On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 13:38 -0700, Clint Byrum wrote: > Excerpts from Steve Conklin's message of Thu Apr 07 10:01:18 -0700 2011: > > On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 11:08 -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote: > > > On Apr 07, 2011, at 09:44 AM, David Henningsson wrote: > > > > > > >If that is our goal, I think we need to split: more than one rehearsal > > > >room, > > > >every band can only play x songs, and so on. > > > > > > > >A little more structure, a little less ad-hoc: rehearsal times on the > > > >schedule, a formal playlist on the party night, etc. > > > > > > > >More rehearsal rooms could also help in getting different kinds of music > > > >(i e > > > >not just american rock classics ;-) ) on the jam. > > > > > > I have to be honest, I think there was *too* much structure in Orlando. ;) > > > > > > I totally get the desire to want to put on a good show, rehearsal and have > > > everything Just So. OTOH, I personally fall more to the improvisational > > > side > > > of things. I like mixing it up, jamming, seeing what happens, and not > > > worrying so much about the results. The latter tends to work itself out > > > if > > > everyone's having fun and the alcohol is flowing. :) > > > > > > > My 2 cents: > > > > Over the last couple of years, things have moved away from a loose sort > > of style of organization toward what we had at Orlando, and I think that > > Orlando was the best jam we've ever had at UDS. > > It was pretty cool, and I think I was maybe among a very tiny group who > were disappointed at not being able to participate, which was my own > fault for not figuring out when and where the practice sessions were. The > DJ sessions were *crazy* cool, and I danced like a fool with a bunch of > people until they booted us out way into the night. > > I think peoples' frustration in the past wasn't in not being included, but > in not knowing how to be included. > > The way I see it, those of you with the skills and experience to put on such > an amazing jam are like the ubuntu core-dev's. Those of us who like to sing > or maybe know one song on the guitar well enough to play publicly are like > contributors seeking sponsorship. > > I think as long as the contributors know how, and are welcomed with open > arms for their small bits, there will be no hard feelings. I think if > there is a feeling that their contributions to the show aren't wanted > (which is how I felt until afterward when I realized I had just missed > the boat on rehearsing), then its hard not to get a negative feeling > about the jam. >
I think this is an excellent analogy, and it helped me see this from the point of view of the more casual participants. Thanks. I agree, I think more and better announcements about how to participate would help a lot. > Its also important to note that in Orlando RockBand was setup so people > could do a little mini-jam before the real jam started. That was a pretty > cool addition to the party. Maybe they should do a Kinect this time? ;) > This time is going to be different from any of the past ones that I'm aware of because it's at a bar near the hotel. From what I know the facilities look nice but I have no idea how it might be organized to allow multiple types of activities. > > > > The organization served to resolve a problem that had been seen at > > previous jams - the 'band' performances start out with the set list, > > then become more impromptu, and end up in a sort of general chaos that > > lasts long into the evening. That's a lot of fun for the folks who are > > on stage, but not so much for everyone else. I understand how cool it is > > to have an audience to perform for, but it's mostly non-participatory > > for the audience as compared with dancing. As soon as the tight numbers > > are over, it's not so fun. > > > > The UDS near Brussels was a really good example of this - people > > wandered out early and the party fizzled. > > To be honest, that was super fun even though there were only 20 or so people > after an hour of Mine and Thierry's catterwalling. Still, Thierry and I > had an AMAZING time, even if we sucked and drove everyone out. ;) > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-allstars > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-allstars > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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