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Breakfast Babble => The Chase => Over Exposure => Topic started by: galenas on April 17, 2010, 11:13:22 pm


Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Igziabeher on April 22, 2010, 08:20:59 pm
Quote from: freddiewaht;256245
spaceman dirzus=on fire.
i cant say i disagree with anything he says either.
ive become a nonexistant fan of the band the past few years and i could be happier.
sure,i hope they make it(whatever making it really is),but honestly im not losing sleep over it either way.
its been a mickeymouse operation since day uno and for folks to think it would ever be any different is beyond me.
what i recommend is the 4 guys sit down and actually discuss what the **** theyre doing and what theyre trying to do.
seems to me like its a lost cause.
that being said,some of the best years of my life were spent with the band.
moments ill never forget(or remember)..
it saddens me to see them over 10 years in and still running around in circles.

it may be a lost cause for you, since it has been anyways.  there are plenty people out there, certainly not well represented here that still appreciate and go to breakfast / timmy tour shows.  he did a weeks run of shows as part of a local event.  end of story.  no need to turn it into something its not.  he\'s not a homeles guy asking for change outside while doing 1 armed pushups.  some shows sell out, some are doozes, the sage continues and shall go on, i don\'t know why you guys are rushing to stick a dagger in this thing just cuz two of you became bitter old curmudgeons.  if they\'re getting paid and enjoying what they do, then who am i to judge how they run ****?  i certainly don\'t enjoy what i do, and if someone came on my job and just found reasons to harp on me on the internet after the fact, they could find a million things i could be doing better.  thats life.  **** it.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: inCognito on April 22, 2010, 06:47:28 pm
^ mr. peters, you are already a fan!
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Mark on April 22, 2010, 05:37:55 pm
Quote from: zuke583;256164
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;256162
From The Breakfast Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Breakfast/6124811831?ref=sgm):
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Members:
Tim Palmieri - Guitar - Lead Vocals
Ron Spears - Bass - Vocals
Matt Oestreicher - Keyboards - Vocals
Adrian Tramontano - Drums - Vocals

the current breakfast facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/thebreakfast?ref=ts) has the current lineup and a lot more fans and a correct (?) events page. i suggest everybody join (if they haven\'t already)
where is the place to join?>facebook dummy
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: freddiewaht on April 22, 2010, 05:10:25 pm
spaceman dirzus=on fire.
i cant say i disagree with anything he says either.
ive become a nonexistant fan of the band the past few years and i could be happier.
sure,i hope they make it(whatever making it really is),but honestly im not losing sleep over it either way.
its been a mickeymouse operation since day uno and for folks to think it would ever be any different is beyond me.
what i recommend is the 4 guys sit down and actually discuss what the **** theyre doing and what theyre trying to do.
seems to me like its a lost cause.
that being said,some of the best years of my life were spent with the band.
moments ill never forget(or remember)..
it saddens me to see them over 10 years in and still running around in circles.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: inCognito on April 22, 2010, 04:16:43 pm
bottom line, going and listening to tim on the street was a blast.  

great music + good weather + excellent company always = a win in my book

as a local small business, i do whatever jobs i can to get in with yale.  and when shoreline piano does a good job, it always leads to more.  getting in with them is smart business for anyone, store, musician, what ev.  

personally i applaud any organization that puts live music outside for the public to enjoy.  kudos to new haven, yale, restaurant week, and all of the musicians on all of the corners over the last few days.  it is things like this that create a richness of life for those who choose to experience it and creates a musical and cultural identity for a city.  fun stuff like this should not just be limited to arts and ideas during the summer.  do it more and more people will pay attention.  


Quote from: LBoogie;256230
i just go cuz i love it!!!!  weather it be tim solo, the breakfast, or any other band of musicians i believe in.

:that:  100 f\'n %
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: SkyePrizm on April 22, 2010, 02:56:39 pm
Quote from: Spacey;256233
No, its a great idea for Tim who is an exceptional and talented guitarist to sit on a corner and play cover songs.

Great **** strategy!

wellllll if yale did book him....and they liked what they saw, it could lead to other yale gigs and they do a lot of secret stuff we in the general public probably don\'t know about where they need entertainment,  like fundraisers at the art galleries, etc. etc.    so i mean, you never know. just saying.  they aren\'t a bad place to have your name in a rolodex at. i just think they could have put him a better locale.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 22, 2010, 02:00:03 pm
No, its a great idea for Tim who is an exceptional and talented guitarist to sit on a corner and play cover songs.

