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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #60 on: August 03, 2006, 12:42:11 PM »
As far as having fun taping... there's more to it than just the few hours you spend doing the actual recording.

I would rather not have to worry about the rig and everything else that goes along with taping a show - and just dance, drink, and have a good time.  But I forego that because I really enjoy listening to the show later and sharing the music - there is more than enough fun in that to make the part that I don't enjoy that much worthwhile.
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #61 on: August 03, 2006, 02:10:59 PM »
As far as having fun taping... there's more to it than just the few hours you spend doing the actual recording.

I would rather not have to worry about the rig and everything else that goes along with taping a show - and just dance, drink, and have a good time.  But I forego that because I really enjoy listening to the show later and sharing the music - there is more than enough fun in that to make the part that I don't enjoy that much worthwhile.

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #62 on: August 03, 2006, 02:57:18 PM »
absolutely, admittedly a different kind of fun, in that the excitement of being in the front row or being as loud as you want to be is replaced with the satisfaction of pulling tape during the show, I prefer to tape when I see live music

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #63 on: August 03, 2006, 03:11:01 PM »
As far as having fun taping... there's more to it than just the few hours you spend doing the actual recording.

I would rather not have to worry about the rig and everything else that goes along with taping a show - and just dance, drink, and have a good time.  But I forego that because I really enjoy listening to the show later and sharing the music - there is more than enough fun in that to make the part that I don't enjoy that much worthwhile.

Good perspective.  I see those points for sure.  Sometimes taping IS NOT fun, but for me,those times are few and hopefully farther between!
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #64 on: August 03, 2006, 04:09:06 PM »
The only not-fun part for me is getting there super early for the big shows. That and getting pegged by the heavy duty glowsticks, the light ones don't bother me but some of them are like test tube hard and heavy,, ouch. Other than that it's a hoot, sometimes we even meet people of the opposite sex  :o By the end of summer season I'm ready to come out of the rain do some indoor taping and of course at the end of winter it's nice to be outside.

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #65 on: August 03, 2006, 06:40:23 PM »
I stopped being the "front row guy" a few years ago. The TS was the next logical step for me. ;D

you were 'the front row guy' for moe morgantown on 2/27/2005 but shortly after, i recall you taping ;D wait a minute, you were 'the front row guy' at roseland moe as well ;D
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #66 on: August 03, 2006, 07:48:57 PM »
There are several tapers who I know who think of taping as a Race, they sit, have no fun, are really pissy at other people for coming within 10 feet of their stand, and at the end of the night have the tape converted before I pull into my driveway.  I've even seen one taper set up and go back to his car and go to sleep for the majority of the show, coming back later to get his stuff.

I think I pooed a little reading this... fucking funny shit!

I can think of a few people like this... reminds me of some tapers that spend their whole time at the show grabbing balloons and beach balls and deflating them, when they could just have a little fun and realize that a practically weightless balloon will not only not make any noticeable sound on the recording if it grazes the mics, but it will also do no damage. Big ass beachballs are another story, but still... some people should really just find a new hobby if they're going to take this one so seriously that they can't seem to enjoy themselves.

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #67 on: August 03, 2006, 07:57:56 PM »
Pro's:
 - PERSONAL lasting memory of the show
 - Can revisit the show any time you want
 - Fun to play with your expensive toys
 - Some bands give you special attention and REALLY appreciate your taping and giving them copies
 - Same for venue, little clubs will give you all the free drinks you want for copies of great shows
 - MOST IMPORTANT:  Hot chicks seeing you tape and asking you for copies...you do the math  ;)

Con's:
 - Security hassles
 - Drunks (in my case, that includes me at lots of shows - ha ha ha)
 - Big venues, your friends want to run for a beer in the beer garden...leave your gear or stay by yourself??
 - MOSH PITS near your gear

Overall - I love taping.  If I go to shows with a special someone, I won't tape as I hope to make my own special memories for the night :)  When stealth taping, I used to stand like a rigid pole to get a good recording, have since relaxed and just hoped the recording turned out OK for my own personal enjoyment.  What I can say is I've gone to see some taper friendly/little bands that I NEVER would have gone to if it wasn't to tape them and have been introduced to some of my favorite bands that way.

