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theluckyone17 · 04-17-10, 09:01 PM

If you consider the following off-topic, you might want to read it a second time.

My favorite band is Gaelic Storm. I have a $15 Rhapsody To Go subscription, which means I stream all the music I want, or download it directly to my MP3 player. I'm not sure how much of a cut GS gets from my subscription, but it's probably not much.

Last Thursday, they played Revolution Hall in Troy, NY. Troy's better days have come and gone, and it's been described as the armpit (or worse) of the country. And yet, GS still came and played. I got off work early, camped outside the doors for an hour or so until they opened, paid $23 in cash for my ticket. Grabbed an Oatmeal Stout from the bar ($4.50, locally brewed by Brown... good stuff, by the way) and waited in the standing room only for an hour or so.

GS got up on stage, played their hearts out, ten feet from me. It was AWESOME.

For a couple hours, I sang, screamed, stomped, clamped, and did the "Standing Darcy Donkey Run" with the rest of the crowd. All that hooting and hollering tore my voice out, but it was worth it.

Afterwards, I spent $25 on a t-shirt. Their new album comes out in August, and I will spend $15 on it, regardless of my Rhapsody subscription or not. Rumor is, they might hit the Irish Festival in Altamont later this summer. If they do, I'll be there. I'll buy another t-shirt (maybe two).

For those of you who don't still don't get it after reading it twice through, GS gets my hard earned cash. It's not just about the music... I already get that through Rhapsody. It's because they've earned my fanaticism... if that's a word. They're great live entertainers. They provide additional products alongside their music that can't be pirated (haven't heard of someone on the black market selling GS t-shirts, at least

).

So c'mon, Ubi... there's a whole forum full of fanatics that love SH. That should be evident. Step up to the plate, and find some way to separate us from our cash in a way that makes me feel like GS does... like you earned it!

04-17-10, 09:01 PM	#4
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	If you consider the following off-topic, you might want to read it a second time. My favorite band is Gaelic Storm. I have a $15 Rhapsody To Go subscription, which means I stream all the music I want, or download it directly to my MP3 player. I'm not sure how much of a cut GS gets from my subscription, but it's probably not much. Last Thursday, they played Revolution Hall in Troy, NY. Troy's better days have come and gone, and it's been described as the armpit (or worse) of the country. And yet, GS still came and played. I got off work early, camped outside the doors for an hour or so until they opened, paid $23 in cash for my ticket. Grabbed an Oatmeal Stout from the bar ($4.50, locally brewed by Brown... good stuff, by the way) and waited in the standing room only for an hour or so. GS got up on stage, played their hearts out, ten feet from me. It was *AWESOME*. For a couple hours, I sang, screamed, stomped, clamped, and did the "Standing Darcy Donkey Run" with the rest of the crowd. All that hooting and hollering tore my voice out, but it was worth it. Afterwards, I spent $25 on a t-shirt. Their new album comes out in August, and I will spend $15 on it, regardless of my Rhapsody subscription or not. Rumor is, they might hit the Irish Festival in Altamont later this summer. If they do, I'll be there. I'll buy another t-shirt (maybe two). For those of you who don't still don't get it after reading it twice through, GS gets my hard earned cash. It's not just about the music... I already get that through Rhapsody. It's because they've earned my fanaticism... if that's a word. They're great live entertainers. They provide additional products alongside their music that can't be pirated (haven't heard of someone on the black market selling GS t-shirts, at least ). So c'mon, Ubi... there's a whole forum full of fanatics that love SH. That should be evident. Step up to the plate, and find some way to separate us from our cash in a way that makes me feel like GS does... like you earned it!