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Re: a cautionary tale

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>> The loud drummer was a bigger problem than her.  Looking back, perhaps 
>> a lot of her protecting his behavior was because she knew full well 
>> that if he left, her preference for bar level stage volume would be out 
>> in the open.
> 
> That's a shame.
> 
>> This would be so simple to fix.  In ears for her.
> 
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> 
> But does she want it fixed in any way?
> 
>> on a related note. A buddy of mine is looking at a new bass rig. Wants 
>> a pair of single 12 cabs. Easier to transport, he says.  Talking to him 
>> yesterday he was on about ports and mirror image cabs and stacking 
>> them. Then he made a comment about, " well, yeah, they would be loud 
>> and directional, but that's ok as long as they aren't pointed at me ".
> 
> If they're bass cabs, it shouldn't be much of a big deal which way 
> they're pointed, because of the low frequencies, so long as they're at 
> least in the quarter space.
> 
>> Again, that insanity of wanting a loud rig, but not wanting to have to 
>> take that abuse oneself.  Bizarre.
> 
> More like downright Hostile!
> I'd suspect such a person's motives for being in a band in the first 
> place are less than pure.
> 
>> It's a bar mindset.  You have to generate all the sound from the stage, 
>> from a backline.
> 
> I've always hated such a situation, another reason for wanting to play 
> better venues.
> 
>> If these people EVER worked a decent stage or venue, where they 
>> actually can and DO mic things, they'd lose their minds, wouldn't they ?
> 
> They'd never have anything decent until they first change their 
> Immature attitudes!
> 
>> Well, of course. This reaction to lower stage levels and letting the 
>> FOH do it's job is just what Band Girl seems unable to adjust too.
> 
> 
> JimD
> 
> I'm sure she needs practice at that, but it's going to take the right 
> attitude to see that through.
> 
> Ouisie


It's up to her now. Either she learns and adapts to better gigs, or she 
doesn't and keeps wanting to " crank it up ".


I'm doing a solo mid week, then her and I are supposed to have one more 
day to work on some new stuff before the next band gig.

Life will go on, with or without her.


JimD

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a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-10 23:52 -0400
  Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-11 10:14 -0400
    Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-14 17:24 -0500
      Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-16 12:55 -0400
        Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-16 14:38 -0500
          Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-18 12:05 -0400
            Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-20 19:29 -0500
              Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-21 10:01 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-21 13:21 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-22 15:02 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-22 17:08 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-23 19:04 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-24 08:41 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-25 12:08 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-27 20:53 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-28 13:23 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-04-28 18:46 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-04-30 16:56 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-05-01 07:44 -0500
                Re: a cautionary tale Jim D <Not@ThisAddress.com> - 2019-05-13 10:49 -0400
                Re: a cautionary tale "Ouisie" <someone@anywheret.net> - 2019-05-13 17:55 -0500

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