sitting in was: 'drunk-o-meter'

Fri Nov 19 11:00:19 EST 2004

Yes I would think we as a group would be above that also .Most of the
Zealously is because of musicians like of confidence of them selves as a
artist.Competition  Scares the hell out of them. Felling that way most have
already lost the Race before they got started.
 "But one should always remember that competition isn't nothing When your
thing is real."
                                     Guitar Mac.
http://www.guitarmac.com
http://pages.prodigy.net/gtrmac
----- Original Message -----
From: "pat boyack" <pat@PATBOYACK.COM>
To: <BLUES-L@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: sitting in was: 'drunk-o-meter'

> You would think, that we as a group, in this day and age, would have
> gotten over "professional Zealously".
>
> Pat B
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:34:56 -0800, gtrmac@prodigy.net wrote:
>
> >My view of sit in's being friendly with people audience is good P.R, I
> find
> >allot of college town Yuppies as we know them like to try and sit in .
> Most
> >players that know music never ask to use my Guitar because of the
> different
> >tuning I use
> >I have been to allot of other bands gig's I never ask to sit in because
> I'm
> >there to see them Not to play But I have also been to shows where artist
> >insist I play or sing with them,That's Cool, But I also know some artist
> are
> >so stuck on them selves they wont even speak to you if they know you are
a
> >Musician because of professional Zealously . from my experience if a band
> is
> >doing a super great job most people wont ask to set in They cant come
> close
> >to Playing that good.
> >As far as people being to drunk I myself try to stay away from the real
> >drunk's.and consider them as part of the side show.
> > Guitar Mac.
> >
> >http://www.guitarmac.com
> >http://pages.prodigy.net/gtrmac
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "ROBIN BANK$" <misschanteuse@yahoo.com>
> >To: <BLUES-L@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG>
> >Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:27 AM
> >Subject: Re: sitting in was: 'drunk-o-meter'
> >
> >
> >> --- "P.W. Fenton" <pwfenton@p-dub.com> wrote:
> >> >  From experience, it can range from wonderful to
> >> > disastrous.  So if I am
> >> > playing a gig, I will not allow an unknown entity to
> >> > sit in, no matter what
> >> > my best friend in the world says about them.  If I
> >> > know and respect them,
> >> > that is another story.  I know some people who would
> >> > never allow a person
> >> > to sit in, for fear that they would impress the
> >> > management and steal future
> >> > gigs.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Well, that's one way to look at it. Another way is, I
> >> sent out the promo material including my CD, got on
> >> the phone and booked the dang gig, hired the band,
> >> brought the PA and did the sound... so let the guy
> >> asking to sit in get his own band and book his own
> >> friggin gig! It is work after all... and I did most of
> >> it! ;)
> >>
> >> RB$
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> But I'm not about that.  I think we are all
> >> > in it together, and your
> >> > success is my success.  The way I started was by
> >> > "sitting in" with some
> >> > generous and supportive heroes.  I can't ever forget
> >> > that.
> >> >
> >> > But I really must know what the player can do before
> >> > I decide to let them
> >> > sit in.  If my decision produces a lame performance,
> >> > that only hurts me in
> >> > the eyes of the management.  The guy sitting in
> >> > doesn't lose anything....
> >> > but I can lose a future gig.
> >> >
> >> > When I was playing regularly, we built up a little
> >> > cadre of folks that
> >> > frequently "sat in".  I believe that every time I
> >> > have played Skipper's
> >> > Smokehouse in Tampa, Jimmy Thackery has shown up and
> >> > sat in with us (I
> >> > believe it was his wife who was a fan of my band).
> >> > My only regret is that
> >> > I usually handed him my guitar and then "sat out"
> >> > while he did a few tunes.
> >> >
> >> >  From the other end of this discussion, I sort of
> >> > hate having bands ask me
> >> > to sit in.  Not because I don't love any chance I
> >> > get to perform, but
> >> > because I feel like I'm intruding on their gig, and
> >> > that they are asking me
> >> > up because they feel like they should.  If I'm in
> >> > the audience, it's
> >> > because I want to see THEIR show, not because I want
> >> > a chance to sing to
> >> > their audience.
> >> >
> >> > That reminds me... the only thing wrong with
> >> > gigging... is not being able
> >> > to see the other people playing that night.
> >> >
> >> > P.W. Fenton
> >> > New Port Richey, FL
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> >> =====
> >> RB$
> >> http://www.robin-banks.net
> >>
> >>
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