Comments on: R.I.P. DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL: http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival ALL OF OUR ALIBIS ARE 100 PROOF Tue, 22 May 2012 22:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Autopsy IV http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58852 Autopsy IV Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:54:30 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58852 As the great Tim Barry says, "kick and punch till there's nothing left" As the great Tim Barry says, “kick and punch till there’s nothing left”

]]> By: Keith / Hillgrass Bluebilly http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58851 Keith / Hillgrass Bluebilly Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:44:49 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58851 sad news indeed. is this whats to come for everyone that promotes this realm of music? I can especially feel Mr. Johnson's pain in money/family/music. we evaluate every year, if HBE is is worth it....or if its time to move on.... along side being the underdog and supporting this music, comes the fight to keep it alive.....if you go down.....go down swingin..... all we can hope is that one of wild punches land....and soon! sad news indeed. is this whats to come for everyone that promotes this realm of music? I can especially feel Mr. Johnson’s pain in money/family/music. we evaluate every year, if HBE is is worth it….or if its time to move on….

along side being the underdog and supporting this music, comes the fight to keep it alive…..if you go down…..go down swingin…..

all we can hope is that one of wild punches land….and soon!

]]> By: Saving Country Music http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58770 Saving Country Music Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:08:27 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58770 This sucks. I've been saying for awhile is what independent roots music needs is more festivals, and now a good one is gone. Hoping that the Muddy Roots Festival in Tennessee this May will help fill the hole. This sucks. I’ve been saying for awhile is what independent roots music needs is more festivals, and now a good one is gone. Hoping that the Muddy Roots Festival in Tennessee this May will help fill the hole.

]]> By: Autopsy IV http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58761 Autopsy IV Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:23:41 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58761 <i>folks get what they deserve…and they did not deserve Deep Blues.</i> good point. folks get what they deserve…and they did not deserve Deep Blues.

good point.

]]> By: Mr. Mudd http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58759 Mr. Mudd Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:09:58 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58759 The problem with any supply and demand structure is that it takes large numbers to make any product or event lucrative...or to even allow it to break even. Translated into musical terms this means, many a souls need to listen to a certain style of music in order for it to result in any kind of $$$. I reckon most visitors of the Deep Blues Festival agree that the masses have a piss poor musical taste and that's where the problem lies and will forever lie: It's mostly drivel that sells, and the good stuff gets filed under "obscure". The little man inside my head tells me that Chris Johnson knew this from the get go and did it all anyway. To me that is more heroic than doing something based on the belief that it will prosper. Like Dylan Thomas, Chris raged against the dying of the light...but Chris, folks get what they deserve...and they did not deserve Deep Blues. Respect M.A. Littler The problem with any supply and demand structure is that it takes large numbers to make any product or event lucrative…or to even allow it to break even.

Translated into musical terms this means, many a souls need to listen to a certain style of music in order for it to result in any kind of $$$.

I reckon most visitors of the Deep Blues Festival agree that the masses have a piss poor musical taste and that’s where the problem lies and will forever lie:

It’s mostly drivel that sells, and the good stuff gets filed under “obscure”.

The little man inside my head tells me that Chris Johnson knew this from the get go and did it all anyway.

To me that is more heroic than doing something based on the belief that it will prosper.

Like Dylan Thomas, Chris raged against the dying of the light…but Chris, folks get what they deserve…and they did not deserve Deep Blues.

Respect

M.A. Littler

]]> By: Corey Jensen http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58753 Corey Jensen Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:00:52 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58753 The DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL was, and remains, an amazing experience not only for the musicians and fans that attended or in some way financially supported the festival, but also all those who now have the opportunity to hear all this wonderful music via the internet or whatever other media outlet that it has become available through. I put heavy blame on those fans who complained about the ticket pricing, location, or the fans who "were going to attend the "next" festival". The fest has thousands of fans yet paid ticket sales throughout its existence didn't total over 1000 tickets sold. Life isn't free folks and a lot of yall got a free ride at the expense of the festival organizers and the musicians themselves. And some of this blame lies with me as well. Even as a paid event attendee and Deep Blues Festival Member, had I known sooner of the struggles, there may have been more that even I could have done to help this legacy live on. Long Live DEEP BLUES! The DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL was, and remains, an amazing experience not only for the musicians and fans that attended or in some way financially supported the festival, but also all those who now have the opportunity to hear all this wonderful music via the internet or whatever other media outlet that it has become available through. I put heavy blame on those fans who complained about the ticket pricing, location, or the fans who “were going to attend the “next” festival”. The fest has thousands of fans yet paid ticket sales throughout its existence didn’t total over 1000 tickets sold. Life isn’t free folks and a lot of yall got a free ride at the expense of the festival organizers and the musicians themselves. And some of this blame lies with me as well. Even as a paid event attendee and Deep Blues Festival Member, had I known sooner of the struggles, there may have been more that even I could have done to help this legacy live on. Long Live DEEP BLUES!

]]> By: Martin Luther Presley http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58751 Martin Luther Presley Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:59:54 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58751 the DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL has to live on on the internet for now...I hoped I could make a trip to the festival one day, but maybe it's time for the DBF to come to Europe!? Here's to Chris, cheers! the DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL has to live on on the internet for now…I hoped I could make a trip to the festival one day, but maybe it’s time for the DBF to come to Europe!? Here’s to Chris, cheers!

]]> By: alex_supertramp http://ninebullets.net/archives/r-i-p-deep-blues-festival/comment-page-1#comment-58749 alex_supertramp Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:36:17 +0000 http://ninebullets.net/?p=2656#comment-58749 man that sucks...i always enjoyed discovering some amazing new artists vicariously through your Deep Blues Fest updates...kudos to Chris for attempting to fight the good fight and to Autopsy for helping those like Chris in the ongoing war for excellent music. man that sucks…i always enjoyed discovering some amazing new artists vicariously through your Deep Blues Fest updates…kudos to Chris for attempting to fight the good fight and to Autopsy for helping those like Chris in the ongoing war for excellent music.

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