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All of those points are very good ones,
But nothing beats the scene of a bunch of toddlers dancin' to surf
tunes. I have seen it happe a few times and work here in So. Cal.
Volume and tempo are definelty things to keep in mind. way loud and
way fast are good for the fans, but the little ones and moms will be
blown away. Which would be funny, but you might not be asked back.
:-)
Good luck,
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Gregory Nicoll"
<gregorynicoll@h...> wrote:
>
> Hey, of course I LOVE the idea of you guys putting together a big
> surf show here in my Atlanta hometown, but Ivan is right about the
> very real need to be cautious about overestimating the possible
> turnout. I'd feel awful if any bands traveled here from other
> states and played for less than 200 people, as they did during that
> heavily promoted Surfari USA show back in '97, which was a box
office
> disaster.
>
> There are LOTS of local surf bands who could "test the waters," so
to
> speak, before anybody committed to importing bands from other
cities.
> Why not set up something with The Surge, The Broken Spokes (whose
> leader even deejays that cool LONGBOARDS AND LONGHORNS surf show on
> WRAS 88.5), and El Capitan (the former leader of Captain Flumkin,
> who's now got both Johnny Knox and Jet Powers in his lineup)?
>
> And, Eddie, didn't you tell me about another new surf band that's
> based in Athens (which is so close it's almost an Atlanta suburb)?
>
> Seems to me you could set up something with three or four of those
> acts at the new Atlanta Aquarium, or get a couple of 'em booked
into
> that otherwise awful Decatur Beach Party.
>
> BTW, Seems it would be a cinch to get The Surge booked into the
> latter, given Eddie's track record with playing one of Decatur's
> other big outdoor festivals <wink>, but bear in mind that
this "beach
> party" is mostly a kiddie fest. Sure, they block off East Ponce and
> fill the street up with sand, but that's mostly just so toddlers
can
> build sand castles while their parents stand around and beam and
take
> pictures. (During any approach made to the organizers, be sure to
> drop constant references to all the Penetrators' little progeny!
> Apparently that's the coin-of-the-realm with whoever puts the thing
> on.)
>
> Also, be aware that the music at the previous Decatur "beach party"
> events has never been in any way related to surf/beach tunes
before --
> instead it's been mostly boring funk and tedious jazz -- so there
> would be a bit of a hurdle to jump, I suspect. Stressing the all-
> instrumental angle (No offensive lyrics to offend the little ones!)
> and the playing-at-polite volume angle (Never too loud for tiny
ears!)
> would be ideal.
>
> I attended two of these events in the past but left quickly both
> times because the music was so dull, the beer was preposterously
> overpriced, and I felt out-of-uniform without a stroller and diaper
> bag. If you guys can overcome the first hurdle, I'll bring extra
brew
> money and disguise my Welsh Corgi in a bonnet and jumper.
>
> --GREGORY NICOLL
> S3 Agent #044
>
