what kind of stuff should I give the guy at the Doublewide to get him to book them?
Jon B. - Jul 24, 2004 9:36:16 am PDT #4259 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
what kind of stuff should I give the guy at the Doublewide to get him to book them?
A CD and press kit?
Daisy Jane - Jul 24, 2004 9:44:12 am PDT #4260 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
CD I can do- press kit with what, a press release and pictures? (I've seen them for movies, but not bands).
DavidS - Jul 24, 2004 9:58:45 am PDT #4261 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe you're kidding, but we'd run any and all of those in a heartbeat.
Heh. The Charlton Heston one is something I promised to do for Scram a long time back. The others are just pop riffing - I'm not sure if they'd bear that kind of scrutiny. Well, Antonioni's sink in reputation is definitely worth a discussion, even if I wouldn't want to write it.
But thanks for the invitation - I'll think of something juicy. I read most of the current issue and it kicks righteous ass.
Daisy Jane - Jul 24, 2004 10:26:47 am PDT #4262 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Got ahold of sister's boyfriend. They have a press kit! Thanks Jon!
Jon B. - Jul 24, 2004 10:41:16 am PDT #4263 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
No problemo. If you know the booking guy, it might be worth handing him the stuff in person. Then follow up a couple of weeks later (or ask him when you should follow up).
DavidS - Jul 24, 2004 6:38:08 pm PDT #4264 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jon, you should TiVo the special episode of Fairly Odd Parents (on Nickelodeon) titled "Channel Chasers" - there's a beautiful Hannukah takeoff on A Charlie Brown Christmas.