On drums...

It has been pretty busy for me of late, between high activity in my job and preparing to debut the River City Trio.

Spent a lot of time (and money) lately putting together a top quality sound system (both FOH and wireless in-ear monitors). We are targeting private markets (as opposed to clubs), and need to supply our own sound system for the majority of the venues we are likely to end up in.

Rented a 3,000 sq ft rehearsal space for this weekend, and this weekend is dedicated to:

• Friday evening – assembly, mark power and XLR cables, mixer set-up, wireless transmitter and receiver synch, general sound system shakedown, sorting set-up, tear down, packing and transport logistics.
• Saturday – full catalog runthrough, track running time of each tune, work out opening ‘intro’ tune, set ending theme, end of night tune, introductions, etc. Arrange well-paced sets with the data gathered.
• Sunday – full beginning to end dress rehearsal / lunch and review recording & video / second runthrough / tear down, pack up.

Debut two hour showcase set for the following Saturday 8/21, at a local outdoor venue, with food and beverage service, several local booking agents and venue owners/booking managers invited, along with everyone we know in the area.

Teri has been working night and day to build and maintain the website, coordinate logo and graphic development, and develop booking leads.

Hoping to launch this thing with a bit of fanfare. Next two weeks will be busy.

After that, Teri and I have booked a riverfront cabin in the woods in September, will be sleeping later in the morning, and will have Charlie towing us around the river on tubes in the afternoon.

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

Great progress, Cliff. Bon Voyage! I see the logo in your new avatar. Final form?

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Gregory

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

Busy weekend.
Looks like you guys are very well planned, and set to GO .

Congrats Cliff, sounds like it will be huge...........In a good way

Cheers

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Jeff
Gots ta luv da Beech
Australia

WOW!!!

Cliff - this is GREAT news... May luck, fun and great deals follow you from now on...

The trio is about to "set sale"...


Congratulations!!!

P.S. Some photos of the event would be nice to see...

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Goki - short from Goran

Let the good drums roll!!!

good luck cliff, hope the weekend is going well.
I'm psyched you guys are going for a niche market, they seem to pay off pretty well. Are you guys shooting video at the big gig?

Train wreck!

Two of us spend all of Friday evening setting up, sorting out and labelling the sound and monitor system, and went home wth everything ready to go for Saturday.

Saturday morning, everyone but the piano player shows up on time, and a half hour after scheduled start, we call him to see what's up - no answer.

Half an hour after that, I get an email from him that he is quitting. He is under tremendous pressure from the girl that is paying his bills. The hip-hop band he has also joined recently is playing that night, and he need to 'save his energy'.

Here's the ironic part. The hip-hop band has been around for a while, and the gig they are doing is a one hour set in a club that is known for not paying a dime - but they provide a tip jar. Their schedule looks like little more then these kind of venues. For this, he walks out on a professionally organized and equipped organization, ready to debut in front of well connected booking agents in the market we are aiming for, and stiffs everybody.

Money and time wasted on renting and setting up the rehearsal weekend, hundreds of invitations to retract for a cancelled show, and a certain degree of credibility damage to repair.

The other three of us have had concerns about this guy's commitment level for a little while, and had spoken candidly with him as recently as a week ago, only to be assured that he was fully in the boat.

Better to know about the character of people as soon as possible, I guess, even if it is a little too late.

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

I can't believe what I'm reading Cliff...
Look on the bright side though - You and the bass player sound great, so I'm sure that you'll be able to find a replacement...

I wish I was able to make a phonecall to friend who know friends that can "deal" with this type of stupid assh..es...

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Goki - short from Goran

Let the good drums roll!!!

Ouch!

It is an inverted world we live in. The guy has just ruined all his credibility with you and with anyone you may care to know, willy-nilly. No apparent regard for his reputation; I guess that may have begun long ago, maybe even before he slunk into the position of having the woman pay his bills. She's putting him under tremendous pressure? Awwww.

The worm.

Anyway, I'm sorry Cliff. I know the feeling of all the air leaving the bag for incomprehensible reasons. But there is a reason, so breathe deeply and take it easy.

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Gregory

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?