Re: [Harp-L] Live performance

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 9, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Robert Bonfiglio wrote:

> I am getting this very weird feeling at live performances now.  The  
> people love you, they go nuts, but somehow the dots no longer  
> connect.  Take last Friday, 2800 people, they go nuts , buy CD's  
> but there is this very odd Star Trek disconnect, as if you were  
> some kind of freak show and I don't me the harmonica, I mean the  
> whole idea of live music.

Yes, people are getting less and less used to live music. I think  
T.V.,video games (wii, x-box, computers) and 'some' prices are  
running the younger generation. Have you noticed the ages of your  
audience? Has it changed?
> Anybody else getting odd vibes at concerts?  The old "I didn't know  
> musicians were still doing this" kind of feel.  My life is on my  
> iPod feeling......

People are generally getting lazy It's soooooo easy to just stay home  
and SEND for entertainment. I think it's better overseas, (where  
people spend more time OUTSIDE their homes and associating with other  
people. The U.S. is becoming a country of loners. We don't want  
hassle. We don't want turmoil. We're not good with adversity.

smo-joe    ( p.s. amazing topic)
> Harmonically yours,
>
> Robert
> http://www.robertbonfiglio.com
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