Okay so this blog is going to be about several completely unrelated subjects and will possibly be long. There's your warning.
First off, promoters. The music industry is such a bitch. And I really don't like promoters. But the music industry can't get by with these ass licking socialites cause they're the ones that bring bands to town. They have such a basard of a job. The band coming into town sends them what's called a contract rider. This tells the promoter what the band requires of them. This can include anything from 666 green M&Ms to specialized microphones for a drumset. It is my assumption that the really big name bands have these things taken care of and signed months before the show. This isn't a true thing on the small band level. On top of that, if you're friends with a promoter they'll feel better about screwing you over than the people they bring to town. A promoter is a person trying to please a crowd, not any single person unless its their self. The promoter also has to deal with setting up the venue, printing things like fliers and tickets, getting a sound guy, fun stuff like that.
The sound guy is a really big part of what can make or break a show. If you're seen a band several times and one time they just didn't quite sound up to par, there is probably a communcation failure between the band and the sound guy. Either that or its just a really shitty soundguy. The soundguy typically brings the speakers and the mixer board and runs sound checks for bands and DJs. On a professional show the sound is setting up by around 9 to 10 AM and finishing packing up at 5 AM. On top of that there is the danger the crowd or the band will damage the soundguy's equipment. One of those giant mixers you see at all the major concerts probably cost a little less if not as much as a new car. Depending on the size of the show and the amount of equipment needed the sound guy may need to hire people to load his equipment in and out for him.
And there's also the lighting guy. The lighting guy is a completely different world. The band could bring their own lighting and have their own lighting guy. Or the sound guy may have lights he brings with a lighting guy. Or the venue may already have lights setup and have a regular employee there to do lights.
Okay that's funny. The situation I was about to bitch about that all this information was leading up to has been defused. Thank God. So enjoy the info if you don't already know it.
The other thing I was going to talk about on here is my best friend. I think he might be annoyed with. Or maybe tired of me. He didn't get me a present this year. He didn't wish me a happy birthday until I mentioned it a few days later. The present part isn't such a big deal. We've just always done presents. Its the idea that he still cares about me as a best friend. He doesn't seem to care about hanging out much anyone either.
I mean I know this is what happens when you fall for a girl you like. The guy gradually loses time for anything aside from work, her, and the kids they'll eventually have. It just sucks cause he's the best friend I've ever had and I really didn't want to lose him. I'd bring it up but I'd just look like an ass. His opinions have been changing a lot too. He's open minded to a lot of stuff he didn't used to be since she came into the picture. Yeah I'm just jealous.
I mean I haven't had a girlfriend since the summer. Hell she only lasted a week or two. Before that it was last fall. She only lasted a week or two also. Before that it was.... hell I dunno. A long time. I'm just a lonely guy on that end. As that one guy in wedding singer said "I just want someone to hold me and tell me everything is going to be alright". I keep having these crazy sexual dreams. I wish they would stop. The problem with being single this long is I really start to question myself. I start to think something's wrong with me in places where I'm okay. I start asking myself, do I look at women as objects? For a while I thought that because I don't act like the stereotypical guy that most chicks just can't read my intentions all that well. I swear I used to be such a nice guy. Now I'm thoughtless. I feel overly selfish. I want to do nice things for other people but the majority of time I feel like I need money to do that. I've written songs for girls before and they didn't care. I try and be thoughtful but it always seems like I fail at it. People do these great things for each other and for me and I just don't know how to return the favor. Or if I do then I have no clue that I do.
I can see why a lot of engineers are introverts and have social problems. They spend so much time wrapped up in school work that by the time they get out they forget how to interact with society. I fear I'm becoming too introverted. And I fear that I'm never going to meet the right girl. Hell I already think that. But for some reason I'm not broke down to the point where I'll date someone that I know won't work. Oh well. Time to do something else.
Hope everyone else is doing wonderful and well.
