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Ed,
I can't play, but if you get this together I will plan on being there for sure.
i am hoping it
will be summer, but i will take vacation to go! I will donate $100 to to cause!
Hey I know
its not much but it would be worth it to me.
Thanks
Guy
--- In , John McCorvey <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
>
> I was THERE!!!!!. terrible turnout.....great show.....I kept looking around
thinking that
sombody in that place MUST want to play in a surf band.......Jack (Woody) Booth
was there
but I didn't meet him until later.....If we can put someting like this together,
it really needs
to be a part of something bigger (with a budget). Maybe something with the new
Atlanta
Aquarium, or Lake Lanier Islands. I hope we can do something. I too think that
surf is on
the rise......will keep all informed........best holiday reverbs to all, eddie
k
>
> ipongrac <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> --- In , John McCorvey
> <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Way cool dudes. I'll make sure Randy gets the message.......would
> be great to throw a cool all day surf/instro fest.....we need a
> sponsor, Hummmmmmm. ed
>
> Hey all! Hope you had a great Christmas, and got what you wanted
> (I'm at the moment in the process of putting the choice 15 hours or
> so of vintage surf cuts on my new iPod!).
>
> Eddie, we'd LOVE to do something like this, and I hope you can pull
> it together. But I'd just like to point out that something like
> this had already been done - and in Atlanta, no less! In '97, a
> promoter put together the flagship show of the Surfari USA tour in
> Atlanta - the lineup was Agent Orange, Jon & the Nightriders, the
> Penetrators, the Volcanos, the Neptunas, the Space Cossacks, and a
> few other bands that escape me right now. While seeing these
> amazing bands on one stage was a near-orgasmic experience for mega-
> surf-music-nerds like me, the whole night was a major bust. I
> remember the managers and representatives of the bands arguing after
> the show into the wee hours of the night, cause the promoter
> couldn't even come close to paying out the guarantees he promised.
> It was held in Variety Theater that holds probably 750-1000, and I
> think the total attendance was 150. Boy, did THAT place look
> empty! And let's not forget that surf music was a lot bigger among
> the general public in '97 than it is today. So, I hate to pour cold
> water over this, but I just don't see how this is financially
> viable, especially if you want to cover the expenses of the bands
> that will come from further away. But here's hoping you can figure
> out a way!
>
> Best,
> Ivan
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