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In a message dated Wed, 28 Jun 2000 3:29:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Mike Biffle" <mbiffle@svg.com> writes: Well... we can't all be acoustic musicians! Honestly... computers, movie projectors, espresso machines, are all components in well established commercial venues. It's usually the exception that they fail and destroy a "performance". It's sad when it happens, but fact is... some sounds and experiences are impossible without power and connectivity. If that's truly a good reason for someone to eschew that style of expression, so be it. Don't stray far from acoustic expression. -Miko >> I couldn't live on a diet of acoustic alone, and I'm not suggesting anyone should. Nor am I suggesting in the least that being solely electric is bad either, no way. I like my devices a lot, whether they are EDP or espresso machine. My point: A $7 cable can fuck up a performance. $7 cables are as important as $X samplers or anything else in the sense that you rely on them. Buying a $10 cable doesn't usually help. Having a spare cable does. Going through my rig every few months and checking, reconnecting, etc. does. I think it's great to 'be electro' or whatever. Just pack spares. Having a plan B has saved me from saying 'sorry' to the audience once or twice. Saw Wire play in Chicago in May. They used to use electronics to the point where the drummer quit, having found himself unneccesary. Now they play guitars (with lots of stompboxes) and drums. The reinterpretation necessary for this made for some interesting versions of songs. reverb = ketchup ketchup is a vegetable therefore reverb is a vegetable k