From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017061823275449072-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > yep, the schnappes has me .....   
      
   > quick, someone call for help ....   
      
   > or don't. I don't care either way .....   
      
   I thought the schnapps was the help ;)   
      
   > It's gonna be a busy week for me.  Several duos and a band gig.  The duo   
   > jobs are easy. The band thing involves the band, and so it will be a   
   > rolling disaster.  Why ?   
      
   How are the Vibes?   
      
   > Because we have some purists in the band who passively aggressively don't   
   > want to use IEM's or backing tracks.   
      
   As for tracks, I simply don't care to perform with recordings...leave that   
   to the DJs!   
      
   As for IEMs, after trying them, I learned something very important, but of   
   course, not surprising at all, and that's that IEMs work ONLY when the   
   mixing board operator has and actually Uses the Skill to do it RIGHT!!!   
   Otherwise, it's a DISASTER, not only sonically, but the addition of the   
   discomfort of having those things stuck into my ears.   
   Now, if the sound person is doing a Great job, I could endure them, but ONLY   
   if it's a Great job!!!   
      
   > They be old school dinosaurs.   
      
   Perhaps, but those old schools actually taught things that were worthwhile,   
   which is why they were Not attended by Zombies!!!   
      
   > Why don't I fire them ?  Because.  Why don't I quit ?  Too much effort.   
   > It's like I'm on the deck of the Titanic, and it's sinking, and someone   
   > beside me says, hey, if you walk up there a little, meaning to a higher   
   > spot on the tilting deck, you'll live longer.  Why bother. Why not just   
   > enjoy my imminent death ?   
      
   Is it really all that bad? ;)   
      
   > And that's the band thing.  It's gonna die, so just let it.  Why fight ?   
   > Once it's gone, I can focus again on my solo gigs, and maybe have a few   
   > days a week free to bike ride.   
      
   Why's the band going to die just because they're not into tracks and IEMs?   
      
   > Possible rehearsal tomorrow, monday.  Depends on some unknowns right now.   
   > It if happens, that'll be it for the week. Tomm is the only day I have   
   > free to work on band stuff.  Need to formalize the set list. Need to   
   > reroute the wiring in my rack to allow me to use my IEM's. Even if the   
   > rest of them don't, and they won't, I'm gonna try to be able to hear for a   
   > change. Or, we could put 5 wedge monitors on the stage and just blow our   
   > heads off. Why do I say that ?  Because we've tried all this before, many   
   > times. Turn the monitors up, everyone just playes louder, necessitating   
   > turning the monitors up even more .... then they play louder yet in a   
   > death spiral until the singers ( me and her ) can't hear anything at all.   
      
   Even with IEMs, it's still Vitally Necessary to keep the levels from going   
   too high, as in Loud!   
      
   > In other exciting news, a guitar of a kind I've been watching for showed   
   > up on craigslist today.  Only just saw it, and it's in my price range.   
   > Problem is, it's a tele, and I've really got my heart set on the   
   > Steinberger headless now.  Those aren't available yet, currently, so what   
   > to do ?   That's easy, wait for some to come into stock, try one, and   
   > unless they are as awful as everyone I know who's played on says, buy one.   
      
   What's supposed to be so awful about Steinberger guitars?   
      
   > Of course, my friends may be right, maybe they are awful.   
      
   > Oh, well, that's how life goes.   
      
      
   jim   
      
   There's only one  way to deal with controversy, get rid of it - try a   
   Steinberger and see for yourself.   
      
   Or could it be that they're 'awful' because they don't look like 'rock star'   
   guitars...yet?   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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