Great **** strategy!
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: LBoogie on April 22, 2010, 12:29:18 pm
whatever happened to just going to musical events for the sheer joy of just being there?  most of the time i go to shows and its a last minute thing....never planned.  i find out day of and either take the ride or dont.......but usually i do.....and i dont really care how exactly i find out about it....i just go cuz i love it!!!!  weather it be tim solo, the breakfast, or any other band of musicians i believe in. i mean come on.....lets give the guys a break.  they work so hard to create and play the music we as fans love to hear, so if there isn\'t time left at the end of the day for promo is it really that big a deal?    give it up.

Quote from: ulee;256214
Tim put the Bulldog back in Bulldog Week!  hellz yeah! Donkey Kong! thanks Duane for putting the spirit into the sidewalk!  :D
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: SkyePrizm on April 22, 2010, 10:45:41 am
Quote from: galenas;256147
**** it, dude. let\'s go bowling.

love the big lebowski reference.  kudos.

Quote from: oldnewbie;256161
i don\'t disagree with any of that....except maybe calling out galenas who\'s only trying to help.

^^ yeah.  diana is doing the best that she can as a one woman moderator/promoter/generally all around good person. seriously.  hats off. i see no one else helping her. show the girl some respect.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: ulee on April 22, 2010, 09:23:27 am
Tim put the Bulldog back in Bulldog Week!  hellz yeah! Donkey Kong! thanks Duane for putting the spirit into the sidewalk!  :D
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: cannontrip on April 22, 2010, 02:45:04 am
Quote from: Spacey;256145
Quote from: galenas;256141
Quote from: Spacey;256130
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.

would love to hear this piece of wisdom.

Its pretty simple. How long has Tim know about this gig? Why are you waiting till the last minute to ask people to promote it.

The Breakfast\'s strategy towards promotion is **** embarrassing. Its the most important asking of the business and these guys give minimal if any effort at all. Getting on stage and playing is the easiest part of their job. So, **** these last minute requests to help these **** guys out.

Promote weeks in advance not hours. Its a stupid request you put up, one I find insulting.

The band and its members need to start putting in a lot more **** effort into the promotion of the Breakfast or at least have the **** balls to tell the fanbase that this band is done. The writing is on the wall. This board is beyond stale, when was the last time the Breakfast put an album out? I just became a fan of the band on Facebook. Are you **** serious? Its insulting to think that they deserve any of my hard earned money.

More time and energy is spent on side projects then the actual band. I don\'t give a **** about helping Tim solo or Kung Fu or any of those other bands. Personally, I believe Tim should be out on the street handing out his own **** fliers. I have a feeling this gig was more about money than exposure because it is probably the stupidest thing I ever heard of. Play music in traffic. If you want to be a street musician, go to New York. If you are getting paid, then **** promoting it.

I hear where you\'re coming from spacey.  I\'ve only been around here for a year or so; but I can tell there quite a few people (fans) who have put a lot of their time & energy into this band ($, promotion, etc.).  However, I also can imagine some of the band\'s perspective, since they also have put forth great effort.  After working thru years of diminishing profits and lineup changes, the only real motivator is fun and enjoyment.  I absolutely agree that The Breakfast could do things differently and make more money/draw bigger crowds; but I think they are in it mostly for the thrill of playing great music at this point.  In my opinion/experience, if the band is having fun, the audience is having fun, and vice versa.

Of course I should state that I\'ve never been in a band, and only recently got into Breakfast, and modern live music in general, within the past few years.  So there is probably a number of things I\'m not yet aware of... Just trying to say that I think we should let these things go their course... but it also wouldn\'t be a bad idea to give the old school (not me) breakfast heads something special (a la family jam or vip show).

I just wish the Breakfast and all related bands & side projects had loot to tour the nation (including more local shows for me!)
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: oldnewbie on April 22, 2010, 12:44:03 am
i had a great time downtown.....bottom line!
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: zuke583 on April 21, 2010, 01:39:39 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;256162
From The Breakfast Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Breakfast/6124811831?ref=sgm):
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Members:
Tim Palmieri - Guitar - Lead Vocals
Ron Spears - Bass - Vocals
Matt Oestreicher - Keyboards - Vocals
Adrian Tramontano - Drums - Vocals

the current breakfast facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/thebreakfast?ref=ts) has the current lineup and a lot more fans and a correct (?) events page. i suggest everybody join (if they haven\'t already)
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on April 21, 2010, 01:31:30 pm
From The Breakfast Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Breakfast/6124811831?ref=sgm):
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Members:
Tim Palmieri - Guitar - Lead Vocals
Ron Spears - Bass - Vocals
Matt Oestreicher - Keyboards - Vocals
Adrian Tramontano - Drums - Vocals
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: oldnewbie on April 21, 2010, 01:09:40 pm
i don\'t disagree with any of that....except maybe calling out galenas who\'s only trying to help. but i do find it highlarious that you are the top poster on this "stale" board. please don\'t cop an attitude and leave or my social life will be nonexistant. oh wait....i forgot i was on facebook now.  ;)
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 21, 2010, 11:39:05 am
Quote from: NickNels;256146
Quote from: Spacey;256145
Quote from: galenas;256141
Quote from: Spacey;256130
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.

would love to hear this piece of wisdom.