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #68 on: August 03, 2006, 08:27:14 PM »
When stealth taping, I used to stand like a rigid pole to get a good recording, have since relaxed and just hoped the recording turned out OK for my own personal enjoyment.

Ditto.  I have a few drinks, smoke, move a little, & you usually can't ever hear it.  If so, oh well, that's the nature of the game.  I have a stiff neck often, I've found i enjoy stealthing (my usual MO) a lot more when I can go home without my neck hurting for the next coupla days.
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #69 on: August 06, 2006, 02:14:14 AM »
  ...What I can say is I've gone to see some taper friendly/little bands that I NEVER would have gone to if it wasn't to tape them and have been introduced to some of my favorite bands that way. ...



This is very true for me as well.  I never knew what I was missing before I started taping.   SOOOO much good music out there these days!

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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #70 on: August 07, 2006, 02:21:59 AM »
i was shut down taping tuna last month. had a misserable time because every time i went to ceck on my rig, it wasn't doing anything. as long as my gear isn't in any iminnent danger, i just let it be.

had a date friday, and that was even worse than not taping or being anal about gaurding gear. she wasn't into the tunes and just wanted to sit in one spot. usualy i'll only do that if i have to take my turn watching others gear, and quickly wander off as soon as someone returns.

[edit] the "work" comes in when you need to get a tape to the band asap(sorry, i can't do instant live). it's worth it though when the praise comes from them.
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #71 on: August 07, 2006, 09:21:44 AM »
I taped UFO ('70s British rock band) last night (I'll post about some other things that came up while recording in a different thread if anyone cares to read a bit about the show).

This probably sounds kind of stupid ~~ but it worked for me!

OK ~ how to add a little enjoyment to the recording experience... lip synch the music.  Yes - I said LIP SYNCH.  Sing your lungs out.  Flap your gums.  Belt 'em out like the drunks in the front row.  Just be careful you don't get so carried away that you start dancing and jumping around and you're all set.

I was diggin' the jams so much (haven't seen them in 25 years) and knew I probably had a good sounding tape rolling that I just couldn't mess up by singing out loud.  So I just started lip synching... and by God, it was almost like the real thing.  Kind of like sex with a rubber on... not nearly as good as the real thing - but a helluva lot better than nothing!

Next time you tape - give it a try - you've got nothing to lose.
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #72 on: August 07, 2006, 10:02:01 AM »
I think the best thing (and not just with taping) but collecting music is introducing it to people that would have otherwise never known about it. I just turned my dad onto an Elvis show he was at back in the 70's and the look on his face when he was getting to listen to it was priceless; so happy. i have tons of fun at shows if I'm stealthing (getting the gear in is half the fun) or if I'm open taping in a huge forest or the only taper.  So if I'm taping somewhere and someone wants to bother me for a copy of the show I'll give them my contacts and stuff because I want people to be able to hear the same stuff we do on a regular basis. [/hippie]


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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #73 on: August 07, 2006, 11:20:05 AM »
This probably sounds kind of stupid ~~ but it worked for me!

OK ~ how to add a little enjoyment to the recording experience... lip synch the music.  Yes - I said LIP SYNCH.  Sing your lungs out.  Flap your gums.  Belt 'em out like the drunks in the front row.  Just be careful you don't get so carried away that you start dancing and jumping around and you're all set.

I do the same exact thing!!  Makes it more fun.  Plus if I'm taping from the front row, or I'm near the front, it just looks more natural to the performers on stage... like I'm singing along with everyone else.
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Re: Do tapers have fun at shows
« Reply #74 on: August 07, 2006, 12:08:53 PM »
if you have seen any of my posted picts they speak for themselves....
fuck yeah i have fun at shows
unless its like a giant show with like 1000000000 people then i get lost in the crowd and forget where my gear is plus i never get to piss if i'm stealthing but oh well
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