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Boy Brian, I really like your "Guitar Night" Idea....Get a good headliner in
the blues or rockabilly arena and sneak in the surf/instro.. ....Hummmmmmmm...
I have been to a number of DI's and there is always some great surf
there....Just this year the Penetrators were there and I was lucky enough to
hang out all day with the guys....What we need to do is pinpoint our own
"festival" and work some instro in.....I plan doing some serious brain storming
in the new year to come up with some surf friendly possibilites. best to
all! flatwounds and reverb.......ed
Brian Crum <> wrote: I think that doing a surf show
under the guise of something else is
a good idea... For example I had an idea a while back for a surf
show in Tallahassee, FL...
Each year, the city puts on a "Downtown Getdown" before each home
FSU football game... I was going to suggest a show with The
Intoxicators!, and The Surge for the next FSU/Georgia Tech football
game... The city could do some sort of beach party theme... They
usually have a beach party night each year with some type of Frankie
Vallie cover band...
Unfortunately with the new ACC conference, FSU doesn't play GT at
home until 2009... So that's sorta out... :( I think that it would
have worked if I could have used the rival school surf band idea...
I might just pitch it anyway... what do we have to lose...
The thing about trying to "take over" Drive Invasion for a mondo
surf show I don't entirely agree with... If you look... DI has been
really friendly to surf(ish) bands in the past... Davie Allan & The
Arrows, The Penetrators, The Intoxicators!, Capt. Flumpkin & His
Amazing Flaming Seamen, and Deke Dickerson all played there within
the last 2 years... The festival is pretty surf friendly if you ask
me and definitely worth checking out...
I agree that more brainstorming needs to be done...
Gregory's idea about "testing the waters" with local bands is a
great idea... The Surge, The Broken Spokes, El Capitan, The
Penetrators, and The Intoxicators! are all within a reasonable
distance to be able to play a show... and not break the bank...
An angle that could be taken is to have a "guitar festival"... That
would open the door to bring in acts like Big Sandy, Southern
Culture On The Skids, etc... You could do something similar to
Bubbapalooza that they have at the Star Bar... load it up with surf
bands... Part of the reason that Bubbapalooza, and Drive Invasion
work is because of the rockabilly crowd... They don't seem to mind
surf that much either... It's similar with the exotica/tiki crowd...
Another idea is to load all of our east coast bands up and travel to
California for some shows... What do you think?
Just remember that it takes money to make money... Ha!
Cheers!
Brian Crum
The Intoxicators!
--- In , John McCorvey
<eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
>
> Heck, I work in a radiation lab......I have neve been able to
crack the dude that books the Drive Invasion. Alex is an odd
fellow. He has a long running association with the Penetrators and
also Johnny Knox and those guys from the L5P mentality......He has
rarely given us the time of day....but I am sure there are all
sorts of other possibilities. We just need to do some brain
storming......I'll let you know on the practice schedule for next
week.....good luck on your project.....Best Reverbs, ed
>
> "Randall R. Duke" <rrduke@s...> wrote: Eddie,
>
> I admit it. Sometimes I let my enthusiasm get the better of
me.
> Finding an existing festival to "take over" is a great idea (and
> much more practical). Perhaps something like the Driveinvasion
at
> the Starlight Drive-in. Someone mentioned that it was a great
show
> last year (and it's only about 6 miles from my house!).
>
> I was hoping to bring Wayne up to your Wednesday night Surge!
> practice tonight so ya'll could talk things over, but I'm under
a
> nasty deadline on a big project for the small software company
that
> I run, and I just can't get away. Will you be practicing again
next
> Wednesday? Or I could have him give you a call if you
prefer. :>}
>
> Email me at home and let me know. I'm always there as I (as
well as
> all of my employees) work from home. In fact, I rarely get out
of
> my pajamas till noon ... life is hard ...
>
> Randy
>
> --- In , John McCorvey
> <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hey guys, I'm 100% with Ivan and Agent 44 in that an all surf
> show would be an ify situation. What would probably work best
is
> to "sneak" in a surf show under the guise of something
else..Grand
> Opening of this or that festival or whatever. We all know that
the
> general public is pretty much not the biggest fans of surf and
> instro rock but will dig it big when presented with it as a
part of
> something else entirely...so what we need to do is find a
festival
> or activity that we can "take over" one hopefully with some
> predetermined budget so we can bring in some groups from
outside
> the area to give the show some real credibility......I haven't
yet
> touched base with Randy's friend Wayne who has been promoting
all
> sorts of shows and activiites in and around the Atlanta area
for
> years, but sit tight......over the next several weeks hopefully
we
> can bounce some ideas around and see what comes of it.....I'll
try
> and keep everyone posted, so keep your strings fresh and your
> > fingers crossed.......Surf's up Guys, 2006 is OUR
> year........best reverbs eddie k
> >
> > John McCorvey <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote: City of
Decatur
> Beach Party......we tried to get on that show for
years.....Played
> the Great Decatur Beer Festival year after year but on luck on
the
> beach party.....figure ed
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