Its pretty simple. How long has Tim know about this gig? Why are you waiting till the last minute to ask people to promote it.

The Breakfast\'s strategy towards promotion is **** embarrassing. Its the most important asking of the business and these guys give minimal if any effort at all. Getting on stage and playing is the easiest part of their job. So, **** these last minute requests to help these **** guys out.

Promote weeks in advance not hours. Its a stupid request you put up, one I find insulting.

The band and its members need to start putting in a lot more **** effort into the promotion of the Breakfast or at least have the **** balls to tell the fanbase that this band is done. The writing is on the wall. This board is beyond stale, when was the last time the Breakfast put an album out? I just became a fan of the band on Facebook. Are you **** serious? Its insulting to think that they deserve any of my hard earned money.

More time and energy is spent on side projects then the actual band. I don\'t give a **** about helping Tim solo or Kung Fu or any of those other bands. Personally, I believe Tim should be out on the street handing out his own **** fliers. I have a feeling this gig was more about money than exposure because it is probably the stupidest thing I ever heard of. Play music in traffic. If you want to be a street musician, go to New York. If you are getting paid, then **** promoting it.

why don\'t you tell us what you really think? ;)

Here is what I really think.

This whole Breakfast thing can be condensed to word of mouth amongst the 30 fans.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 21, 2010, 11:30:55 am
**** it, dude. let\'s go bowling.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: NickNels on April 21, 2010, 11:27:13 am
Quote from: Spacey;256145
Quote from: galenas;256141
Quote from: Spacey;256130
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.

would love to hear this piece of wisdom.

Its pretty simple. How long has Tim know about this gig? Why are you waiting till the last minute to ask people to promote it.

The Breakfast\'s strategy towards promotion is **** embarrassing. Its the most important asking of the business and these guys give minimal if any effort at all. Getting on stage and playing is the easiest part of their job. So, **** these last minute requests to help these **** guys out.

Promote weeks in advance not hours. Its a stupid request you put up, one I find insulting.

The band and its members need to start putting in a lot more **** effort into the promotion of the Breakfast or at least have the **** balls to tell the fanbase that this band is done. The writing is on the wall. This board is beyond stale, when was the last time the Breakfast put an album out? I just became a fan of the band on Facebook. Are you **** serious? Its insulting to think that they deserve any of my hard earned money.

More time and energy is spent on side projects then the actual band. I don\'t give a **** about helping Tim solo or Kung Fu or any of those other bands. Personally, I believe Tim should be out on the street handing out his own **** fliers. I have a feeling this gig was more about money than exposure because it is probably the stupidest thing I ever heard of. Play music in traffic. If you want to be a street musician, go to New York. If you are getting paid, then **** promoting it.

why don\'t you tell us what you really think? ;)
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 21, 2010, 11:03:07 am
Quote from: galenas;256141
Quote from: Spacey;256130
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.

would love to hear this piece of wisdom.

Its pretty simple. How long has Tim know about this gig? Why are you waiting till the last minute to ask people to promote it.

The Breakfast\'s strategy towards promotion is **** embarrassing. Its the most important asking of the business and these guys give minimal if any effort at all. Getting on stage and playing is the easiest part of their job. So, **** these last minute requests to help these **** guys out.

Promote weeks in advance not hours. Its a stupid request you put up, one I find insulting.

The band and its members need to start putting in a lot more **** effort into the promotion of the Breakfast or at least have the **** balls to tell the fanbase that this band is done. The writing is on the wall. This board is beyond stale, when was the last time the Breakfast put an album out? I just became a fan of the band on Facebook. Are you **** serious? Its insulting to think that they deserve any of my hard earned money.

More time and energy is spent on side projects then the actual band. I don\'t give a **** about helping Tim solo or Kung Fu or any of those other bands. Personally, I believe Tim should be out on the street handing out his own **** fliers. I have a feeling this gig was more about money than exposure because it is probably the stupidest thing I ever heard of. Play music in traffic. If you want to be a street musician, go to New York. If you are getting paid, then **** promoting it.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 21, 2010, 10:49:49 am
Quote from: inCognito;256120
twas good times on monday!  i missed the flyer party tonight, but psyched to rage the street corner tomorrow.  hopefully get a good parking spot.  maybe going to bring a folding chair.  who knows, might get crazy and get a slice of mushroom apizza from yorkside.

