getting a good live sound

I did a show once in Cleveland at a place called the Agora Ballroom. The Beatles had autographed the wall of my dressing room! Actually, a lot of bands had monikered the walls - left mine too.

was it before or after 1984?

It would have been after 1984.
Here's a promo shot from the band I was in from that era -


That's me in the middle.

well then it must not have been the beatles that signed that cause the original agora burned down in 1984 and reopened in its new location where it is today. but i have played at the agora too its a pretty decent venue, one of the better ones in cleveland.

Ryan

You've got a lot of advice and opioions there (and there's some of it I don't agree with). Just wanted to say good luck with your band's first gig and be sure to post back and let us know how it went. Hope you can arrange to have a friend out front (who you can trust to be honest) to let you know how it sounded to the audience.

Hello jmemcse

"...Nothing worse than rippin a hot solo only to be told later you might just have well had your gear turned off."

Was it you? Was it your smouldering solo that torched that venue in Ohio in 1984?

Maybe Frank Zappa and the Mothers have been getting blamed in the wrong for that place in "Montreux, by the Lake Geneva shore line ..."

All that smoke ... not enough water

Maybe you should stick to string pads and leave a few venues intact for the next generation to gig in. I could lend you a Casio.

I knew that was a loaded question. Way to burst my bubble! All these years....
Well, I'll stop telling THAT story - I couldn't even find anything online that the Beatles EVER played at the Agora. Oh well. I guess anyone can buy a Sharpie...

lol @goz211! Loved your post!

they actually did play the agora.... or ive heard the story that they did and that was one of the cool things about playing there (there was 14 agoras at one point) and they probably did sign at least one of the walls and someone probably just forged the rest.

sorry