{"id":331,"date":"2014-01-15T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T23:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-dregs.net\/?p=331"},"modified":"2014-01-15T17:18:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T23:18:31","slug":"six-people-to-avoid-when-forming-a-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-dregs.net\/site\/six-people-to-avoid-when-forming-a-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Six People to Avoid When Forming a Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is the best. I get exposed to all kinds of things (sometimes literally) that I otherwise would not have stumbled upon. Take for instance <em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.riverfronttimes.com\/rftmusic\/2014\/01\/six_people_to_avoid_when_forming_a_band.php\">this article<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> by Drew Ailes from St. Louis&#8217; own Riverfront Times. It&#8217;s about the six people to avoid&#8230; when forming a band.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 156px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cats.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-332\" alt=\"With the logo 'cats' on the shirt, this could be any of the FOUR members of this band who own them...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cats.jpg?resize=156%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cats.jpg?resize=156%2C300&amp;ssl=1 156w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cats.jpg?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the logo &#8216;cats&#8217; on the shirt, this could be any of the FOUR members of this band who own them&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ahh, six members in this band. Six people to avoid. GET IT? IT&#8217;S LIKE I AM SAYING TO AVOID OUR BAND MEMBERS! This could not be more perfect if it tried.<\/p>\n<p>While not exactly detailing the members of The Dregs, it&#8217;s an interesting read. Here is some snobbery for you from an orchestra dork: I don&#8217;t run into the archetypes mentioned in this article because the people with whom I usually perform read music and are professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I guess that means I&#8217;m calling my band professionals? *shudder*<\/p>\n<p>The other part I enjoy is nestled in number five; the &#8216;Americana Reject&#8217;. This is a screen shot of my favorite part&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cannot-play-accordion.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-333\" alt=\"underlined for clarity\/hilarity\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cannot-play-accordion.png?resize=300%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cannot-play-accordion.png?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cannot-play-accordion.png?resize=600%2C240&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cannot-play-accordion.png?w=677&amp;ssl=1 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">underlined for clarity\/hilarity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What&#8217;s that he wrote? &#8220;Can&#8217;t even play the accordion.&#8221; Ha, it&#8217;s funny because he&#8217;s insinuating the accordion is a lesser instrument. One any chump could play&#8230;. roflcopter!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/accordion.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334\" alt=\"BURN IT WITH FIRE\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-dregs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/accordion.jpg?resize=246%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"246\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BURN IT WITH FIRE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Actually, that is inspiring me to write another blog entirely. Hooray for inspiration! Stay tuned, unlike us. Get it? Because we don&#8217;t tune until we&#8217;re in the middle of a set? I crack me up. Ahhhhhh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is the best. I get exposed to all kinds of things (sometimes literally) that I otherwise would not have stumbled upon. Take for instance this article by Drew Ailes from St. Louis&#8217; own Riverfront Times. It&#8217;s about the six people to avoid&#8230; when forming a band. Ahh, six members in this band. 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