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[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by RF Scott

In theory a promoter should be booking a band that he/she knows is half decent, but the reality is a lot different! The amount of times I've seen an absolutely terrible local support (not just in Aberdeen) that doesn't fit the bill or audience at all, with no audience of their own, is pretty shocking.

Yes me to, promoting isnt an exact science, some you win some you loose, if it was easy we'd all be doing it.

Originally Posted by RF Scott

I could just make up a band with no recordings, book a gig, and spend the duration of my 'set' picking my nose and polishing my shoes, and not bring along any friends/family.

And why would you do that? Who the fuck would that benefit?

Originally Posted by RF Scott

please don't pull the 'vast experience' thing, it's a bit patronising!

Why, how else would you know "I know what I'm talking about"

Peace....

[milner]

Originally Posted by RF Scott

In theory a promoter should be booking a band that he/she knows is half decent, but the reality is a lot different! The amount of times I've seen an absolutely terrible local support (not just in Aberdeen) that doesn't fit the bill or audience at all, with no audience of their own, is pretty shocking.

It is a risk though! Bands can be pretty clueless, it's not a given that their friends and family will come along (they might not even have many friends!), so it's obviously a risk. I could just make up a band with no recordings, book a gig, and spend the duration of my 'set' picking my nose and polishing my shoes, and not bring along any friends/family. Like I said before, it's still a risk booking a new band that has a demo (being that bands can vary A LOT between the live/recorded domains), it's just not as much of a risk as booking a band who don't have anything at all.

Also, please don't pull the 'vast experience' thing, it's a bit patronising!

you speak rubbish.
Anyway do you not know how old graeme c is?? He's practically the aberdeen music grandfather

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by milner

Anyway do you not know how old graeme c is?? He's practically the aberdeen music grandfather

Eh....thanks.... ...I think

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by milner

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Anyway do you not know how old graeme c is?? He's practically the aberdeen music grandfather

In fact I might be the oldest on Aberdeen Music... unless someone knows different.

[ASFG]

Originally Posted by GraemeC

In fact I might be the oldest on Aberdeen Music... unless someone knows different.

Sorry to take the title away from you, but I suspect you're not. On the bright side, at least no one can ever take your big badness away from you.

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by ASFG

Sorry to take the title away from you, but I suspect you're not. On the bright side, at least no one can ever take your big badness away from you.

Hmmm... how come you appear to know more about me than I do about you...?

[Alkaline]

I've a feeling Graham Knight might be the oldest. There's a tenuous link there somwhere...

[milner]

Originally Posted by GraemeC

Hmmm... how come you appear to know more about me than I do about you...?

you only think you know less

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by milner

you only think you know less

Really? givs a clue then...

[ASFG]

At this stage further details are still sketchy.

We can tell you we're called Albyn School for Girls and that our debut gig is on Saturday the 18th of October @ The Moorings Bar and that everything I've said in this thread about the band is dead-on-balls-accurate.

Hopefully some of you can make the gig.