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Playing Solo Shows

Gordon of Jumpstart Malady wants indie cred from an intimate folk open mic, with his assistant, stylist, security and sound system.

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#219. Gordon’s solo shows

March 18, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: I wanna get back to my INDIE ROOTS. Play some SOLO shows. INTIMATE: just ME and my GUITAR.
KEVIN EDO: And your ASSISTANT.

GORDON CRANWICK: FINE. Still... INTIMATE: just ME, my GUITAR and my ASSISTANT.
KEVIN EDO: And your SOUND guy, VIDEOGRAPHER and STYLIST.

GORDON CRANWICK: Fine: ME, my GUITAR, my ASSISTANT, my SOUND guy, my-
KEVIN EDO: And your NUTRITIONIST, SECURITY detail, PETS, pet WRANGLERS...

GORDON CRANWICK: INTIMACY is not defined by a, uh, a NUMBER, Kevin!
KEVIN EDO: Good, cos I ballpark you at about 35 or 40 now. NOT including craft services.

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#220. Scoping out the folk open mic

March 19, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: I LOVE the feel of this. Small. INTIMATE.
WHITE DUDE WITH DREADS: Thanks. Yeah, we just do a little open mic for folk musicians.

GORDON CRANWICK: I'd like to come in next week. Don't do anything different. I want to keep this... ROUGH... honest.
WHITE DUDE WITH DREADS: No problem.

GORDON CRANWICK: I WILL need to tape off about 70 seats for industry, entourage.
WHITE DUDE WITH DREADS: OK, well... we only HAVE 30 seats.

GORDON CRANWICK: OK, 30 then. What's your soundsystem like?
WHITE DUDE WITH DREADS: Well, our soundsystem is: I'll try to keep people quiet while you play.

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#221. Small venue lighting

March 20, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: You do a folk open mic, you said? I love it. This is REAL. Where's your lighting grid?
WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: Lighting grid?

SOUND: (flip)

SOUND: (flip)

WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: That's our lighting grid.
GORDON CRANWICK: You people live like animals. I love it. I WILL bring some lights though...

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#222. No show for Gordo

March 24, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: There's no one fucking HERE, Colin!
COLIN THE WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: We don't get big crowds. I TOLD you that.

GORDON CRANWICK: But Gordon Cranwick of Jumpstart Malady is doing a surprise impromptu acoustic SOLO SET!!
TONY KING THE AGENT: Gordon, you said NOT to advertise it.

GORDON CRANWICK: I figured you wouldn't be able to contain yourself!
TONY KING THE AGENT: Yes, well... sadly I successfully contained myself.

GORDON CRANWICK: I've been practicing for this impromptu set for weeks!
COLIN THE WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: Look, we gotta get started. They do a Guitar Hero tournament in here at 9...

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#223. Laying down some crowdtalk

March 25, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: (singing) Creatioooon of broooken- Oops, lemme take that again...
COLIN THE WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: Ha! Kinda tough when it's not PRERECORDED, huh, man? STICK TO STADIUMS, SELLOUT!

GORDON CRANWICK: Be COOL, Gordon... This is that classic AUDIENCE INTERACTION you get in small venue shows. We just gotta lay some charming CROWDTALK on him, like you did in the old days.

GORDON CRANWICK: SECURITY, get this little ASSTOASTER out of my SIGHT!

GORDON CRANWICK: Guess that crowdtalk muscle has ATROPHIED a little...
COLIN THE WHITE GUY WITH DREADS: HEY, you can't just- OW!! Hands off the DREADS, dude!!!

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