RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <hepstyle AT gmail.com>]

I can be stupid and naive pretty often and yeah, I hadn't really thought
about scale, but I can tell you that our debt is proportional to our
standing in the music world!  I'm hoping that my ability to keep this band
solvent for this long will get me into business or accounting school!  I can
also tell you that by and large, we are hardly more loved by the "scene"
than you are! We've relied on reaching out to the norms to get by. Btw come
see us open for rusted root on 10/1. :)

On Sep 20, 2011 3:20 PM, "Mump" <gilbertgeorgeneal AT gmail.com> wrote:

On Sep 20, 3:04=A0pm, hepst... AT gmail.com (James Hepler) wrote:
> I see what you're saying, but I sti...
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> person to make their own cd) and some artwork.
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> that, if only because you dont want to let down your biggest supporters.
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I hear you James. But don't forget that your band's following, cachet
and the like dwarf my own by a considerable margin, and for good
reason. So the value of my tangible, released product is small. I am
counting on the support of the folks back home who aren't as savvy as
the folks you probably encounter every weekend. Having said that,
perhaps I could modify my approach in that regard. Probably a good
idea. Thanks.



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