Hello all,
First, I'd like to thank each of you for your support. I have the best and most loyal customers in the world. I hope each of you had a good time and will consider returning in the future. It's time for my annual hiatus where I leave the internet for a month or two. Yes, I do lurk and I do reply to emails sometimes. However, you will not see me around here on a consistent basis for quite a while. A few parting words:
*We will return to Earthlink Live next year. A date has not been established.
*I am aware of the concerns from this year. You can rest assured that I will be looking into each. Here is some feedback on some issues I have read on various forums:
1. Dark Stairs: I had the same problem. I will discuss this with the venue.
2. Sound: I agree that it was too loud at times. However, you have to understand that each band engineer controls their own sound. There are a few bands that the house mixes, but that is the minority. I will discuss it with the bands & the venue in the future. However, in an indoor festival setting, it's a tough nut to crack.
3. Mosh Pit: I had no clue it was going on. Please report this to my staff so I can stop it. I cannot fix things that I do not know about.
4. Autograph sessions: I actually think I did a good job this year. The program clearly spelled out the times including that Nightwish would announce a session if they chose to do one. I'm sorry to those that didn't hear the announcement on the P.A. , but it was the best I could do.
5. Gold Badges: These patrons are the backbone of the festival. There are some that feel that there perks were not worth the extra $25. I'm sorry you feel that way, but I have a rather lenghty waiting list as there are plenty that feel they are worth it. As always, I hope to improve the perks every year.
*The gold badge waiting list will remain open. Simply email me to be placed on the waiting list.
*I appreciate all of the feedback via email. I hope you understand that I am simply burned out on this and cannot reply to each of you. However, I do read every single one and appreciate the kind words and constructive critiscm.
*I appreciate all of the band suggestions for next year. However, I will be honest and say that I will not even start considering bands until January. Please remember that I have a no "back-to-back" year policy in place.
*The website will be updated very infrequently. The picture section is being set up so that you can upload your own pics from III and this year.
*I do have XL and L t-shirts left. Email me for details.
*Special thanks to all of the bands. It was a pleasure to deal with professionals that are both gracious and ego free.
*My crew are Gods. They deserve every bit of praise that I get. Please take the opportunity to thank them when you get a chance.
*I will post the between set cds very soon on the forum.
*I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Until next time...
Glenn
First, I'd like to thank each of you for your support. I have the best and most loyal customers in the world. I hope each of you had a good time and will consider returning in the future. It's time for my annual hiatus where I leave the internet for a month or two. Yes, I do lurk and I do reply to emails sometimes. However, you will not see me around here on a consistent basis for quite a while. A few parting words:
*We will return to Earthlink Live next year. A date has not been established.
*I am aware of the concerns from this year. You can rest assured that I will be looking into each. Here is some feedback on some issues I have read on various forums:
1. Dark Stairs: I had the same problem. I will discuss this with the venue.
2. Sound: I agree that it was too loud at times. However, you have to understand that each band engineer controls their own sound. There are a few bands that the house mixes, but that is the minority. I will discuss it with the bands & the venue in the future. However, in an indoor festival setting, it's a tough nut to crack.
3. Mosh Pit: I had no clue it was going on. Please report this to my staff so I can stop it. I cannot fix things that I do not know about.
4. Autograph sessions: I actually think I did a good job this year. The program clearly spelled out the times including that Nightwish would announce a session if they chose to do one. I'm sorry to those that didn't hear the announcement on the P.A. , but it was the best I could do.
5. Gold Badges: These patrons are the backbone of the festival. There are some that feel that there perks were not worth the extra $25. I'm sorry you feel that way, but I have a rather lenghty waiting list as there are plenty that feel they are worth it. As always, I hope to improve the perks every year.
*The gold badge waiting list will remain open. Simply email me to be placed on the waiting list.
*I appreciate all of the feedback via email. I hope you understand that I am simply burned out on this and cannot reply to each of you. However, I do read every single one and appreciate the kind words and constructive critiscm.
*I appreciate all of the band suggestions for next year. However, I will be honest and say that I will not even start considering bands until January. Please remember that I have a no "back-to-back" year policy in place.
*The website will be updated very infrequently. The picture section is being set up so that you can upload your own pics from III and this year.
*I do have XL and L t-shirts left. Email me for details.
*Special thanks to all of the bands. It was a pleasure to deal with professionals that are both gracious and ego free.
*My crew are Gods. They deserve every bit of praise that I get. Please take the opportunity to thank them when you get a chance.
*I will post the between set cds very soon on the forum.
*I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Until next time...
Glenn
