I'm from Akron. My old band played Columbus a few times- Ravari Room, HiFi Bar, somewhere else I can't remember. I don't even know if those places are still there, that was about 7-8 years ago. When we played Ravari Room we got free pizza from the place next door. I wish I could afford the gas to drive down and see you guys but i am just a poor (adult) college student
Just get in some extra practices and have fun. As nervous as you might be you'll have a good time. If you would like a show in Akron or Kent there's a couple places I might be able to help you with. PM me if you're interested.
Hey, I definitely understand being a broke college student - been there, done that.

Thanks for the offer re: help setting up a gig in Akron. I'll make a note of it and if if/when we get to the point where we are ready to branch out to more places, I'll drop you a PM. So sweet of you to offer your help! And thanks for the encouragement and advice, also.
hrodbert696,
I wasn't offended by the remark you made. It was (I assume) a joke, and it made me laugh. I don't mind talk about sexuality as long as the comments aren't mean or sexually aggressive, and I didn't find the comment you made to be either.
On the other hand, I have to admit that reading Waterpilot's and runmikeyrun's responses to yours made me smile too, because they are clearly sensitive enough to women to recognize it *could* have been offensive. For women sexuality is a bit tricky - we want to be thought of as attractive and we certainly love to feel sexy, but we don't want that to be ALL that matters, because obviously there is a lot more to us as people than that.
So imo, this situation is no harm, no foul. I didn't find your comments offensive, but I did appreciate the guys who were
concerned it might be.
And can I just say, all the encouragement and kind words in all the responses have been really awesome. I can't thank you all enough for that. It might seem silly, but it really does make all the anxiety about this first gig a little more bearable.
I just hope our audience will be as incredible and supportive as the people on talkbass!