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  • From: chris.clemmons AT juno.com
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: HOBEX farewell show NYE at the Cradle
  • Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:26:45 -0800 (PST)

Cheers, Greg (and Andy)... you've had a great run, and I'm sure you'll
continue to do great things. CAC

On Dec 26, 6:15=A0pm, Grumphreys <humphreys.g... AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey. Thought some of the a-m-ch'illers and lurkers might want to know
> about our gig coming up on Monday night. Hope to see you there -
>
> from our website/newsletter:
> "Big news from the HOBEX camp: we are taking an indefinite hiatus
> after our NYE show at the Cat's Cradle ($10 in advance, $12 at the
> door.) After 11 years, we are stepping away from being a full-time
> touring group. This is not to say that we won't be playing any more
> gigs - in fact, we hope to play some festivals in '08. We may very
> well re-appear as a touring band in the future under different
> circumstances. For now though, this is a decision we've had to make.
>
> Although we have had a great sixty gig tour in '07 in support of our
> Enlightened Soul CD, the past few years have been tight financially.
> It's just become too difficult to keep the band rolling as a full-time
> effort. We do get to play firing-on-all-pistons shows for great
> crowds, and don't think that we are not very appreciative of that
> fact! Unfortunately, the percentage of our shows that are like this
> has not been sufficient to continue. That is hard to admit because I'm
> a stubborn son-of-a-gun.
>
> People are so inundated with every kind of media today that quality
> stuff inevitably falls through the cracks. I had one friend at a radio
> station recently tell me that she receives over 150 CDs a week! It's
> not enough to be a unique band with great music. Factors like
> marketing, timing, and luck are more important than ever in giving a
> band the momentum to keep going; we've come up short on these counts
> lately. There is no doubt that we have given it our best shot, though.
> If you'll pardon another sports analogy, "we left it all on the
> field."
>
> We don't know what the future holds, but we'd like to sincerely thank
> you again for your support this year and every year since we released
> the first HOBEX CD, the payback EP, in 1996. I'm indebted to my
> brothers Andy Ware, Dustin Clifford, and Russ Betenbaugh for their
> hard work, musicianship, and most importantly friendship over the past
> few years. I'd like to reserve a special thank you for Andy Ware, who
> has been with me from the start. He has been as dependable as you
> could ever expect from another human being and carried more than his
> share of the weight. Thanks to the folks at Mongrel Music for keeping
> us booked. I'd also like to thank the many amazing musicians that have
> contributed their talents to our body of work over the years.
>
> Jump on the HOBEX email list for news and updates on our various
> goings on... we will continue to make the HOBEX mailing list worth
> your time. Although we won't be keeping up our usual monthly touring
> schedule, the mailing list will still be the best way to hear about
> our special appearances and other projects.
>
> We will also continue to make more live shows available from our huge
> vault of live HOBEX recordings. These recordings cover the band
> throughout our various stages: the original trio of '96 - '98, the big
> band soul revue of '99 - '02, and the rock'n'soul quartet of '03 -
> '07. Also look for the many demos, b-sides, and rarities we've
> collected. Tthe latest show posted on Archive.org is HOBEX Live @ The
> Bottling Company - Hattiesburg MS 10/25/07, featuring special guest
> Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) on bass guitar. Hope to see you on NYE
> -
> Cheers,
> Greg Humphreys"
>
> http://hobex.comhttp://myspace.com/hobex





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