From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017071621214544494-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > that's how it works, some comments you agree with, some you won't.   
      
   But at least not everyone is for moneygrubbing, and that's always refreshing   
   to see.   
      
   > yep, that was probably the one.  it highlights the different focus, one on   
   > being an artist, the other one being an entertainer   
      
   One entertains babies to keep them quiet and occupied...such as by putting   
   them in one of those wind up swings and winding it up, which keeps them   
   entertained ;)   
      
   But when those babies get older, they should Grow and Mature into preferring   
   more than that, such as going to a concert to be Moved by the performance   
   rather than merely entertained!   
   In other words, Distractions are cheap, but genuine Substance requires   
   Skillful Performing Artists!   
      
   > that's not a site I hang on ... maybe give it a look.   
      
   I think you'll find it interesting.   
   Tom Hendrix is very opinionated and I always find it refreshing to find   
   someone like that because it means they actually think, and believe, and are   
   convicted, rather than Aimless, Mindless Zombies.   
      
   > post band is how it goes for band guys sometimes ....  I've been in bands   
   > then things get more work than they're work and I go back to solo.  Solo   
   > is fine until someone talks me into joing a band again. Or I decide to   
   > join one to save some friends failing venture.  That's how I got into this   
   > last one.   
      
   I've always been in bands for the Vibe that comes with interacting - only   
   problem ever since getting into my first band  at age 16 has been Immaturity   
   and all the Bad vibes that go with it, until I got together with my   
   Soulmate, because whether the two of us are playing with a band, or as a   
   duo, the Vibe is Awesome!!!   
      
   > I worked with this particular dummer, and loud would be what I'd expect.   
      
   In other words, he needs to work on his VOLUME DYNAMICS, because he'll Never   
   be a genuinely Skilled drummer until he Learns to do that!!!   
      
   > I read the same thing about IEM's. The best way is to wear them in both   
   > ears. If you use just one, it'll  take a lot more volume in that ear to   
   > hear well.   
      
   Yes, it is best to regard Both of your ears as your Complete hearing system   
   and Always treat both of them equally.   
      
   > The reason I don't use amps anymore is that  * I * don't want the volume.   
      
   That's where Maturity comes in. I have no problem controlling my own amp,   
   but if there's too much cranking up, I'll only crank up a little, and beyond   
   that point, instead of cranking further, I'll point my amp at myself and use   
   it like a monitor so I can hear myself without harming my hearing - and if   
   that means that no one else will be able to hear me, that's THEIR PROBLEM -   
   TURN DOWN THE OVERCRANKING to FIX that!!!!!   
      
   > It's not so about what the audience hears. It's that I just can't take   
   > loud amps right in my ears.   
      
   If the audience can't hear me, it's ONLY because some IDIOTS have been   
   overcranking again, and since my Objective is to hear myself, NOT make   
   myself Deaf, it's up to those IDIOTS to CRANK BACK DOWN...*if* THEY Want the   
   audience to hear me!   
      
   > We can mic an amp, but if I still have to crank it to unbearable ( to me )   
   > levels right by my head to get over the rest of the stage level, then   
   > what's the point of it all.   
      
   That's precisely why I'd resort to using an amp as a monitor, only to hear   
   myself!   
      
   > It's a throwback.  Still, I am glad to have the gig. It'll be fun, one way   
   > or another.   
      
   Jim   
      
   What's getting thrown back? ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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