Re: NY Shows

[Blair Buscareno <blairb1@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Andrea Lauritzen wrote:

> Blair said:
> 
> >  And, to be honest, even if they *did*, most NYC types wouldn't want
> to leave the city. (I've known all too many people over the years who
> don't like to leave the East Village!) Those who live in Brooklyn,
> especially, probably wouldn't want to make the effort. It takes forever
> for them to get to Hoboken... the Meadowlands would be much harder.<
> 
> Then Bill said:
> 
> >>That's a good point.  But hey, for a great show you've gotta hitch a
> ride or sit on a few trains!<<
> 
> Now Andrea sez:
> 
> And, even if these "NYC types" didn't want to leave the city to go to a
> good show, then that's just tough shit for them!  
	Well, while I agree with you in principle, I think it's best to
understand that the majority of the people coming to this will probably be
from the NYC area. Take them out and there probably won't be that many
attendees.
	The point is moot, however... Jon Weiss is in charge of the whole
thing and *HE* lives in Manhattan. I don't believe he has a car, either.
And I'm pretty sure he doesn't feel like moving it outside Manhattan.
	Honestly, if I were to do a garage fest myself, I wouldn't want to
do it in Manhattan... you just don't get the hangout part of things
happening during the day. I've always liked the idea of doing one in
Bethlehem, PA. Maybe New Brunswick, NJ? Not sure, but Manhattan just isn't
my dream location.

 > > This coming from a person who has schlepped to NYC in a
cramped
> Greyhound bus for 5 hours for several shows....not to mention, driven or
> flown to various U.S. locales for fests -- and I'm not rich either!!!!
	Same here.

	Blair