Re: [Harp-L] Digital Gus

[Gary Mulholland <g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx>]

I dont see the point of putting it on FB Michael, When its happened to our
band I ask the bar owner to turn them off, if they dont want to I tell them
we will just leave then. Its not happened yet that weve had to leave. In
99% of the cases the barman has just forgot to turn them off. I do agree
its very annoying though. Ive had cases were ive wanted to do the sound
check for the band and had to wait till the football is finished before we
could get on to do it.

Gary


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:34 AM, Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> While I had my fair share of Gusâs in the past year or so nothing annoys
> me more then playing in a bar that has banks of big screen tvâs on every
> wall
> and the bar owners donât have enough respect or decency to turn the mutta
> foyerâs off when the bands start.
>
> I think itâs about time musicians speak up about it.  Lots of us are on
> Facebook and probably have bar owners as FBâs.  Politely put the word out
> there
> that it IS distracting to both the audience and band to leave them on
> especially in the area where the band performs.
>
> Iâve played in rooms where the tvâs were above and behind and beside the
> band as if we arenât good enough to watch. What the hell is the use of
> going out to play any longer when you have to deal with that crap.
>
> It is a fact audience will respond MORE to a band when they arenât being
> distracted by Tvâs in the room.  The best rooms in this town for audience
> appreciation donât have
> tvâs anywhere in the room or near the stage.
>
> mike
> www.harmonicarepair.com
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