| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Last nights jam | | Date: | Tuesday, May 1, 2007 18:35:24 (-0400) | | From: | drubin3 <drubin3 @.....edu>
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Hey Bill,
This is an interesting dilemma. Being a newbie to the bluegrass scene,
I didn't at first realize nor suspect the bias some bluegrassers have
against amplification or electrification of any kind. After a few
months, let's just say that now I know better.
Jam ettiquette is a bit different in the jazz scene, which I am more
familiar with (as i used to be an amature jazz guitarist and pianist
for many years prior to taking up the dobro last year), but there is
one similarity: in both scenes, you still occasionally run into the
big, overdomineering personas, the kind who like to think they're
"running the show." It's unfortunate. All ego, no substance. I actually
think it's kind of a guy thing (not that other genders are exempt from
it, but that certain kinds of men seem particularly prone to liking to
think they are in charge). It's an immature attitude, that's for sure.
Afterall, how can someone not like the road-o-phonic?! That's bad taste
right there if I ever heard it!
In any case, your "who cares" approach seems like the right way to go
to me, but if anybody gives you any trouble or says anything further,
well, if I were you I'd try to talk it out politely with them. Let your
view be heard. Jams are political, eh. Even back in ancient Greece, I
bet the musicians had the same problems.
The thing is, you don't attend to please that one guy, right; rather,
you go because you want to play good music with good people. Maybe he's
just not good people (even if he is a good picker).
That's my 2 cents.
Best regards and good luck trying to sort this thing out,
David
Quoting Bill McCloskey <mccloskey@gmail.com>:
> So...
>
> Last night I went to our normal monday night jam where I usually just play
> my MA 6 and last night I decided to bring my Road-o-phonic. The bar was
> happy to have me plug in and I kept the volume down so it blended in. The
> crowd love it and for the first time, was buying the band drinks all night.
> I used the road-o-phonic all night and loved it and everyone else seem to
> love it as well.
>
> But we have one guy in our group who is very central to the jam and feels
> ownership of it. He apparently hated the electronic dobro and while he said
> nothing to me about it to my face, told everyone else in the bar how po'd he
> was with me. Out of no where I hear: oh you are in hot water. my response
> was who cares.
>
> This guy is particularly curmudgeonly but I do like playing with him.
> However, I don't like being dictated to especially when the rest of the
> crowd responded so positively and to my ear, it sounded great. So what to
> do.
>
>
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