:D
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 21, 2010, 10:47:55 am
Quote from: Spacey;256130
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.

would love to hear this piece of wisdom.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 21, 2010, 09:54:19 am
Quote from: NickNels;256125
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?

I took the high road and said **** it then deleted it.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: NickNels on April 21, 2010, 09:06:10 am
What happened to the cold hard truth Spacey just laid down?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: inCognito on April 20, 2010, 11:50:48 pm
twas good times on monday!  i missed the flyer party tonight, but psyched to rage the street corner tomorrow.  hopefully get a good parking spot.  maybe going to bring a folding chair.  who knows, might get crazy and get a slice of mushroom apizza from yorkside.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Mark on April 20, 2010, 09:58:48 pm
:lol: perfect assignment for Spacey!!
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 20, 2010, 06:18:30 pm
Quote from: Spacey;256099
Quote from: galenas;256094
anyone want to print out some fliers for tim tonight?

and do what with them?

roll around naked in them. what else?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 20, 2010, 04:49:33 pm
Quote from: galenas;256094
anyone want to print out some fliers for tim tonight?

and do what with them?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 20, 2010, 02:51:37 pm
anyone want to print out some fliers for tim tonight?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 20, 2010, 08:24:42 am
I would love to hear what the goal of this whole thing is. Does he have anything, like a sign or poster, that says who he is? I believe the exposure is there but it might be going unnoticed. Guess if someone is paying you, what difference does it matter as long as their cash is green.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: cannontrip on April 20, 2010, 03:31:18 am
lucky connecticutians!
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: zuke583 on April 19, 2010, 10:10:31 pm
he was at the corner of york and elm. if you go to au bon pain, cross elm/broadway.

setlist (incomplete): price is right, siren jam>the wizard, in the kitchen, fresh cut, **** blues, i only have eyes for you.

not perfect but kinda close. gonna try to head over there wednesday too
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: freddiewaht on April 19, 2010, 09:33:02 pm
drove around.
heard him.
looked everywhere.
spun around a few times.
heard him.
drove home.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: ulee on April 19, 2010, 09:04:03 pm
i am confused by this- playing on the corner?  um.   i don\'t get the purpose of it.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: SkyePrizm on April 19, 2010, 01:51:12 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;255975
Don\'t hate on Gourmet Heaven. Good place to catch the Yalies (especially since today is "Meatless Monday" in the dining halls).

i would never hate on the gourmet heaven.  when i lived in downtown, gourmet on whitney saved me many a time at like 2 am when i was hurting and starved....deli sandwiches are phenomenal.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 19, 2010, 01:12:47 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;255975
Don\'t hate on Gourmet Heaven. Good place to catch the Yalies (especially since today is "Meatless Monday" in the dining halls).


yeah, i think yale was behind the hiring...
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on April 19, 2010, 12:46:40 pm
Don\'t hate on Gourmet Heaven. Good place to catch the Yalies (especially since today is "Meatless Monday" in the dining halls).
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: lilblondie on April 19, 2010, 11:07:18 am
he should start each night with...down on the corner......
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: SkyePrizm on April 19, 2010, 11:00:49 am
i\'m confused by what restaurant is on broadway/york.  i mean, gourmet heaven??  New haven should have put him near chapel and sherman alley or something.  or playing in an actual restaurant.  oh silly new haven.    though, i will be pretty psyched to go shopping at urban and hearing tim at the same time.

Quote from: oldnewbie;255959
shall we bring pizza?

shall we bring guinness???
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 19, 2010, 09:09:19 am
So did Tim play last night?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: oldnewbie on April 18, 2010, 11:41:27 pm
shall we bring pizza?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: wildcoyote on April 18, 2010, 09:31:57 pm
I support Tim playing anywhere that gets him exposure.

That said, I\'m pretty familiar with this corner, and it\'s by exactly zero of the restaurants participating in this. (this is the corner by Toad\'s place, near Au Bon Pain, I\'m assuming at the point of the triangular broadway parking lot). They should\'ve got him a better location. He could really add something to the ambiance that Roger (of Richters) just cannot.
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: zuke583 on April 18, 2010, 08:31:48 pm
gonna check this out. is this at a specific restaurant?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: Spacey on April 18, 2010, 05:04:42 pm
Starving artist?
Title: New Haven Restaurant Week; New Haven, CT
Post by: galenas on April 17, 2010, 11:13:22 pm
New Haven Restaurant Week

Tim will be playing at the corner of York St. and Elm/Broadway. Enjoy some great dinner and tunes!

Free / 6-9pm

Please help spread the word with a Facebook invite!  (http://www.facebook.com/TimPalmieriMusic?v=app_2344061033&ref=ts)