A little More on the Look Machine at the Grape Street
The show started at 8:30, but we were supposed to be there at 7:30 to unload all of our equipment and talk to the guys in charge. We were arriving just on time, driving down the crowded narrow streets of a town known as Manayunk, or maybe Maneok, or maybe It’s just a suburb of Philly. Wherever it was and however you spell it, people there tend to stand in the middle of the street and not move out of the way of oncoming traffic. Collin tends to be a very intelligent person, however he didn’t notice that this guy was in the road. So to keep a short story short, we ran over him and kept driving. Jason was like, “Hey collin, look out for that guy.” Collin smiled and kept driving, and then the van was like “Thunk” and our mirror was pushed in. The guy looked fine though so we kept driving.
When we got there we were all getting our hands stamped as band members so that we could get in. Childish was with us and the guy asked, “Is he part of the band?” We said, “Well, he’s our roadie.” The guy said “Is he part of the band?” and we said “he’s with us.” And again he asked “Is he part of the band?” and we said, “Well, he’s our guitar tech.” and he said, “I’m going to need some ID. Well, childish will be a child until December 20th, and so his ID wasn’t going to get him in. So we thought he could get in on somebody else’s ID. So he hands the bouncer an ID that looks like nothing like him. The guy looks at the name, and realizes that it is not Childish. “Why did he call you Childish?” he asked. “Because it’s not my ID.” They didn’t like that answer. So we gave a long and thorough (and true) explanation, “We’re not trying to sneak him in! You said you needed an ID, you didn’t say it had to be his. I gave him mine to say that I was vouching for him and would make sure he didn’t drink, he’ll be with me the whole time.” They didn’t like that either, so Childish sat in the car while we played a rock show.
Several other fans (that’s what we call our friends) came but too they didn’t bring their ID. Even with our pre-established honesty we couldn’t convince the bouncers to let them in. Thanks guys for coming anyway.
We went in their and played our show. Only 8 of our fans managed to get inside to hear us, but they were into it, and so where the rest of the people. Overall we felt pretty good about it.
Afterwards I talked to the guy in charge of booking. It looks like we felt better about it than he did. He said, “You have a very innovative and original sound, and I like it a lot. Your performance could use a little boost and your draw could use a big boost. Email me in 6 months, and you don’t get paid for tonight, only 6 people came.”
PS. I ate a whole octopus today. It looked really weird sitting there in front of me with it’s big head and 8 suction cup covered legs. I would have rather seen him on the discovery channel than on my plate, but two huge bites and he was history. He didn’t taste good, but it was worth it.
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Actually, i did not sit in the car. I went on a date with Jason's sister, who also was unable to get in, and her soon to be husband, Mr. X.
I felt so bad for childish... He is going to be 21 in less than 2 weeks!!! He wasn't even going to drink. He was just there because he is an awesome guy who wanted to come hear us rock and carry our stuff. In an attempt to make him feel better, I said he could buy anything at wawa on the way home and I would foot the bill. That turned out to be an inexpensive offer because all he bought was a quarter pound hotdog.
PS. I didn't RUN OVER that guy in the street! I just hit him out of the way with the van.
Magician and Parrot
A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and
began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood he started
shouting in the middle of the show: "Look, it's not the same hat" "Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table" "Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?"
The magician was furious but couldn't do anything; it was, after all, the captain's parrot.
One day the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle of the ocean with the parrot, of course. They stared at each other with hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day and another and another.
After a week the parrot said: "OK, I give up. Where's the boat?"
~Jeremiah Johnson
Haha i really like that joke...darn the show sounds awesome. What happened to the days when you can get into a club like that by just saying your with the band...now its ID's darn. Anyways have a good one guys and running over people? See if i was there i would of laughed which in a way is mean but I mean who wouldnt laugh at that? ok sorry lol
~poncho
"You have a very innovative and original sound, and I like it a lot. Your performance could use a little boost and your draw could use a big boost. Email me in 6 months, and you don’t get paid for tonight, only 6 people came.”
And what do you think of that feedback?
I think it's good, acurate feedback. You know, bars and clubs hardly care what a band sounds like at all. It's all about how many people come and buy drinks. Our performance had some deffinate rough spots, and not many people came for us (although he counted 6 I counted 8). He was really nice about it, and we'll be working to tighten up how we play. I think our performance would be infinately better if Isaiah would wear tights and square dance with himself while playing.
I love the feedback, it's a big encouragement for me, because this guy sees 4 bands a night, just about every night of the week. For him to say we have a good innovative sound is pretty complimentary. I would love to know specifically what he thinks we can work on for the stage presence. But stage presence is something you definitely CAN work on and improve, overall sound and talent is much harder. . . So yeah, I think it's great.
Hi Childish... (I saw you today...) How are ya'll?
awesome. i agree, it's good feedback and had a great compliment!
yes, it's all about how many you attract... any ideas on how to increase your circulation, as it were?
btw, did you guys know that cornerstone has an amateur film festival as well as a new band showcase?
cough.
j
One interesting thing about this show was that Jason proclaimed me a self-proclaimed musical genious.
Another interesting thing that I forgot to mention: If we have more people show up in six months when we play there again they want us to be a part of a regular rotation.
IAN! I didn't even know that.
Did he say anything else?
Of course we'll get more people to show up in 6 months. We will FORCE people to show up. Or pay them. Or kidnap them. Something like that.
How many more people though?? 6 months is pretty far off, kinda sucks.
Come to think of it though, maybe it isn't. I've been married to the Look Machine for almost a year now, and I havn't even cheated!....welll...unless you count that one night I got back together with a few of my exbandmembers....but that was only one short performance....doesn't count right?
Another interesting thing I forgot to mention. If we have a better draw next time (in 6 months) they want to work us into a regular rotation.
Repetition is often the best way to learn things.
Funny.....but what I meant was did he actually give you a numerical value....I guess the answer is no. They probably want like 25 or something around there.
I don't know. He didn't say.
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