Yesterday things got a bit out of hand... in my band.
D (the guitarist) and me had been discussing (for quite a long time already) what we should do with our Jimi Hendrix Tribute band Crostown Traffic. The motivation to rehearse and look for gigs had dropped to an alltime low; we weren't really happy with the availability and quality of our drummer Fanio; etc...
So last weekend we made the decision: The drummer we'd been rehearsing and jamming with for another project, Hans, would become the new Crosstown drummer.
Now find a way to try and get that message to Fanio in a decent manner...
Well... we failed.
As the organisers of a festival (where we'll play the 21st of June, in Liège) posted a poster on our myspace with our name on the band-list... our ex-drummer Fanio went beserk.
An understandable reaction, I guess, because we didn't get the chance to talk to Fanio properly about his (non-existing) future with Crosstown Traffic before the poster was posted...
A few dirty mails later...
A mixed feeling again... but it'll be alright...
I guess being 'kicked' out of a band is not the nicest thing that can happen to a musician... But wait... haha... No problem there... After all, drummers aren't musicians! :-p
Thanks, Fanio, for 5 years of Crosstown beats. But we have to go on without you now.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
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2 comments:
hmmm.. awkward situation.
You're right, it's never fun getting kicked out of a group, so in that perspective, feeling guilty about it and getting scolded for it is only human.
A wise ogre once said: "Better out than in, I always say."
In this case, that counts for bands, too.
-Dennis
eeek! that couldn't be fun.
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