has anyone else noticed this?
Mostly between Dave and Chris, but it\'s like watching a race after every show. If only one person tapes a show, there is no rush, but when there were multiple tapers, they all go as fast as possible to get the torrent up before the other guy. I remeber Dave telling me once that after a show in RI, he had someone else drive home so that he could track out the show and create the flac files before he got home. 24 hour turnarounds and what not.
The interesting thing is, all of these people are putting an insane amount of time and effort into recording these shows, but if yours gets posted second, even if it is a better recording, most people already have got the show downloaded and will not bother to download the second version. Back in the analog days, it would make sence if a higher generation version came out, but nowadays, the differences are so minute to the average listener that I don\'t think they really care. Its kinda of sad though. All the tapers are putting in a ton of work to get things out to us (for free I might add), but only the fastest one gets the props.
I\'m waiting for the day when somone starts putting money on this. I can picture it
Spread:
1. Fitz 35%
2. Pec 50%
3. Vallo 15%
Fitz has off tomorrow, but worked a double shift today. Pec is off both days but has been working in the yard all afternoon. Vallo is doing a multitrack. Stats would have Vallo out in 3rd because his will take more time, but sound many times better, so it\'s a heated race between Fitz and Pec based on who is more tired. Pec has a secret weapon though... Going shopping just before the show, the back of the SUV is full of 24 pacs of SoBe Adrenaline Rush. He pounds them all night while Chris has 2 beers. Peck is out in the lead at the end of the night as he is bouncing off the walls packing in his gear. Being a hartford show though, Fitz has a shorter drive home and starts editing 20 minutes before pec. Now 2:15am, its a heated race at the computers. Chris sets his to mix down and goes to sleep at 3:30. Pec stays up to build the torrent and finish off the SoBe. Pec posts his at 3:45am and goes to bed, confident he\'s the winner. Chris meanwhile had set his alarm and wakes up at 4 to post the finished product. Fitz version is up at 4:15.
in a giant upset though, three people on 3 different coasts that are all up at this time for no apparent reason, Boombox, Alz, and Zappa, start a conversation about the show (that none of them were at) starting at 4:30am. Since Pec was so busy getting the show posted, he never posted a setlist and the conversation starts in the fitz torrent post. End result - Although Pec was first, the conversation moves fitzs\' to the top of the \'new posts\' list when people start logging on later that morning, and fitz wins in a landslide!
anyway, the whole point of this is that these guys put a shitload of time into all this and for what? It seems like they just love doing it, and I\'m thankful for that. :thumbsup:
