Got to bed earlier than usual so that I could get out to the beloved tourists earlier.
All was going according to plan- I was running a tad later than i'd wanted to but was still much earlier than I'd been before. On my cruise down towards the bay, I noticed that my bike was handling oddly in a manner that was reminiscent of a flat tire. Lo and behold! Yay! Fortunately, I had just passed a bike store two blocks earlier, so I pushed everything back there, and bought a new tube, since the old one was nicely filleted by chunx-o-glass. This put me behind about a half hour, but I was still on track to be out earlier than before. Once the repair was complete, I headed down to the pitch that I performed at last time- the one with the seagull poo funfest. And- TA DA! The entire thing was blocked off, and will be for about a week, as they clean and repaint it. That left me back in my previous spot. I've decided that I can't keep setting up there. I'm not certain as to what it is about hat spot, but it must be the Feng Shui, or something. I'm not certain as to where I'll make my place, but it's gotta be someplace new.
I'm going to add a microphone to the system tomorrow, which I think will make a bigger difference than anything that I've changed up to now. I may not get out to perform tomorrow, but I figure that there's no point getting out there until I have something that will make a significant shift. I want to keep mixing it up as much as possible, and avoid repeating things that I know aren't working. Relying entirely on the computer to interface with the audience isn't working, and I know I need to be able to grab them more directly. I had a conversation with Seanno last night, and he got me thinking about it. It's something that I had planned on incorporating at some point, but now I'm convinced that it's a necessity. I really can't think of a away to work smoothly off of the audience without it. Let's put it this way: things can really only go up from this point (is that famous last words, or what?). Canada! Get it... CAN-ada?
I totally admire your attitude, Ian. I'm feeling stuck with photography right now and am being way too much of a lazy-ass about dealing with it, and it's really inspirational to see you constantly exploring what's going to work and getting out there in front of people. It seems like it could get you down, but I think it's awesome that you keep doing it. Keep being awesome!
forrest's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 25, 2004 03:50 PMThanks Forrest, that means a lot to me. You're right- it's a trial to keep at it, but I've never had a project that incorporates so many of the things that I love to do- so even though I'm at the cinderblock-across-the-forehead stage, I intend on pushing through. It's a huge psychological Nautilus machine though, let me tell you.
eeno's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 25, 2004 10:06 PMSpeaking of entertainment... check this out! A true masterpiece!!!! (Be sure to listen very carefully to the lyrics)
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Sidde's werdz of wizdum, deposited here on June 26, 2004 03:26 AM