Songfight Live: Santa Cruz 2006

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:27 pm

I'll be doing a 'solo' set, rocking out on an acoustic guitar, so you won't be alone. I might have extra vocalists or have someone else playing guitar on some songs, but ultimately it'll just be a g&g performance. People, I think, won't care if it's just you or if it's a full band as long as you're good.

Thornberry · Post by **Thornberry** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:34 am

Bjam wrote:People, I think, won't care if it's just you or if it's a full band as long as you're good.

uh-oh

I guess my concern is that i usually submit as lush of productions as I can, so a acoustic or piano set might be boring for the songs I have, but you are G&G, so its the best way to hear your stuff, specially since you could go up there and sing nursury ryhmes accapella and wooo the crowd

Thanks though, Ill probably just stick with solo as long as there is at least one other person doing it like that/

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:45 am

I think it's cool to have g'n'g artists mixed in with bands - provides some variety and a rest for the ears

Also, from a "keep the show moving" perspective, a solo artist can set up / tear down really quickly, whereas bands (even if we all use the same drum set / amps / keyboards) will take more time to change groups. Ideal (from the stage manager's perspective) might be to alternate: band - (tear down time) - solo artist - (set up time) - band - (tear down time) - solo artist - etc. Eliminate those really long breaks where one band tears down and the next one sets up...

Charles (KA)

jseavers05 · Post by **jseavers05** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:22 am

i actually might be able to see this one

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:45 pm

i just thought this was so cool

this is "main beach" in santa cruz, with the boardwalk arcade, the beach volleyball courts (way in the distance), and the wharf visible. i was getting dizzy watching it.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:41 pm

Yeah, it's <a href="http://beesbuzz.biz/art/photography/san ... >pretty</a> there.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:37 pm

I havn't been chiming into this thread because I was still unsure if I'd be able to make it BUT didn't want to worry anyone just yet because I still had every intention of coming.

edge of seat? hardly I'm sure... BUT

It appears that I'll be running into a little bit of money by the end of next week.

I'll chime up when I'm certain the money is in the bank but I wanted concerned parties to know.

carry on.

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:07 pm

wonderful. good to know, seeing as you've ignored my multiple personal messages i've sent to your yahoo messenger......

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:12 am

jack wrote:wonderful. good to know, seeing as you've ignored my multiple personal messages i've sent to your yahoo messenger......

Don't take that personally...

1. I didn't usually get them until the day after you sent them

2. I didn't want to answer them YET..if you know what I mean. Besides, I DID answer a couple of them

I will let YOU know more sometime next week.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:53 am

C'mon, Hoblit. you've got to come. You're on the poster.

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:52 am

I had a dream that myself, JB, Jeff, and Marcus were in some supermarket in Santa Cruz buying alcohol. "Bright Future In Sales" by Fountains of Wayne came on and we were all dancing and singing, then they all stopped, but I kept going. And it turns out they stopped because Hugh Jackman was working there stocking shelves. The guys didn't tell me to stop so I made a fool of myself in front of Hugh Jackman, but I gave him my number anyway and told him to come to the SFL show. And that was the dream

Last night I had a sequel to the dream, where Hugh Jackman came to the show, and he loved everyone's sets but mine, and he signed everyone onto his record label, except for me. And Ken and Future Boy were angry with me because I ruined a chance for The Cutie Pies to get signed, then I woke up.

Kind of sad dreams really.

ken · Post by **ken** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:11 am

Are you sure I wasn't mad because you didn't make out with Hugh Jackman? Did you see he is in the next Woody Allen movie?

Songfight Live rulez!

Ken

Yook · Post by **Yook** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:12 am

Howdy. I think I might be able to make it for one of the two nights. Which night should I go?

-Yook, who may or may not have a car by then...

mkilly · Post by **mkilly** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:50 am

whichever one I'm playing.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:45 pm

and also the one I'm laying if it's not the one marcus is playing

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:23 pm

Bjam wrote:Bjam's dream

I thought this was going to end up as some kind of nightmare where what you thought was Hugh Jackman actually turned out to be Caravan Ray with wolverine claws on...

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:51 pm

Continuing the further offtopic-ness, the other night I had a really bad dream in which my house was being burgled and although I got there while it was in progress I was powerless to stop it from happening. The police didn't care because it was just in progress and nothing had been stolen YET, and the thieves were pretty insistent on taking everything. IN particular they were taking my computers and rifling through them for all the information and personal stuff they could find, with me right there. The only thing I cared about them leaving me with was my music-in-progress, and they wouldn't even give me that (they wanted to steal the songs and the rights to them and everything), and it was absolutely devastating to not be able to hold on to all that work.

It's the most disturbing dream I've had in a long time.

jack · Post by **jack** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:44 am

while the rest of the country sweltered in 90+ degree heat yesterday, it got up to a downright balmy 78 degrees in santa cruz yesterday.

just sayin.....

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:00 am

jack wrote: it got up to a downright balmy 78 degrees in santa cruz yesterday.

just sayin.....

...which is about exactly the same as it was here today in Brisbane - on the coldest day so far this winter! I had to wear long trousers to work - I hate that.

Hmmm - I was thinking - Summer in California - cool, I won't need a suitcase! Just a pair of shorts and a few t-shirts in my carry-on luggage. I may have to re-think that plan!

jack · Post by **jack** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:28 am

hey ray, bring at least one pair of long pants and one jacket.

also, that bar you asked about across the street from cayuga vault (the one you google mapped), it's still there.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:05 pm

jack wrote: that bar you asked about across the street from cayuga vault (the one you google mapped), it's still there.

Happy days!

Actually - no matter what the weather is like - it's guaranteed I will like Santa Cruz. My flight there will be taking me via stopovers in Melbourne and Auckland - the two most dismal and dreary cities in the known universe Then add 2 hours at LAX into the mix. Whatever is at the end of that hell-trip is bound to seem like paradise on Earth!

prayformojo · Post by **prayformojo** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:32 pm

Yook, Yook Yook, Yook!

also...

Hoblit! Hoblit! Hoblit! Hoblit!