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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 43409" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Tim is in another line of work or at least in a position he does not have to work with his sound company. </p><p></p><p>Originally Posted by Tim Duffin</p><p></p><p>"For your information, I only do sound for my friends and only when they ask, so you could say that my system pretty much sits idle most of the year and I can afford to keep it like that. I have no aspirations to be on a "tour" of any type. Quite literally, I am too expensive for that crap."</p><p></p><p>It is interesting to read this thread and see where everybody's path has taken them so far. If you read into some of the posts you can see what peoples priorities are and how what they are doing reflects that. </p><p></p><p>"I work full time, get full benefits, retirement, paid vacation, and clock over 500 hours of overtime per year. Sure I'm not making the big bucks out on tour, but then I'm not out on tour either " </p><p></p><p>Justice I am with you on the tour thing brother. I turned down the FOH position last year with a band I had been working with because it was about to be 5-6 days a week out of town. My priority was to not be away from home that much. It is cool hearing them on the radio and watching them on TV now though. </p><p></p><p>I want to make the point that everyone always gets what they go after, maybe not at the exact minute they want it but the doors always open. As just one example, most of us remember Evan on PSW before he was roaming the world SUBjecting everyone to a little bottom end.</p><p></p><p>Tim, it seems one of your prioritys is being pissed off and that is cool with me. I think in some weird way I must find some peace by getting upset every now and then, it always gives me a greater appreciation for all the time I am not. What do you really want to achieve in the sound world? I am just curious. Have you already achieved it? Have you already gone as far as you are willing to go? Are you actually mad at yourself for not wanting to go further? Are you not willing to admit what are really the core reasons you don't deploy your system more? Only you know that answer. You certainly have a bigger more capable rig than I have.......at least for today. Your points are all very valid but you are letting them be your limitations. I hear a list of reasons why you are not doing more. If you really wanted to do something different you would be making a list of all the reasons you can and should "get the gig" </p><p></p><p>This field is particularly full of people who "stupidly" ignore the "reasons I can't list" for whatever reason and go on to do great things. The fact that we are even on this forum now is because Bennett and friends decided to make some dumb list of all the reasons of why they can and should create an alternate to PSW. </p><p></p><p>Just my .02 for some content. Sent in my $10 for some bandwith.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 43409, member: 277"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? Tim is in another line of work or at least in a position he does not have to work with his sound company. Originally Posted by Tim Duffin "For your information, I only do sound for my friends and only when they ask, so you could say that my system pretty much sits idle most of the year and I can afford to keep it like that. I have no aspirations to be on a "tour" of any type. Quite literally, I am too expensive for that crap." It is interesting to read this thread and see where everybody's path has taken them so far. If you read into some of the posts you can see what peoples priorities are and how what they are doing reflects that. "I work full time, get full benefits, retirement, paid vacation, and clock over 500 hours of overtime per year. Sure I'm not making the big bucks out on tour, but then I'm not out on tour either " Justice I am with you on the tour thing brother. I turned down the FOH position last year with a band I had been working with because it was about to be 5-6 days a week out of town. My priority was to not be away from home that much. It is cool hearing them on the radio and watching them on TV now though. I want to make the point that everyone always gets what they go after, maybe not at the exact minute they want it but the doors always open. As just one example, most of us remember Evan on PSW before he was roaming the world SUBjecting everyone to a little bottom end. Tim, it seems one of your prioritys is being pissed off and that is cool with me. I think in some weird way I must find some peace by getting upset every now and then, it always gives me a greater appreciation for all the time I am not. What do you really want to achieve in the sound world? I am just curious. Have you already achieved it? Have you already gone as far as you are willing to go? Are you actually mad at yourself for not wanting to go further? Are you not willing to admit what are really the core reasons you don't deploy your system more? Only you know that answer. You certainly have a bigger more capable rig than I have.......at least for today. Your points are all very valid but you are letting them be your limitations. I hear a list of reasons why you are not doing more. If you really wanted to do something different you would be making a list of all the reasons you can and should "get the gig" This field is particularly full of people who "stupidly" ignore the "reasons I can't list" for whatever reason and go on to do great things. The fact that we are even on this forum now is because Bennett and friends decided to make some dumb list of all the reasons of why they can and should create an alternate to PSW. Just my .02 for some content. Sent in my $10 for some bandwith. [/QUOTE]
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