Can I ask why the Breakfast fans only show up when the band is playing??
Since the breakfast is playing there, you know you\'re going to be spending 2 - 3 hours there. I like to have a little variety in the bartenders I tip, the people I see and the urinals I overflow.
If there\'s no cover and the place is basically taking money out of their own pocket to pay the band then why wouldn\'t you want to support the place so they\'ll hire them back again? Also, it always amazes me that people will spend their money at other places in New Haven and then just show up at Toad\'s for the show. The way these places stay open is mostly from the bar profit so why not help out places that support the band.
I remember going to breakfast shows when they were opening and leaving before the headliner, because they are the band that I want to see. At the GTB show last week, there was totally a different crowd in that place for the openers then for the Boys. Sure, some hung out for the whole night, but there was a whole crew of people that left, then a new crew that showed up. Toad\'s is almost like a musical restaurant, 3 seatings per night.
Plus....why does it seem that B fans don\'t support other bands. Wouldn\'t it be the cool thing to show up and support all the bands on a bill? It\'s not like you\'re "cheating" on the them by checking out some other music. I\'ve always wondered that.
My local band plate is full brah. Between the Breakfast, all the assorted side projects (including Kaitlin), I often find that I don\'t have the money to see the national acts when they come to town.
