[atlantaprog] Re: Attendance Policy for CJ's

Hi Everyone,
I completely agree with Matthew on this one and I think Matthew is way too 
nice of a guy to say something this blunt, so I will:

If the members of A.R.I.A. aren't going to make time to be at these shows 
then it is absolutely ridiculous to expect anyone else to be there.

It's frustrating to me that asking one member of each band to show up each 
month if they want their band to play is being met with any kind of 
resistance at all.  When we have played Cobweb Strange shows, if you guys 
aren't there then it's pretty empty.  When I'm at your shows, it's the same 
deal.  No one from Cobweb Strange can be at the shows because we have gigs 
as McFly on Thursdays, so Cobweb Strange should NOT be put on the bill if we 
DO end up with a night off.  If I have a night off, I'll be there supporting 
whoever is playing (all four of us would probably be there), but if someone 
from Band XYZ has been there supporting this thing every month, they should 
be up on stage that night, not us.  It seems logical to me.  If EVERYONE in 
your band can make time to play at the shows, I would think that ONE of you 
could make time to be there to support everyone else.  Matthew is only 
asking for ONE person from your band ONE night a month.  If you can't do 
that, fine, show up to support the other bands when you can and let people 
who support the event regularly perform.

As for other promotion, I really do hope that everyone in this group helps 
to promote the events by whatever means possible - regardless of whether or 
not they are playing.  However, even if we put out 10,000 flyers, have a 
dedicated website, get an article in the Creative Loafing and send emails to 
all of our email lists, I think it's totally unrealistic to expect enough 
people to show up to keep this thing going who aren't either Band / A.R.I.A. 
members or friends of one of the bands playing.  We put on a two day 
festival this year ON A WEEKEND and I suspect that there weren't 20 people 
there who weren't either band members, A.R.I.A. members or friends and 
family of one of the bands performing.  Does anyone really expect that there 
will be a significant number of people out on a Thursday just to see just 
two of us because they saw a flyer?  If you really think Matthew's plan is 
unrealistically harsh because you, a fan of this music and a member of this 
community, don't think that one member of your band can be at each show, how 
can you possibly expect someone with less of an interest in our community to 
support these events?

-Wade

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