From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017092314460785602-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > There is this guy, it's no one in particular as I know a lot of people   
   > like this, who HATES our computer setup.  He once told someone ( who told   
   > us ) that the reason he didn't like our group was that our " machine " was   
   > putting musicians out of work.   
      
   > Ouch ....   
      
   Nonsense! The Only thing a computer will put out of work is another   
   computer.   
   Real, Live musicians can do things no computer will ever be able to do.   
      
   HOWEVER, if Real Live musician ever decide to become so STUPID as to Lower   
   themselves to the level of a computer, or ANY other LIFELESS, SOULLESS   
   *thing*,  then they'll be PUTTING THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK...and that includes   
   being Lazy CopyCats and not writing their Own Original material!!!   
      
   > talking to band girl today, we were trying to work out next weeks   
   > schedule, and the drummers grandkids came up.  To me, it seems that when   
   > he doesn't want to rehearse, the grandkids conviently have something he   
   > has to take them to.  We were talking about getting a new drummer last   
   > week, had a guy in mind to talk to, and then thought, no, he lives a bit   
   > far away and stuff. He'd probably have his own issues and anyway I don't   
   > want to spend half a year teaching someone how to play to a click track.   
      
   I HATE click tracks - they're so upleasantly Robotic sounding and that's   
   irritating to listen to, particularly when they could be made to produce a   
   more pleasant sound.   
      
   As for excuses, come up with a counter excuse...such as why he won't have to   
   worry about playing a gig because you've got someone else to do it so he can   
   spend more time with his grandkids.   
      
   > So today we thought, if we EVER add another person to the band, we need to   
   > come straight out and ask them what if a gig ( or rehearsal ) conflicts   
   > with your grandkids schedule, or your girlfriend wants to do something, or   
   > you just want to sit home and watch the big game tv ?    Basically, is   
   > there a level of commitment here beyond just showing up for the paying   
   > gigs and jamming thru the songs ?   
      
   It's best to clearly specify commitment right up front first thing so there   
   will be no misunderstandings, or Lame excuses, later.   
      
   > Is our computer really putting musicians out of work ?   
      
   Nope.   
      
   > If so who ?   
      
   Only those STUPID enough to sink to the level of the computer, or   
   lower...and they Deserve it!   
      
   > Show us the people. Hell, we'd be glad to have them.   
      
   Wouldn't that be nice? You could put a band together right there ;)   
      
   > Of course there's a catch, they'd have to be able to play the music, and   
   > they'd have to be available when we have gigs. And, they'd have to   
   > available to rehearse on some sort of  predictable schedule. Bands can't   
   > just jam old 70's rock forever. We can, we just can't get paid for it :-)   
      
   So very many, the ones who are REALLY putting musicians out of work, only   
   care about the practice of 'take-the-money-and-run'...I've heard all too   
   many of them actually say that, or refer to a gig as a 'paid practice' -   
   they should be ASHAMED of themselves, if they even know, much less care,   
   what shame is.   
      
   > Tie this to any business.  Businesses don't really want to go to   
   > automation or machines because they WANT to replace people. Sometimes it's   
   > because people aren't available.  I know someone with a farm who went to   
   > some automation after trying many people for the job.  Catch was, the job   
   > had to be done every day, period, no excuses, and none of the people they   
   > hired and tried really got that point.  The automatic devices did.   
      
   That's what happens when STUPID people SINK to the level of the computer,   
   and Lower...SHAMEFUL!!!   
   They've got NO ONE to blame but themselves!   
      
   > And so that's the new joke. If anyone asks about the computer, we're gonna   
   > say we use it instead of some real bass player because the computer   
   > doesn't have any grandkids :-)   
      
   > Then walk away, let them figure that out on their own.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Or if they just can't seem to comprehend, they could always have a computer   
   figure it out for them ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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