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    John Mellencamp artical on the current state of the music biz. Interesting read.

     

    It's funny but it almost seems as though he indirectly blames part of it on "urban" music in paragraph 3. It also seems funny that this comes from someone that was told to change his name to Cougar so he himself could be marketable.

     

    It's funny how he started talking about country music which in my opinion has pretty much fallen the same way the other forms of pop music have. I don't hear a lot of diversity anymore as the majority pretty much sounds like warmed over Eagles. It's all pretty cookie-cutter and they are as interested in the bottom line as any other form. Then again, I guess that's why they call it the music business.

     

    He seems to talk about "country music" as if it came from somewhere outside the music industry to fill the roots music void created by the abuses and short-sidedness of the corporate offices. But the country genre is a big player in the same game, and suffers, in my opinion, from the same symptoms as pop, rock, hip-hop, etc... Maybe more so.

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    [complaint] [font:Impact] THIRD SHIFT SUCKS![/font] [/complaint]

     

    I want to give a big shout out to all those who chose not to sleep in the dark with their spouse, significant other, partner, pet, whatever, in the pursuit of earning a decent living.

     

    Caffeine is good.

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    In a town called Bedford, not too far away, I have a gig at a strip bar :(! ? I'm not sure at what level I can expect genetic stability in Bedford, and I imagine chickenwire and breastfeeding babies all in the same room. It's not till April so I'll get back to you guys (by then I will have a camera and will take pics for you guys;) ) and let you know what happens. Luckly we will be in a different room than the Girls(wait, my guitarist didnt say if it was a male or female strip joint... oh well) and we play from 10-12 which keeps us away from the way too drunk people.

     

    Have a good one, Jonathan

     

    Strip club gigs have the benefit of improving your concentration skills. Look 'em in the eyes and smile alot. You'll be a Jedi when the evening ends.

     

    And bring your own cheese. Do not eat strip club cheese. I cannot stress this enough. Oh, unless its the spray kind. Like Cheese Whiz. That's O.K.

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