From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017082002291411016-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Just home from a band gig.  Wow, it was interesting.  I'm not sure why,   
   > but it was pretty weird.  I'd say awful, but they already said they want   
   > us back next year. It's a once a year thing.  Go figure.   
      
   They liked the results...maybe the band was too loud and so rather than   
   talk, the customers bought more drinks ;)   
      
   Just went outside to look at the  eclipse...it's MISERABLY cloudy - I hope I   
   NEVER see another UGLY cloud as long as I live - the sky is just too   
   awesomely beautiful to have it RUINED by that floating SLOP - but I am able   
   to see the sun. I've got my metalized mylar-covered binoculars which I've   
   used a few times...but this time, I used my unaided and unprotected eyes to   
   have a very quick glimpse through very thick clouds and have noticed the Sun   
   seems to be about 50 percent covered.   
   Every time there sees to be a break in the Natural POLLUTION i.e. clouds, I   
   grab the binoculars and go outside.   
   Totality is supposed to be 1:20 pm CDT, so 2:20 pm for you.   
      
   > I'll probably get into the details after taking a bit of time to think the   
   > day thru.  Immediately after the show I thought, man what a collosial   
   > screwup. We did about everything wrong that could have been done, sound   
   > system wise.   
      
   Probably compensated for it performance wise.   
      
   > It all started with some complaints about the mics, a small echo. Then,   
   > that turned into a " my mic isn't as loud as their's "  thing.  After ALL   
   > the mics got turned up far to hot, to suit everyone who thought theirs   
   > wasn't as loud as someone else's, the stage sound turned to shit. And it   
   > stayed that way the entire show.  Low rumbling feedbacks, totally buried   
   > music, a total mess.   
      
   Sounds like  at my church ;)   
      
   > I knew things were going wrong during the soundcheck, but it just   
   > snowballed into a total mess.   
      
   Soundchecks are only effective if those setting up the equipment actually   
   know what they're doing, rather than just 'think' they do...just like at my   
   church.   
      
   > On the other hand, some newspaper people were there, interviewed us after   
   > the show, seemed to like us.  How weird is that ?   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   How COOL is that!!!   
      
   And also a bit weird ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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