Is it possible that the New Haven music scene is going through one of it\'s down cycles that it seems to go through every 10-15 years?
We all want success for this band, so let\'s not squabble over head counts and enjoy the music. I\'m thinking that 300+ heads is pretty good; especially when in the past, there have been comments that 100+ people in a dive are really good. I remember seeing them at (I think) the New Haven Palace opening up for DBB and there were maybe 50-75 people there and it really didn\'t matter because it was great to see them at such a venue.
Everybody from the band, to the fans, to the management, to the scene can point there finger at why there are the number of heads that they want to see. I think that we should enjoy the music, whether it be going to see all the shows, some of the shows, 1 show, no shows and listening to the music that Dave, Fitz and the other tapers make available and the recorded albums. Enjoy the music any way that you can, that\'s all.