First off, promoters. The music industry is such a bitch. And I really don't like promoters. But the music industry can't get by with these ass licking socialites cause they're the ones that bring bands to town. They have such a basard of a job. The band coming into town sends them what's called a contract rider. This tells the promoter what the band requires of them. This can include anything from 666 green M&Ms to specialized microphones for a drumset. It is my assumption that the really big name bands have these things taken care of and signed months before the show. This isn't a true thing on the small band level. On top of that, if you're friends with a promoter they'll feel better about screwing you over than the people they bring to town. A promoter is a person trying to please a crowd, not any single person unless its their self. The promoter also has to deal with setting up the venue, printing things like fliers and tickets, getting a sound guy, fun stuff like that.
The sound guy is a really big part of what can make or break a show. If you're seen a band several times and one time they just didn't quite sound up to par, there is probably a communcation failure between the band and the sound guy. Either that or its just a really shitty soundguy. The soundguy typically brings the speakers and the mixer board and runs sound checks for bands and DJs. On a professional show the sound is setting up by around 9 to 10 AM and finishing packing up at 5 AM. On top of that there is the danger the crowd or the band will damage the soundguy's equipment. One of those giant mixers you see at all the major concerts probably cost a little less if not as much as a new car. Depending on the size of the show and the amount of equipment needed the sound guy may need to hire people to load his equipment in and out for him.
And there's also the lighting guy. The lighting guy is a completely different world. The band could bring their own lighting and have their own lighting guy. Or the sound guy may have lights he brings with a lighting guy. Or the venue may already have lights setup and have a regular employee there to do lights.
Okay that's funny. The situation I was about to bitch about that all this information was leading up to has been defused. Thank God. So enjoy the info if you don't already know it.
The other thing I was going to talk about on here is my best friend. I think he might be annoyed with. Or maybe tired of me. He didn't get me a present this year. He didn't wish me a happy birthday until I mentioned it a few days later. The present part isn't such a big deal. We've just always done presents. Its the idea that he still cares about me as a best friend. He doesn't seem to care about hanging out much anyone either.
I mean I know this is what happens when you fall for a girl you like. The guy gradually loses time for anything aside from work, her, and the kids they'll eventually have. It just sucks cause he's the best friend I've ever had and I really didn't want to lose him. I'd bring it up but I'd just look like an ass. His opinions have been changing a lot too. He's open minded to a lot of stuff he didn't used to be since she came into the picture. Yeah I'm just jealous.
I mean I haven't had a girlfriend since the summer. Hell she only lasted a week or two. Before that it was last fall. She only lasted a week or two also. Before that it was.... hell I dunno. A long time. I'm just a lonely guy on that end. As that one guy in wedding singer said "I just want someone to hold me and tell me everything is going to be alright". I keep having these crazy sexual dreams. I wish they would stop. The problem with being single this long is I really start to question myself. I start to think something's wrong with me in places where I'm okay. I start asking myself, do I look at women as objects? For a while I thought that because I don't act like the stereotypical guy that most chicks just can't read my intentions all that well. I swear I used to be such a nice guy. Now I'm thoughtless. I feel overly selfish. I want to do nice things for other people but the majority of time I feel like I need money to do that. I've written songs for girls before and they didn't care. I try and be thoughtful but it always seems like I fail at it. People do these great things for each other and for me and I just don't know how to return the favor. Or if I do then I have no clue that I do.
I can see why a lot of engineers are introverts and have social problems. They spend so much time wrapped up in school work that by the time they get out they forget how to interact with society. I fear I'm becoming too introverted. And I fear that I'm never going to meet the right girl. Hell I already think that. But for some reason I'm not broke down to the point where I'll date someone that I know won't work. Oh well. Time to do something else.
Hope everyone else is doing wonderful and well.
And I don't think I'll be getting paid for this one, but I should get some free tank tops and boyshorts. So that will suffice I guess. Hehe
That is a fact of life about the transitions and losing the friendships (or they become dormant) when people get married, have kids, etc. at different times. It's not a bad thing.
God, I feel like such a dad when I comment on your blogs. I'll try to be more immature next time.