I have an announcement
Ladies and gentlemen...
I'm moving to Philadelphia. September 6th.
What happened to those lifelong dreams of growing old in NYC? Well, I had to say no. Unless someone from NBC or Saturday Night Live calls me in the next month, I cannot be in the city. No offense to some of my best friends who do live there (Melissa and Dave), but that place is not for me. I love you guys, and I'm sad that I won't be able to spend all my weekends with you, really. But, I want some very specific things- I want to write a book about all my misadventures in the celtic music/festival circuit, and become an agent for musicians. These wants are a hell of a lot different than they were a few years ago. If I want this stuff, and especially the music aspect, I can't just jump right in and move to NYC.
I went to visit Megan in Arizona earlier this month, and I left from Newark airport. I met a girl on the plane who was a few years older than me and she gave me a lot of advice. She said that for what I want to do, I should start locally, get my foot in the door, and then come to NYC. When I got off the plane, I had a text message from a friend asking if I wanted to move to Philadelphia with her. I considered it a sign, and said yes. We even managed to get into the apartment complex that I looked at when I was considering Philly a few months ago. One of our friends already lives there, and there is a bar in the complex. Apparently this place is known for it's social life. Anyway, it's also 2 miles from one of my favorite places to be, Brittingham's Irish Pub. It's nice to know that something really familiar and comfortable will be nearby.
It seems as though two of my favorite bands to be with won't be around my area too much anymore. But, I've made friends with so many other bands and I have so many great friends who are like family to me because of all the festivals. I can't just drop all that. I've tried a lot of times, and I just end up back in the same places. If I moved to NYC, like I said before, I'd still have really great people to hang out with. And we'd never lack things to do. But, right now, I just want to be around things I know and Philadelphia is a pretty good area. I'll be close to Bethlehem, close to a big city, and the place I'm living in is in a quite little area just outside of the city. A lot of bands I know play near by and I have a lot of good friends just right down the street. I need to give this a try.
But, no worries, Dave. I'm right near a train station and I can get to NYC whenever you need me. I plan on signing up for SNL tix with 8 different email addresses this time. It's gonna be fantastic. Hell, I'll even come up for those Thursday night shows they are gonna do this year. I can call in sick for work on Friday.
Speaking of work, anyone know people who are hiring in Philadelphia?
Along with that, Jess (my soon to be roommate) and I have started a company called OctoFiddle Assistance. Friend us on myspace and if you know any bands who are looking to get more shows and more fans, let us know. Our company will help bands book shows anywhere, we create street teams, webpages, logos, promotion, work with the bands to come up with advertising ideas, etc. We launched our myspace page yesterday and posted an ad on craiglist. We already have our first client. I'll be happy to send our business cards to anyone who knows bands.
OK, Will and Grace is on and I need to go to bed soon. Pookie and I are going into Philly tomorrow to see Zooey Deschanel's band, She & Him. I can't wait!!!
I'm moving to Philadelphia. September 6th.
What happened to those lifelong dreams of growing old in NYC? Well, I had to say no. Unless someone from NBC or Saturday Night Live calls me in the next month, I cannot be in the city. No offense to some of my best friends who do live there (Melissa and Dave), but that place is not for me. I love you guys, and I'm sad that I won't be able to spend all my weekends with you, really. But, I want some very specific things- I want to write a book about all my misadventures in the celtic music/festival circuit, and become an agent for musicians. These wants are a hell of a lot different than they were a few years ago. If I want this stuff, and especially the music aspect, I can't just jump right in and move to NYC.
I went to visit Megan in Arizona earlier this month, and I left from Newark airport. I met a girl on the plane who was a few years older than me and she gave me a lot of advice. She said that for what I want to do, I should start locally, get my foot in the door, and then come to NYC. When I got off the plane, I had a text message from a friend asking if I wanted to move to Philadelphia with her. I considered it a sign, and said yes. We even managed to get into the apartment complex that I looked at when I was considering Philly a few months ago. One of our friends already lives there, and there is a bar in the complex. Apparently this place is known for it's social life. Anyway, it's also 2 miles from one of my favorite places to be, Brittingham's Irish Pub. It's nice to know that something really familiar and comfortable will be nearby.
It seems as though two of my favorite bands to be with won't be around my area too much anymore. But, I've made friends with so many other bands and I have so many great friends who are like family to me because of all the festivals. I can't just drop all that. I've tried a lot of times, and I just end up back in the same places. If I moved to NYC, like I said before, I'd still have really great people to hang out with. And we'd never lack things to do. But, right now, I just want to be around things I know and Philadelphia is a pretty good area. I'll be close to Bethlehem, close to a big city, and the place I'm living in is in a quite little area just outside of the city. A lot of bands I know play near by and I have a lot of good friends just right down the street. I need to give this a try.
But, no worries, Dave. I'm right near a train station and I can get to NYC whenever you need me. I plan on signing up for SNL tix with 8 different email addresses this time. It's gonna be fantastic. Hell, I'll even come up for those Thursday night shows they are gonna do this year. I can call in sick for work on Friday.
Speaking of work, anyone know people who are hiring in Philadelphia?
Along with that, Jess (my soon to be roommate) and I have started a company called OctoFiddle Assistance. Friend us on myspace and if you know any bands who are looking to get more shows and more fans, let us know. Our company will help bands book shows anywhere, we create street teams, webpages, logos, promotion, work with the bands to come up with advertising ideas, etc. We launched our myspace page yesterday and posted an ad on craiglist. We already have our first client. I'll be happy to send our business cards to anyone who knows bands.
OK, Will and Grace is on and I need to go to bed soon. Pookie and I are going into Philly tomorrow to see Zooey Deschanel's band, She & Him. I can't wait!!!