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It's in Tennessee now. I met the guys who are putting it on back in 2005 in Philly and they are super-cool. I think we're in for a treat this year. When I went, they had a few kegs of good beer at night at the venue. It was awesome. Scott On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Warren Sirota wrote: > I was there last year (which is where I met Kevin). > > I don't get the outrage - you don't like it, > don't participate. The ticket cost was minimal. It was fun - lots of > interesting people there. I doubt that the organizers were turning > much of a profit. I don't think there was hardly anyone there who > wasn't performing. The space was out in the Philly burbs - no walk-by, > no hip urban environment (or hip beach college town environment) to > speak of. Food is included, although it's pretty spotty - but there is > no place in walking distance to eat. And it's a big space (if it's the > same) - don't know what the rental is, but there is a concert hall, an > addl performance room and an events room, along with a jam room > upstairs. something happening pretty continuously everywhere, it > seemed to me. > > Hey, I used to belong to bands where we payed for rehearsal space - > that was about as much "pay to play" as this is, really. > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:41 AM, <kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com> > wrote: >> Quoting Bob Amstadt <bobld@amstadt.com>: >> >>> >>> Yea, unless a festival can secure enough corporate sponsors, you are >>> forced to run it this way. Basically, you can think of it as a >>> convention. People are gathered to share their art with their >>> peers. >>> >>> >> That is how I view electro-music -- as a convention. >> >> -- Kevin >> >> > -- "When it's right, nothing can stop it. When it's wrong, nothing can make it happen." - Jonathan Livingston Seagull