Hey fucker, don't look at me like thatttt!!!!! :)
Last night's show was interesting...I no longer think I am going to strive perfection in any future shows. I'm too much of a headcase, and I just need to let it go.
I thought that the show was a pretty good show, especially considering the situation. I mean, The Go! Team's 4 hour long soundcheck (not exaggerating at all) didn't make anything easier in terms of getting set-up and started in a timely manner, and I think that nerve-wracked us, The Grates, the crowd, and probably The Go! Team. But hey, it's cool.
I really enjoyed the show, and I can't believe we actually played with them. That's crazy. I feel happy about that, and happy it went as well as it had. Of course there were some drawbacks, and it wasn't the greatest but most defintiely not the worst show we've played, it was different, interesting, and satifactory. The only thing that put me out was how cluttered that stage was. That really got to me. It was kind of annoying because they had every piece of the tourings bands set up and then expected us to set all of our shit up in front of all that without being able to move it, and still have room to move. Well, boy were they definitely in the wrong. Not only was it insanely cramped, but it was fairly tough to maneuver my way around the stage in a cohesive manner without hitting or running into someone's equipment, or our own.
But I suppose if that's the only gripe, then things couldn't have been all that bad. It just goes back to my headcasity and OCD. I would say it sounded great, but it was just a little difficult to perform and get completely into it and jump around with so much shit on stage. It affected me a little, but I think we adapted well. I got a lot of compliments thought on how much better and improved it was and a lot of kids came up and said it was "awesome," or whatever so I'm thinking that maybe it went better than I thought.
I just feel like a machine. We have an idea and an objective and it sucks when we can't execute it or express it full because we get kind of crappy circumstances, because then we get judged solely by some on that, and it makes it really hard to be able to perform our intended idea's or intetions. I mean, the beauty of it for me is that it's not all premeditated, because that would suck ass, but it's somewhat, and when we can't carry out those things due to circumstances that are out of our control, it's really nerve-racking and hard to perform. I think from now on I'm just going to go absolutely insane, and I don't fucking care what happens. That's how it's been for the most part aside from last night, and if someone else's shit or our own suffers for it, then too bad, because no one's art should be compromised at the whim and control of another's.
I'm grateful to be where I am, and doing what I love most, and I thank you all so much for supporting it. You know who you, and thanks for coming to the show last night. It was pretty rad, I must say. :)
Hope all is well, and treat yourself to a DQ treat.
I thought that the show was a pretty good show, especially considering the situation. I mean, The Go! Team's 4 hour long soundcheck (not exaggerating at all) didn't make anything easier in terms of getting set-up and started in a timely manner, and I think that nerve-wracked us, The Grates, the crowd, and probably The Go! Team. But hey, it's cool.
I really enjoyed the show, and I can't believe we actually played with them. That's crazy. I feel happy about that, and happy it went as well as it had. Of course there were some drawbacks, and it wasn't the greatest but most defintiely not the worst show we've played, it was different, interesting, and satifactory. The only thing that put me out was how cluttered that stage was. That really got to me. It was kind of annoying because they had every piece of the tourings bands set up and then expected us to set all of our shit up in front of all that without being able to move it, and still have room to move. Well, boy were they definitely in the wrong. Not only was it insanely cramped, but it was fairly tough to maneuver my way around the stage in a cohesive manner without hitting or running into someone's equipment, or our own.
But I suppose if that's the only gripe, then things couldn't have been all that bad. It just goes back to my headcasity and OCD. I would say it sounded great, but it was just a little difficult to perform and get completely into it and jump around with so much shit on stage. It affected me a little, but I think we adapted well. I got a lot of compliments thought on how much better and improved it was and a lot of kids came up and said it was "awesome," or whatever so I'm thinking that maybe it went better than I thought.
I just feel like a machine. We have an idea and an objective and it sucks when we can't execute it or express it full because we get kind of crappy circumstances, because then we get judged solely by some on that, and it makes it really hard to be able to perform our intended idea's or intetions. I mean, the beauty of it for me is that it's not all premeditated, because that would suck ass, but it's somewhat, and when we can't carry out those things due to circumstances that are out of our control, it's really nerve-racking and hard to perform. I think from now on I'm just going to go absolutely insane, and I don't fucking care what happens. That's how it's been for the most part aside from last night, and if someone else's shit or our own suffers for it, then too bad, because no one's art should be compromised at the whim and control of another's.
I'm grateful to be where I am, and doing what I love most, and I thank you all so much for supporting it. You know who you, and thanks for coming to the show last night. It was pretty rad, I must say. :)
Hope all is well, and treat yourself to a DQ treat.