Okay, totally not kidding this time: Pics of TGRR shirtless.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

You lucky bastards.

The scene HERE means "A Kenny Loggins tribute band, whose show is attended by the bar's usual barflies, and the wives/GFs of the band, who drink a lot of booze and look embarrassed the whole time."

You will note there is no mention of a sound guy in there, as it turns out you can get mind-shattering feedback without one, and that seems to be the desired result.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

You lucky bastards.

The scene HERE means "A Kenny Loggins tribute band, whose show is attended by the bar's usual barflies, and the wives/GFs of the band, who drink a lot of booze and look embarrassed the whole time."

You will note there is no mention of a sound guy in there, as it turns out you can get mind-shattering feedback without one, and that seems to be the desired result.

That is significantly worse, but I still want to play out in front of a bunch of total strangers and have them check us out after the show.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

You lucky bastards.

The scene HERE means "A Kenny Loggins tribute band, whose show is attended by the bar's usual barflies, and the wives/GFs of the band, who drink a lot of booze and look embarrassed the whole time."

You will note there is no mention of a sound guy in there, as it turns out you can get mind-shattering feedback without one, and that seems to be the desired result.

That is significantly worse, but I still want to play out in front of a bunch of total strangers and have them check us out after the show.

The Hotel Congress gets bands like that, but you have to get there at 6PM LATEST, or you aren't getting in.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

You lucky bastards.

The scene HERE means "A Kenny Loggins tribute band, whose show is attended by the bar's usual barflies, and the wives/GFs of the band, who drink a lot of booze and look embarrassed the whole time."

You will note there is no mention of a sound guy in there, as it turns out you can get mind-shattering feedback without one, and that seems to be the desired result.

That is significantly worse, but I still want to play out in front of a bunch of total strangers and have them check us out after the show.

The Hotel Congress gets bands like that, but you have to get there at 6PM LATEST, or you aren't getting in.

That takes a lot of the fun out of it.

On the bright side, you get home earlier.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

You lucky bastards.

The scene HERE means "A Kenny Loggins tribute band, whose show is attended by the bar's usual barflies, and the wives/GFs of the band, who drink a lot of booze and look embarrassed the whole time."

You will note there is no mention of a sound guy in there, as it turns out you can get mind-shattering feedback without one, and that seems to be the desired result.

That is significantly worse, but I still want to play out in front of a bunch of total strangers and have them check us out after the show.

The Hotel Congress gets bands like that, but you have to get there at 6PM LATEST, or you aren't getting in.

That takes a lot of the fun out of it.

On the bright side, you get home earlier.

No you don't.  You get in at 6, show starts at 9, stagger upstairs to your room at 2 (if you were smart enough to rent one), or get home by whatever means by 3:30.

It's just that the Hotel Congress PAYS their bands - and pays them well - so you get really, really good music, and the place fills up FAST.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Hmm. Makes sense to me.

[trippinprincezz13]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

Oh hey, that was my last Friday. And as an audience member, that made for a really fun time*. But, I can see how as a band trying to get your name out there, it's not so much fun if those are the ONLY people showing up.

*As long as you don't mind spending twice the amount on alcohol as you would at home at the bar, and you call THOSE appetizers?? For HOW much money? $4 for a crappy bottle of water? Can't I just have some out of the tap like a normal person? And that's why I don't like to go into Boston

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Good music gets you nowhere.

That's why you and I play at the Cantab and not at the Paradise.

Bad music, though, gets you all kinds of places.  I don't mean "poor music", I mean Hank Sr and Tom Waits and Nina Simone.

Fair point.

Boston scene sucks though. Almost always the only people in the audience are your friends, the other bands, their friends, and that one creepy guy, and often, an MIA soundguy. Shows in Boston are basically like low key parties in a bar. Every so often you snag a new listener, but they're usually there for another band, and you almost never get a random person who felt like getting a beer and seeing who was playing at their watering hole.

Oh hey, that was my last Friday. And as an audience member, that made for a really fun time*. But, I can see how as a band trying to get your name out there, it's not so much fun if those are the ONLY people showing up.

*As long as you don't mind spending twice the amount on alcohol as you would at home at the bar, and you call THOSE appetizers?? For HOW much money? $4 for a crappy bottle of water? Can't I just have some out of the tap like a normal person? And that's why I don't like to go into Boston

Yep. I mean it's fun and all and you get to hang out with a lot of cool people and entertain them. But you get paid based on the amount of people who come and sometimes you get 30 people who don't end up coming for various reasons all at the same time. A good reason often is that they see us frequently. And I get that. I love Iron Maiden, but if they were a local band and I got to see them at least once every two months, I probably would be inclined to miss a show here or there. It would be great if people just went out to clubs just because, but that doesn't really happen in Boston. You always go out for a specific reason. To see your friend's band at the Cantab, or to see that touring act that's playing at the Middle East or some other equivalent venue.

I'm thinking of starting up a side project with the understanding that I'm going to play all over the Northeast and just eat the costs. Do 8 shows a year or something and hit up NYC, Western MA, NH, RI, CT and PA while I'm at it. Then I can just look at it like, "I'm visiting this place, and I also just happen to be playing a gig there." Anarchangel's kinda got the policy that if we can't break even or at least make a small profit, we're not taking the gig if it's outside of Greater Boston. Which I understand, but also limits us.

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potential cause of death is genetic.

I read that as, "potential cause of death is garlic".

Time for coffee.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

And then net discovers that im a vampire.

Not a sparkly one though. Just one covered in tumors.

[East Coast Hustle]

Also, I had never heard of Sammy Adams before. But looking him up I hate him since he is successful and younger than me.

I first heard about him when I saw him on Conan.  Is that supposed to be good music?  Because it's really not.

Oh, it's terrible. He's like Asher Roth with .01% more flow.

But he helped my good friend make a name for himself and now he (Matty Trump, not Sammy Adams) is in LA running Brainchild Productions and selling sick beats to all kinds of sick rappers. So AFAIC, yay for Sammy Adams.

[East Coast Hustle]

Twid, you guys should play Portland (Maine, not PDX). It's got several killer venues and if you bring it and bring it hard, the people there will dig it and respond appropriately.