Saving Boston Subway Music

[dt king]

http://www.petitiononline.com/Tmusic/petition.html

I signed this petition.

The MBTA is once again trying to regulate buskers to death. I think that's
wrong.

dtk

[Fletcher]

dt king wrote:

> http://www.petitiononline.com/Tmusic/petition.html
>
> I signed this petition.
>
> The MBTA is once again trying to regulate buskers to death. I think that's
> wrong.

I'm rather pleased with the amplifier ban... and really don't mind no
trumpets... but there are a couple of tenor sax wizards for whom an exemption
should be granted...
--
Fletcher
Mercenary Audio
TEL: 508-543-0069
FAX: 508-543-9670
http://www.mercenary.com
"this is not a problem"

[dt king]

> wrote in message
...
>
> just the other night outside the place where I gig there was this
> trio, two guitarists and a bassist. ONe of the guitarists is wailing
> away at distorted lead guitar unrelated to what was going on. TIming
> was all over the place and I don't know how they could say they were
> playing together.
>
> NOt that there aren't some good ones, but there are some really poor
> musicians playing on the streets down there.

Sadly, there are some rather abusive amps. However, it is rather hard to
hear a nylon string guitar out on the platform without an amp. Combined
with the restriction on instruments and location, they're basically saying,
"You can play on the subway, as long as nobody can hear or see you."

dtk

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> NOt that there aren't some good ones, but there are some really poor
> musicians playing on the streets down there.

That's why they're not playing in clubs.


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[hollywood_steve]

Fletcher > wrote in message >...
> dt king wrote:
>
> > http://www.petitiononline.com/Tmusic/petition.html
> >
> > I signed this petition.
> >
> > The MBTA is once again trying to regulate buskers to death. I think that's
> > wrong.
>
> I'm rather pleased with the amplifier ban... and really don't mind no
> trumpets... but there are a couple of tenor sax wizards for whom an exemption
> should be granted...

Although I've been in LA for a dozen years, I lived in Boston for the
15 years before that and road the "T" every day. (and still visit
frequently.) The ban on amplification isn't a bad thing. One of the
rebuttals actually complained that the artists wouldn't be "heard
above the roar of the trains." I damn well hope not - I don't want to
ever hear any musician that is louder than a subway train! We are
supposed to hear them while waiting in between trains. But the ban on
all "horn like instruments" is bound to cause unnecessary problems and
I know that the MBTA cops are going to use the law to shove performers
into some stupid, out of the way locations. On the other hand, I have
seen a few nut-cases set up right in the pedestrian traffic flow,
especially at Park St. Folks shouldn't have to fight their way
through crowds caused by guys choosing to play in dumb locations. All
told, a few sensible rules got packaged with lots of unnecessary
restrictions. But this is Boston and some ACLU type attorneys will
tie this thing up in court until a more balanced plan is agreed upon.

[Fletcher]

"dt king" > wrote in message
news:m9Nvb.204598$mZ5.1527796@attbi_s54...

>
> Sadly, there are some rather abusive amps. However, it is rather hard to
> hear a nylon string guitar out on the platform without an amp.


....and what did the people with nylon string guitars do before they came out
with battery powered amps [which I didn't start to see in the subways until
the mid to late 80's]? If I'm not mistaken... they parked their asses in
the tunnels that linked platforms instead of on the platforms.
--
Fletcher
Mercenary Audio
TEL: 508-543-0069
FAX: 508-543-9670
http://www.mercenary.com
"this is not a problem"

[Roger W. Norman]

Hey, well there's stupid laws and then there are stupid attempts at making
law. One of the Senators who have oversight on DC decided that he didn't
want these night spots around, so in order to tame them down, he wanted to
have 100 sq ft of dance floor. I wrote him a LONG letter but basically I
asked him how HE'D like dancing in a phone booth.

And lord knows, the things they should rule against they don't, like one
should absolutely be against kids playing 5 gallon buckets as drums. Geez I
used to hate coming out of the Metro to walk, just across the street, to the
IRS and it was PAINFUL all the way.

Personally I think the street musicians should simply open up the guitar
case for change and pull out a sign that says, "Pay or I'll Play"! <g>

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio
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"hollywood_steve" > wrote in message
om...
> Fletcher > wrote in message
>...
> > dt king wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.petitiononline.com/Tmusic/petition.html
> > >
> > > I signed this petition.
> > >
> > > The MBTA is once again trying to regulate buskers to death. I think
that's
> > > wrong.
> >
> > I'm rather pleased with the amplifier ban... and really don't mind no
> > trumpets... but there are a couple of tenor sax wizards for whom an
exemption
> > should be granted...
>
> Although I've been in LA for a dozen years, I lived in Boston for the
> 15 years before that and road the "T" every day. (and still visit
> frequently.) The ban on amplification isn't a bad thing. One of the
> rebuttals actually complained that the artists wouldn't be "heard
> above the roar of the trains." I damn well hope not - I don't want to
> ever hear any musician that is louder than a subway train! We are
> supposed to hear them while waiting in between trains. But the ban on
> all "horn like instruments" is bound to cause unnecessary problems and
> I know that the MBTA cops are going to use the law to shove performers
> into some stupid, out of the way locations. On the other hand, I have
> seen a few nut-cases set up right in the pedestrian traffic flow,
> especially at Park St. Folks shouldn't have to fight their way
> through crowds caused by guys choosing to play in dumb locations. All
> told, a few sensible rules got packaged with lots of unnecessary
> restrictions. But this is Boston and some ACLU type attorneys will
> tie this thing up in court until a more balanced plan is agreed upon.

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On 2003-11-22 said:
>I'm rather pleased with the amplifier ban... and really don't mind
>no trumpets... but there are a couple of tenor sax wizards for whom
>an exemption should be granted...
I live in NEw ORleans and work in the French quarter these days so I
hear all sorts of buskers/street musicians whichever you wish to call
them. I'm all for the amplification ban because quite frankly some of
the people who insist they must ahve amplified music really suck.

just the other night outside the place where I gig there was this
trio, two guitarists and a bassist. ONe of the guitarists is wailing
away at distorted lead guitar unrelated to what was going on. TIming
was all over the place and I don't know how they could say they were
playing together.

NOt that there aren't some good ones, but there are some really poor
musicians playing on the streets down there.

rEgards,




Richard Webb
Electric Spider Productions
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