From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018032412122326872-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > it seems to me this stage volume level is about to break up all my music   
   > projects ..... except the solo part.   
      
      
      
   > in every business, in any industry, there seems to be a similar issue,   
   > people who do not know what they are doing ( untrained, unqualified, out   
   > of date training ) but who want / insist things be done their way.   
      
      
   > Band gig this evening, wife on drums.  I expect it to be a disaster. Not   
   > because of wife, rather because of the last three phone calls with band   
   > girl.  And I even have a list of topics to avoid with her.  I'm adding a   
   > new one after I post this. She wants us rearranged onstage because she   
   > can't hear the pa, but I won't turn it up because I don't want a pa cab on   
   > my side boring a whole thru my head. Then someone ( a drunkin relative ? )   
   > said we weren't loud enough last time we played this place.  We could turn   
   > the pa cabs up, but not without moving them or pointing them straight   
   > forward.  Ah, but we can't point them out at the audience BECAUSE ...   
   > she won't wear the in ears ...... and I was gonna suggest she bring her   
   > little HotSpot monitor, and I'll hook that up to her in ear feed so she   
   > can run the mix on it herself ... but I never got that far in the   
   > conversationg ..... call got interrupted.   
      
   Definitely use the tiny monitor...there's no reason not to!   
      
   > When we got back, now she wants me to turn down any future bookings at   
   > this place. Reason ?    Beats me.   
      
   Maybe it's the drunks. I've had bad vibes about various venues because too   
   many drunken bums is a bummer ;)   
      
   > At some point, the resistance to doing things correctly is gonna be too   
   > much to deal with.   
      
   > Yes, I'm just venting.   
      
      
   JIm   
      
   Don't cave in. Stick to your guns. If you know what's right, Never let   
   anyone else convince you otherwise!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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