Courting Cortland (or trying. . .)

Dave just did his booking magic again and booked us a show at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse in the big C (Cortland) for Friday April 3rd. It will be our second weekend show there (we also did a featured-act deal at the O.M.).

Hopefully some delightful folk from the city will come out and learn how much Almost Awake can improve their lives. We're really going to have to make an effort to woo the people of Cortland. We don't have the years of living here and the contacts that builds up that we had in Albany.

So We're going to have to work.

Especially when you are playing a tips show in a town where you don't have any sort of 'following' yet, you have to work.

I'm thinking newspaper event listings, 1/4 sheet flyers, all that. It will be fun! But then again, I'm feeling motivated today ;)

The least we can do is go to Lucky's and Blue Frog for open mic. that week.

It's not like it will kill us, our wallets or our spirits if there aren't many people in attendance at the show, but it sure would be nice to get a crowd.

When it comes down to it, I'm not nearly as self-assured and egotistical as I portray myself on stage. I really want people to like me, and even more so, my songs. So, I'd like people to come. Even if they don't like us, I'd like them to hear us. To give us a chance.

I want Cortland to see what Almost Awake has to offer. People may know Dave from the bank. They may know me from seeing me pushing around the twins in the double-stroller, but they don't really know either of us at all until they've seen us play music.

Musician. Artist. That's what I really am . . .how I want to be known.
I think it's how Dave wants to be known too.

So, I hope people come. I think we can make their night better. I'm going to promote the show.

The end.

*C*