On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, marie arsenault wrote:
> all the bands I spoke to said that they had very positive experiences.
> Sponsor presence was subdued. NEA really seemed to be about the bands
> and the music.
I have to agree. NEA was a good experience. As Marie mentioned, the
sound/mix people were professional, the sets started and finished on time,
the shows (that I know of and played) were very well attended, and there
was not a lingering corporate cloud. It was fun.
I didn't schmooze much, and the night I played I hadn't heard of
anyone but maybe Josh Rouse and possibly one other act, but none-the-less
the quality of the music seemed good, and from a music watching and
playing standpoint I thought it was pulled off rather well.
oh well . . .
-jim
