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- Oct 7, 2000
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Maybe he's the author I'm looking for.
Maybe the guy who wrote that BP article is taking credit for something he shouldn't be taking credit for.
Maybe Joe Nerve has been appointed by the muses to settle this here thing.
Maybe Joe Nerve was never entirely comfortable speaking of himself in the 3rd person.
Gotta go break that BP mag box out now...
This must come to an end!
I think I found it @Joe Nerve his name was Sean O'Bryan Smith.
I knew it started with a Sean.
No need to bust out the old BP's
I knew it started with a Sean.
No need to bust out the old BP's
LOL at the quips about 'Net veracity.
IRRC (and there's no guarantee...), the first time I ran across that concept (money, hang, learning) was in a column by the session guitarist Tommy Tedesco.
IRRC (and there's no guarantee...), the first time I ran across that concept (money, hang, learning) was in a column by the session guitarist Tommy Tedesco.
In the Jeopardy category of four-syllabus words..."What is an illeism?"
(But how would Ewo know that obscure word...does he sometimes engage in illeism, himself?)
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He didn't come up in any searches with triangle, bass player magazine, or music/hang/money...I think I found it @Joe Nerve his name was Sean O'Bryan Smith.
I knew it started with a Sean.
No need to bust out the old BP's
But hopefully, we're getting closer.
He doesn't come up in a search in BP mag either.
I'd bet on it. I read and re-read that article so many times. I can see the pic clearly. Bald dude with glasses. Look up Sean O'Bryan Smith and tell me what he looks like.
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You look him up. And find the article!
Please.I believe you, but the illiest Joe Nerve needs irrefutable proof.
I think I found it @Joe Nerve his name was Sean O'Bryan Smith.
I knew it started with a Sean.
No need to bust out the old BP's
By "found it" do you mean in the interwebz? The magazine itself? What are we talking about man?!?!?!?
You can't just driveby us like that! What kind of hit and run
...... (takes a deep breath)Seriously, details man. Define "found it".
You look him up. And find the article!
I believe you, but the illiest Joe Nerve needs irrefutable proof.
Understood. Please don't make me break out the bins of BP's. I won't get anything done today..
By "found it" do you mean in the interwebz? The magazine itself? What are we talking about man?!?!?!?
You can't just driveby us like that! What kind of hit and run
Seriously, details man. Define "found it".
I stand by my statement, lol.
Honestly though I took that article to heart as at the time it made a ton of sense in the 3-4 projects I was doing. I even showed it to other bandmembers who were in the same sitch as me.
For me, there might be a #4 criteria: Goodness of the gigs. I remember a few bands around the scene that made little money, music was just ok, a few of the guys where dicks, but they got killer gigs and their shows were always packed, so many local musicians would deal with all that and say yes if asked to join.
Sounds like some of you guys need to do a little home purging....
*sigh* I started off really strong this year. I even started a thread about it. Then life got in the way. A few truckloads and trailer loads all year so far. Not nearly as far as I wanted to be by now.
I have a couple of free for pickup ads on Craigslist right now for some furniture up in my bonus/jam room.
My only practical goal for vacation next week is to hammer out a schedule with the queen for getting back to it when we return....that and to finish reading @Joe Nerve 's book.
OK, I, like Joe, am just procrastinating. Gotta get some work done. And this time, I mean it!
So, as long as the crowds were big you would play iffy music with jerks for virtually no money? Wow.
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Ya know... I gotta give you that one
.Maybe you and I can rewrite this whole thing, call it the "gig square", and claim credit for centuries to come! Unless of course you want to claim all the credit yourself, but then don't use my "gig square" thing or I'll sue.
I know that sounded sarcastic, but I meant it to be playful. I really do agree. I have taken gigs because they were playing the top clubs. It makes for good networking, and it's also a lot of fun.
I'd also turn down a $400 wedding to play a night at MSG for nothing, in a heartbeat. I know others wouldn't feel the same, but yeah - just telling my truth here. If it meant playing every weekend for no money, that would be a different story. Joe Nerve couldn't do that.
Let me clarify: I have played no money gigs with jerks because they had killer gigs, yes. But the music was also good. so more of a 2/4 model for me.
I like itYa know... I gotta give you that one
Maybe you and I can rewrite this whole thing, call it the "gig square", and claim credit for centuries to come! Unless of course you want to claim all the credit yourself, but then don't use my "gig square" thing or I'll sue.
I know that sounded sarcastic, but I meant it to be playful. I really do agree. I have taken gigs because they were playing the top clubs. It makes for good networking, and it's also a lot of fun.
I'd also turn down a $400 wedding to play a night at MSG for nothing, in a heartbeat. I know others wouldn't feel the same, but yeah - just telling my truth here. If it meant playing every weekend for no money, that would be a different story. Joe Nerve couldn't do that.
Actually, no, I just realized I am that shallow indeed. If, say, Poison, asked me to play bass at Glastonbury for free, and they were total dicks to me, I would absolutely still do it. lol
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