Re: [Harp-L] Has this ever happened to you

[lonesomedaveferguson@xxxxxxxxx]

AND THE CROWD WENT..... HOME!!!

Sport, like human ignorance is just something you have to accept and live with. Especially if you gig at places where people gather for general entertainment as opposed to coming specifically to hear you play.

I think it was Gary Primich who said: "Good music isn't for everybody... McDonalds is for everybody"

All the best

Dave Ferguson
www.youtube.com/user/lonesomedaveferguson 


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From: "Craig (Skip) Effress" <effress@xxxxxx>
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Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:49:10 
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Has this ever happened to you

"AND THE CROWD WENT MILD !!!"



On Oct 9, 2011, at 7:21 AM, Ryan Hartt wrote:

> 
> This happens so often that my default is now just assume there is an awesome sports play, a fight, two hot chicks kissing, etc, etc.
> It's a rare treat when the applause is actually for me.
> Ryan
> 
>> From: diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 08:16:51 -0400
>> Subject: [Harp-L] Has this ever happened to you
>> 
>> You are in the middle of a solo on stage. You feel confident and full  
>> of ideas.
>> 
>> Your eyes are closed and you become one with the music.  All of a  
>> sudden the audience is roaring with applause and cheers. You think  
>> you've reached them.
>> Your eyes open and you notice they aren't looking at you. They are  
>> looking at some ball player on tv making a great play.
>> 
>> Yep, the cheer of victory and the agony of defeat playing in a sports  
>> bar.
>> 
>> I sat in with a friend's band Friday night and that happened to him.  
>> He was lost in his low volume guitar solo and as he brought up the  
>> volume the audience at the bar started to cheer. I looked up to see  
>> the Philly score in a game they ended up losing later that night. The  
>> rest of the band was looking at the guitarists so they got caught up  
>> in the excitement and not the game. The band put everything they had  
>> into it but they lost the audience attention by then.
>> 
>> I laughed and told the guitarist about it after the gig.  He said that  
>> happened at another bar he played.  He had his video set up to show  
>> the band and some of the audience.  The audience made lots of cheers  
>> but not necessarily  for the band.  Since you couldn't see them  
>> looking at the tv's around the room it looked like they were cheering  
>> on the band in the video.  He used the video to get gigs at other bars  
>> telling the owners the fans loved them.  Great way to make lemonade  
>> from lemons.
>> 
>> Btw,  I opened my eyes a few times at gigs to see the cheers weren't  
>> for me either. bummer.
>> 
>> Michael Easton
>> www.harmonicarepair.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>