So, I just sent an email to the band guys (well, to JP, the drummer/singer) telling them that either JRP reduces his rig/fixes his issues, or I'm done. Here's a copy of the message I sent. Any thoughts on it? I tried to be as diplomatic and respectful as possible, considering these guys have been "friends" of mine for years...
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hey [JP],
wanted to let you know i won't be able to make it to practice this thursday - the contractor-guy is supposed to finally be available to get my cabinets installed.
i also wanted to talk to you & [JRP] about last thursday's show & how poorly it went. (I think that email is the best way to do it, because in person, people just get pissed off & we don't make any progress.) We had a ridiculously late start (9p, supposed to be 8-8:30p), and for over half of the entire 1st set, [JRP's] rig barely worked, cutting out during songs, taking literally minutes between songs, etc.; even the roland wasn't working, which made my job 10 times harder because i couldn't hear anything you guys were playing or singing. to be honest, it was embarrassing, to say the least.
we've had several conversations about [JRP] reducing his rig so that we don't have to deal with these kinds of technical issues, but he just keeps adding to it, like the new pedal board he made. i've been *more* than patient about this, but we've had to deal with it on some level at *every* show we've played (and most of our practices too), and i'm tired of it. [JRP] mentioned we have a show on oct. 6th - an hour long thing out in allegan. i'm not going to play it unless this situation gets corrected. please talk to [JRP], and feel free to show him this email if it will help.
thrusday's problems were the last straw for me - i'm not willing to deal with it any more. i completely understand if james doesn't want to compromise his vision of what the band should be, and i wouldn't hold it against him, but if that's the case, i won't be a part of it. let me know how the conversation goes.
talk to you later,
mike
9:43 p.m. - 2012-09-03
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