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I hate to be a prick here but I'm going to be. Let's face facts: All these so-called venues in Johnstown are nothing more than dive bars that are not equipped to have live entertainment. When these places do have bands, you can barely bring in a PA system or turn the volume up past 3 without getting...

I don't know who posted it, but just not using the gas is really the only way to help alleviate the problem. As prices go up, people are going to have to conserve anyway, at least us poorer folk. Bicycling, carpooling, walking, whatever. Just conserve. However, I do feel that something needs to be d...

Yo Momma is so fat she gets her toenails painted at Earl Shine's (sp).

Classic, baby, classic. Thank you, or should I say mad props to you, G of E.

I'm in Johnstown and I've also noticed very slow pageloading speeds in the last several weeks compared to what it used to be. I'm no tech guy when it comes to computer know how. I'll check my speed but I'm assuming if they get this router repaired, things will go back to normal?

If the guy wants to bitch, let 'em bitch. Some people might think it unprofessional, some might not. Some people will even care less about whatever the guy is bitching about. It all boils down to your opinion so I feel there are no right and wrong answers here. I've worked with assholes before and t...

Be flexible with the pay if you're not drawing a larger crowd and you'll also find some clubs willing to book without a demo. Honestly, it's been my experience that any club can go either way on the demo issue. It depends a lot on how you present yourself and your band. If you come off as an asshole...

Definately.

If you don't schmooze, you lose.

Again, you should start out with the best gear you can afford. If you're making money via the band or your job or babysitting or whatever and choose to upgrade, great. Hopefully your playing has upgraded as well. Yes, gear can only do so much. There was a saying that the sound you make comes from yo...

They say variety is the spice of life. I hope they're right. Anyway, I agree wholeheartedly with Paul in the fact that good gear is essential no matter what style, band, material, etc. The rule of thumb was always buy the best you can afford. If you're able to upgrade, then do so. If you were a carp...

Again, what defines success? The advice on this post is all good, however there is no set formula and becoming successful still takes a bit of luck. It takes time to get known and that's why promotion is important. Every band is different whether it be cover, original or a combination of both, so th...

I thought he was funny but only after he put regular English into Ebonics.

I will say that Toona's post sums it up about the best. Those points as well as others work not just for cover bands but for any type of band.

I'm glad this post didn't turn into a cover band bash fest. Firstly, what defines success for you? I think that can be different for every band. There are a lot of very great ideas and theories on this post that will work and have been proven but one I didn't see mentioned yet was PROMOTION. Whether...

"Unicorn Man," as he must be know by those over the mountain, is known as "Einstein" here in Johnstown. I believe he is from Johnstown and does frequent many retaurants and several Sheetz in the area. He also is know to wear his ponytail in a Campbell's soupcan on his head. The u...

This was definately a tragedy and hopefully some good will come of it. Aren't there laws now governing fire exits and such? Or at least they're being enforced. At least that's something. Bottom line is that according to this news article, there seems to still be a lot of unanswered questions like wh...

This place is a motel. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bar is just a "side" type of thing so that's why I think they don't care too much.

That's the only logical explanation I can come up with.

Someone from this joint actually called us to play there and was instantly told exactly where to go thus assuring my band that coveted non-spot on their books. This place is a joke and so is their management AND staff. I've heard of bands being ripped off at the door, cancelled at the last minute, l...

According to various talk-radio hosts and their information, the oil companies make less profit on gasoline when compared to a retail store's profit on some of their products. Again, if, in fact it is a small profit, you can imagine the sheer volume of gasoline used in the world that makes these com...

For anyone that's interested, the Rockstar house band will be Paul Stanley's backing group for his upcoming solo tour. He has a date scheduled for the Palace Theatre which is listed as Pittsburgh. I'm hoping that they mean the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, which would be closer, but that might be so...

Hey Jim, I'm totally supportive of the cause, yet there's just no way I can attend any meetings. I usually get my info from other members of the group. Anyway, can you give me a link to what the current LCE rules are as of right now. My father grew up with several politicians here in Johnstown, and ...

Oh, well. That's your opinion and picking Lukas was Supernova's opinion. Personally I thought Toby was the best. But, as you should know, there's more to picking a musician for a group than just talent alone. Creativity, attitude, the list goes on. And really, I could give a shit because it's my opi...

Mike Dirnt plays a lot of fretted notes. When I cover a Green Day song, most of the time I'll use open notes. Why? Because the tone sounds more like what I'm hearing. I think if it comes out clean and sounds close in tone, then who cares how you play it. It's a cover song anyway. That's my point. Ta...

Yeah. You'll still be able to find it if you know where to look. I've used tab on occasions to get a reference point also. But unless the tab is actually transcribed by the musician himself, there are a lot of different ways to play the same thing, at least for bass. But like I said, you'll still be...

The Fake Book was a book of written out arrangements of music from all kinds of groups. A lot of high school band directors used it or had access to one and that's how a lot of your high school jazz bands, jazz rock ensembles, etc... would learn these tunes or how they would be taught to you. This w...