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Re: a cautionary tale

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"Jim D"  wrote in message news:2019041812050533095-Not@ThisAddresscom...

> 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 

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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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