Ft Collins? The home of some of my favorite beers? michael "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Sam Smith wrote: > From: Sam Smith > Subject: Re: Midwest-Nations music "Hotbed"! was....Re: I did not know > To: audities@smoe.org > Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 11:32 AM > Okay, let's try that again. > ______ > > I hear you. I live in Denver, and SO many tours just don't > come here because we're so far from everything else. Unless > you want to count Ft. Collins and Colorado Springs, the > closest major markets are a good 6-8 hours drive away. > > We have, and have had, some great bands develop here, but > that driving distance issue is always going to be a > problem. > > > On 7/20/11 8:55 AM, toddfan@comcast.net > wrote: > > I like her, also. > > Just checked her TOUR DATES...........sigh, > > I absolutely LOVE how the "midwest" (and especially, Kansas > City) is the "hotbed" of new, fresh, exciting live music. > (sarcasm). No one EVER comes here.....unless you want to see > Bob Seger, et. al. > > I had to drive to Chicago (which should not be called > "midwest" in this instance...it is the exception) to see my > latest concert. > > Steve > > > > > > > -- > Sam Smith > > » Black Dog Strategic > » Scholars & Rogues > » Lullaby Pit > >     : President > : Executive Editor > : Editor > > voice > usps > >     303.229.0619 /m > 4655 W. 37^th Ave. A103 › Denver CO 80212 > > /"...it's a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with > the lights shining sideways when the night is down, or going > in strange places with a dog nosing before you and a dog > nosing behind, or drawn to the cities where you'd hear a > voice kissing and talking deep love in every shadow of the > ditch, and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach > failing from your heart." - John Millington Synge/ > >