the nerve in me posting this
from our own JN:
Oh Richard,
There are so many things I could say in response to your email, such as:
- If it took me 20 years to be an "accomplished drummer and songwriter"
and I still played in my moms basement I would be kind of bitter and pissed also.
- Why are you so angry about the "Paying" part of the ad? Could it be that Tell desperately needs a bass player, but can't get one and can't afford to pay one?
- If Tell is the best name you could come up with for the band I can't wait to hear your music!!!
- You forgot to finish your sentence - "we are on the verge of hitting it big" - and have been for the last 20 years.
-It took you 20 years to learn to beat things with a stick??????
-and of course, it's so disappointing to not be given the opportunity to play in a band with such a wonderful and happy person as yourself.
But I won't say any of that cause you probably wouldn't get it.
Peace my brother!
from Tell:
i know U received my e-mail last night - it took U a whole day to reply - not too quick are U - U must also be a dull bassist
btw, we play in a 1400 sq ft loft that i own - not my mom's basement
we all have day jobs and do not need 50 bucks to play with someone
we play for the music and let me tell U a**hole - Paramount music chief execs listened to our demo and are interested - our composition rate is 1 new original song each and every get together - we write (my brother and I very carefully and creatively)
we are not kids and are serious - you think U have a big skill, think again - U are just a bassist trying to get paid situations - and U will hear our music very soon - you will eat your words about us - U don't even have a clue what we have and U mock us
i formed TELL only last year (one year ago, not 20 years - I have an MBA from NYU and my brother, our awesome singer is a lawyer - we are smart and talented) - i write most of the songs, arrange them and play drums - we do not need a bassist to write or record (we can dubb) - only need a bassist for live performance (out guitarist is amazing)
i have been playing drums since 10 and I am accomplished - I do not ask for $ to play with a band - I formed TELL because I knew that we could take this all the way and millenniums beyond $50 gigs.
do not give me your peace bulls**t - you are a hippocrat and won't get anywhere with your short-term attitude -
i am learning bass now - and it is totally easier than drums or guitar or keys or vocals - try playing drums and U will see the difference
you're attitude blew getting into something real with a future
you are a loser bassist - yeah big deal they are hard to come by because it is a sh**y instrument that no one wants to play
ricky
i had to edit the potty mouth out of Tell's reply but not JoeNerves.
and I replaced the word "are" with "our" near the top of the post. - Will C.

there ya go. Joe