05-16-2008, 04:07 PM
So this blog is split into my dead world and my martial world. In my dead world, I can barely wait for tonight. In my martial world, I'm working like a dog to pull together this benefit. Everyone on the committee is fluent in Mandarin except for me. They discuss this stuff wildly, with little experience in doing benefits (nevermind my 20+ years working for a free clinic) and then ask me to write it all down. My Mandarin is at kindergarten level at best now. I haven't been immersed in China since 2004, so what little I knew is pretty rusty, plus at Shaolin, they all speak dengfenghua, which is a course, almost Brooklyn-accent version of Chinese. So here's my other blog - the martial 'official' one:
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/sh...p?p=861651
Don't worry. I'm saving all the good stuff for you all - exclusive here on DOOM. BTW, I am looking to put together a Dragon Crew like we did in 2002 for our 10 Year Anniversary Benefit. I sent some of you an email about that.
I suppose I should address ED's criticisms of the Warfield. His experience is quite different as a patron. I can't fathom his sound issues. The Warfield has phenomenal sound. There are sound-tile-like dishes built into the architecture. Back in the day, they really knew how to build theaters. This was originally designed like an opera house so a person speaking can be heard in the back row. And that works in an empty house. I've done it. However, some bands do mess up the sound, so that's more about the band than the house. It's very true about parking and the homeless. I deduct my parking so that's not so much of a factor (it's under volunteer contributions, along with my mileage, for shows). The homeless, well, yea, that's a total bitch. I remember after a Jerry show when some nutjob came through the exiting deadheads swinging a baseball bat. I think it was PPFY. As for the seating, it's true, you can't see above someone standing in front of you in the balcony. That's also true in Davies Symphony Hall, although they seldom stand unless for ovations there. At the Warfield, when the band is rocking, everyone's standing and dancing, which brings up the balcony bounce. The Warfield balcony bounces when everyone is dancing. It saves you the trouble of having to dance for yourself. Unless you'd rather just sit on your ass and wait for the ovation to get up. As for the staff, the Fillmore and Warfield actually has the same staff. The Warfield is larger so there are ushers. Perhaps ED hates ushers. I can't say I blame him there.
I got a decent night's sleep last night. I'm ready for tonight. Workingman's is acoustic, so I'm really hoping they go that way tonight. I'm not sure if I'll post on this over the weekend, but I really should, lest I fall behind and my rants descend into their standard dead run incoherence.
This is the most bittersweet show run I've done so far.
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/sh...p?p=861651
Don't worry. I'm saving all the good stuff for you all - exclusive here on DOOM. BTW, I am looking to put together a Dragon Crew like we did in 2002 for our 10 Year Anniversary Benefit. I sent some of you an email about that.
I suppose I should address ED's criticisms of the Warfield. His experience is quite different as a patron. I can't fathom his sound issues. The Warfield has phenomenal sound. There are sound-tile-like dishes built into the architecture. Back in the day, they really knew how to build theaters. This was originally designed like an opera house so a person speaking can be heard in the back row. And that works in an empty house. I've done it. However, some bands do mess up the sound, so that's more about the band than the house. It's very true about parking and the homeless. I deduct my parking so that's not so much of a factor (it's under volunteer contributions, along with my mileage, for shows). The homeless, well, yea, that's a total bitch. I remember after a Jerry show when some nutjob came through the exiting deadheads swinging a baseball bat. I think it was PPFY. As for the seating, it's true, you can't see above someone standing in front of you in the balcony. That's also true in Davies Symphony Hall, although they seldom stand unless for ovations there. At the Warfield, when the band is rocking, everyone's standing and dancing, which brings up the balcony bounce. The Warfield balcony bounces when everyone is dancing. It saves you the trouble of having to dance for yourself. Unless you'd rather just sit on your ass and wait for the ovation to get up. As for the staff, the Fillmore and Warfield actually has the same staff. The Warfield is larger so there are ushers. Perhaps ED hates ushers. I can't say I blame him there.
I got a decent night's sleep last night. I'm ready for tonight. Workingman's is acoustic, so I'm really hoping they go that way tonight. I'm not sure if I'll post on this over the weekend, but I really should, lest I fall behind and my rants descend into their standard dead run incoherence.
This is the most bittersweet show run I've done so far.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse