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Post 1766, Day 316 of 2016
- 2,142 days since I started this blog -
- 2,142 days since I started this blog -
Playing at a club without an audience is the saddest thing that happens to a musical group, and that happened to i am Fool tonight.
Worse when what there was of an audience that has come to see you leaves before you take the stage.
I hope that isn't the way we go out at Mac's Bad Art Bar, which has been i am Fool's home base since I joined the band (after seeing them as a trio at Mac's).
But it may be. We are a hard-sell, because of a weird name, because we aren't a young and pretty band, because we play original music that isn't easily categorized, and doesn't reference a popular genre.
Our friends are not in an age group that frequents bars for live music, they're concert-goers when they do go. And that might be part of the problem: Our music might appeal more to a sit-down audience, attentive to the music than as background in a bar.
Among those who have seen us, we have gotten an excellent reception, but not enough people have seen us for a following to develop.
And, for most of the members of the band, other priorities mean we cannot find enough time to develop, play gigs, and market ourselves.
The band's next gig is at the end of January. The next after that, the end of March. That is, currently, everything in our future. That is everything I know for certain about my future.
Nobody in i am Fool is talking about giving up, but nobody's talking about making any changes to improve things. For myself, I'm slowly increasing my repertoire of songs I can sing and play on guitar or bass. I'm showing up wherever I get a chance to perform.
I am a special kind of happy when I play i am Fool music, and the band members are the closest thing I have to a local family. But I bring joy to all my playing, and experience joy whenever I have a bass in my hand. We'll see if branching out is possible - that's the direction I'm moving in.
Worse when what there was of an audience that has come to see you leaves before you take the stage.
I hope that isn't the way we go out at Mac's Bad Art Bar, which has been i am Fool's home base since I joined the band (after seeing them as a trio at Mac's).
But it may be. We are a hard-sell, because of a weird name, because we aren't a young and pretty band, because we play original music that isn't easily categorized, and doesn't reference a popular genre.
Our friends are not in an age group that frequents bars for live music, they're concert-goers when they do go. And that might be part of the problem: Our music might appeal more to a sit-down audience, attentive to the music than as background in a bar.
Among those who have seen us, we have gotten an excellent reception, but not enough people have seen us for a following to develop.
And, for most of the members of the band, other priorities mean we cannot find enough time to develop, play gigs, and market ourselves.
The band's next gig is at the end of January. The next after that, the end of March. That is, currently, everything in our future. That is everything I know for certain about my future.
Nobody in i am Fool is talking about giving up, but nobody's talking about making any changes to improve things. For myself, I'm slowly increasing my repertoire of songs I can sing and play on guitar or bass. I'm showing up wherever I get a chance to perform.
I am a special kind of happy when I play i am Fool music, and the band members are the closest thing I have to a local family. But I bring joy to all my playing, and experience joy whenever I have a bass in my hand. We'll see if branching out is possible - that's the direction I'm moving in.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 201.0 lbs.
Diet Comment
Previous Weight (11/10): 200.8 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: + 0.2 lbs.
Diet Comment
Today, my weight has not bounced, and that is inexplicable.
Food Log
Breakfast
4:00pm: A Quest bar.
4:00pm: A Quest bar.
Lunch
8:00pm: London broil, cottage cheese, side salad: kale, spinach, chard, cabbage and balsamic vinaigrette.
Dinner
Dinner
2:45am, at Denny's: An Ultimate omelet with rye toast and home fries.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 16 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 78+ oz. and two shots of Jameson's Irish whiskey
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I have been negligent- not reading the posts. I have been trying not to read anything on line. So disgusted with what happened. I hope you get some more opportunities to play. and remember, feeling happy doesn't come from trying to feel happy. it emerges from doing things that you like. and let yourself alone about food. you are doing great.
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