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Originally Posted by Mallozian  I read all of the posts that are are here. it's no wonder the site doesn't do any better than it does. No one is ever happy for anyone, pot shots are taken like it's freaking high school, your biggest political activists complain about the state of the world and government, but I have seen no plans or activities geared toward fixing it. I have to say that I am amazed the forum has lasted this long. How about we start trying to be positive and supporting the scene around here? When was the last time you donated to the site? When was the last time you posted anything on the calender? How about a helpful article for bands and up and coming musicians? Marc runs this site out of pocket and has done so out of love for the music scene. Maybe instead of trying to make yourself feel better about your short comings by ripping on others, you could try doing something productive for a change? This is me stepping off of my soap box and going outside to enjoy the sun. |
hey- i dig it. a call for more random acts of kindness, cool.
i, for one, have posted several articles (via mark) on the front page over the last few years geared specifically towards helping bands by lending insight and an alternate view on such things as rejection, saving for recording, getting the most out of the studio, press/promotion, etc., and have recently (along with xush) tried a few times to jump start the recording forums with positive subject matter.
i also (with much help from gina turner) set up a meet and greet late last year at the julep room. it was fun- free beer and it was geared towards socializing/zero pressure "do you have any questions about what i do" thing. it was promoted pretty heavily on here way ahead of time and we had a good turnout...but it could (should) have been better due to the # of bands on this site.
did you see those articles/post(s)? if not, read through my
myspace blog and let me know if you'd like me to repost anything in particular.
did you make it out to the julep room for the meet and greet? if so- did you not find it a "scene positive" experience?
i'm +/- 400 miles away and have done such things with your local scene...and (gina may argue this point) it didn't take tons and tons of effort....why not take the same energy it took to type your original post and set up a similar meet and greet?
i'm not telling you how to live or anything...just making suggestions based on your advice! lol.
-chris