Book a Space combo for your private party

[Steve Swann]

I saw Boiled in Lead play a living room party once, it was one of the most memorable concert experiences I ever had.  Of course it eas low amolification and all the attendees were died in the wool fans, so it was practically a sing-along...  :)

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: trev <judge48 at HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 12:31 pm
Subject: Book a Space combo for your private party
To: Reply-    BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET

Yes, lots of us are in the sh#t because of the greed and incompetence of our 
upper-class bankers etc and it means that the entertainment industry gets 
hit hard because ordinary people are more concerned with boring things like 
warmth, shelter and food.

Here is an idea which is catching on in the USA...House gigs

In the states they are putting on full bands (Bigger houses and more space) 
but to put a small relatively low-volume combo on at a party at home would 
be a practical proposition over here.

Nik and Harvey are one duo who might fill the bill
Trev and Kev of course who are tailor-made for such things
I'm sure that musicians like Ron Tree, Alan Davey, Jerry Richards etc would 
have little trouble knocking a duo together if they wanted.

Just make sure that you're not too far from where the band live, charge a 
modest fee  (could be a donation if you think your friends are generous 
enough), and there you go.

The expenses involved would be a small fraction of what it takes to put a 
full band on at a gig.

You can get in touch with any musician via their Myspace these days

Well go on!

Otherwise Space Rock might become extinct

ooer

Trev (Judge)



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From: "Colin Allen" <colinjallen at YAHOO.CO.UK>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:40 PM
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Subject: Re: HW Space Ritual

> Steve,

> I suspect that many people do not realise just how much money is needed to 
 keep a gigging band going. For the level of fees being discussed, it is 
 virtually impossible to make money out of playing live; rehearsals almost 
 have to be done out of goodwill and a professional desire to make 
 everything as good as it can be. When people live all over the country, 
 this can be very difficult to achieve.

> When former members of what is still the biggest-grossing spacerock band 
 in the UK have stated that they could not make a living being in that 
 band, and that all of their "fees" were taken up in travel costs to and 
 from rehearsals or were not sufficient for them to get off benefits, then 
 what hope is there for anyone?

> Sloppiness is never excusable when a paying audien