I would love to do this as a local show, and maybe convince one big band to come out and play in our sandbox. I'm trying to consider ideas and IDEALS. The ideal would be a huge regional response from all the Texans and then know we'll have guaranteed ticket sales. But nothing is guaranteed.
I'd be happy enough to just buy two or three bottles of Cabo Wabo and have Roger make up his perfect Waboritas for everyone involved and consider that their food/catering! As cool and funny as that would be, that won't be enough.
I'd like to be meeting with these clubs' owners and talk to them face-to-face and get their feel and how their reactions would dictate the show's direction. But I just got off of lunch and am about to go to the shop floor and cover myself in cutting fluid, steel chips, burning rubber and welding smoke.
I understand that there's SO MUCH to consider and hope for and argue about and stress out about. I couldn't believe how taxing it was just to do my Dimebag Tribute way back when, and that was just four small bands! I also understand that this is DAY TWO of the idea. We're barely scratching the surface. This is like a bunch of drunks sitting around the lawnmover saying, "I bet I could get that sumbitch to 40 mph if you let me use yer tools."
Okay. I'ma go take care of my jobby-job shit. Y'all keep throwing ideas back and forth, and remember... look at this from a FUCKIN N00B standpoint. We're rookies. We're freshmen. We can't have the biggest float at homecoming the first try, but we can make the purdy-est, as long as we don't do it all in one weekend locked inside the garage filled with paint fumes!
I'd be happy enough to just buy two or three bottles of Cabo Wabo and have Roger make up his perfect Waboritas for everyone involved and consider that their food/catering! As cool and funny as that would be, that won't be enough.
I'd like to be meeting with these clubs' owners and talk to them face-to-face and get their feel and how their reactions would dictate the show's direction. But I just got off of lunch and am about to go to the shop floor and cover myself in cutting fluid, steel chips, burning rubber and welding smoke.
I understand that there's SO MUCH to consider and hope for and argue about and stress out about. I couldn't believe how taxing it was just to do my Dimebag Tribute way back when, and that was just four small bands! I also understand that this is DAY TWO of the idea. We're barely scratching the surface. This is like a bunch of drunks sitting around the lawnmover saying, "I bet I could get that sumbitch to 40 mph if you let me use yer tools."
Okay. I'ma go take care of my jobby-job shit. Y'all keep throwing ideas back and forth, and remember... look at this from a FUCKIN N00B standpoint. We're rookies. We're freshmen. We can't have the biggest float at homecoming the first try, but we can make the purdy-est, as long as we don't do it all in one weekend locked inside the garage filled with paint fumes!
I bought $50 worth of snack and water for the bands at Madfest and even set up a green room. They were delighted and had never been treated so well! Just like Glenn said, it's an extra cost that isn't necessary, but it does help you establish a good reputation of taking care of your bands. 
