(06-01-2015, 12:55 PM)Tusk Wrote:

Quote:Collin
‏@CMooreMusic519
HALEY TALKING ABOUT HER DROPPING THE BALL AT THE SOFTBALL GAME IN KC

She didn't actually drop it...she missed it completely. - 3:33 - Just giving her impression of some of her White Sox players these days.

Miguel, are you up to giving us a little review or write up on the show in Dallas?

Quote:Collin ‏@CMooreMusic519 31m31 minutes ago
My Haley experience in great detail https://www.facebook.com/groups/HALIENat...928532022/ …

Collin Moore
9 mins
Haley in Dallas
VIP M&G: So I bought the VIP ticket for the meet and greet and they took us into a room and introduced everyone, then they put us all in a line to take a picture with the whole band. I was the last in line because I wanted to give Haley her present without all of the other VIPs waiting behind me. I went to take my picture and I got Haley's attention; I said, "Haley, this is for you," she looked so surprised and the whole band went "oohhh" (like middle schoolers playing spin the bottle). She said, "I feel like it's ma birthday" in the cutest voice. She pulled out the hat and everyone thought is was awesome. She thanked me, put on the hat, and we all got a group picture. She asked me what my name was and I told her Collin, and she said, "Oh yeah! From twitter!" My heart sank at that point. Casey even said "Oh yeah!" after that.
Performances: First of all, Haley's voice is spectacular live. I was standing in the first row, right by the piano so I could watch Scott do his magic on the keys (as a piano player myself, this was huge for me). The first song she sang was Lovefool (which was awesome), the she sang Creep (I almost died), then she sang Habits and during Habits she made direct eye contact with me when she was singing "I pick up daddies at the playground, thats how I spend my days now, loosen up the frown make 'em feel alive." She made eye contact with me several times. When Haley was singing with the others, Casey looked right at me and nodded because he knew I was starring at Haley the whole time. Haley also made an appearance in Stacy's Mom and also Rude by Magic with Casey (they're chemistry is undeniable).
After the Show: They did a little mingling and signing for all of the fans after the show ended. I waited in "line" for a while to see Haley, and when it got to be my turn, she said, "Hey Collin!" (i almost died because she remembered). We talked for a minute about her EP (expected to come out in August/September), we just talked, it was nice. Then, I waited around until everyone was gone and I talked to Haley and Scott for about 5 minutes. We talked about the Celebrity Softball game in Kansas City back in 2012 that me and my family drove to, she got so embarrassed about her dropping the ball (Scott even teased her about it and said he would hold it against her). I got a picture with the two of them and then I left the venue. I was headed to the car with my family and we passed by the tour bus and Haley happened to walk off of it wearing the hat I got her. We talked for a couple of minutes and she thanked me for the gift and for coming out to see her. When she saw Reunion Tower in the skyline (the ball, as many people know it to be), she said, "my, what is that" in a British accent. I could barely contain myself.
She is honestly so incredible and I hope that anyone who hasn't gotten to meet her on this Facebook page will meet her one day. I'm so blessed to have had the opportunity to do so here in Dallas. She made my life.

The splitting of PMJ into multiple iterations has begun as their number increase, they can fill out two bands and, in earnest, tour the world 'all year', like Scott wants to do....

Quote:Scott Bradlee ‏@scottbradlee May 31
See clips of @PMJofficial performing on Catalina Island last night on the #WhateverUSA snapchat- @RobynAdele @crisgattina & @VonSmith sang

Quote:Todd Schroeder ‏@PianoMan9 5h
Heading home from Avalon. Great gig, great band. @BenTheSaxGuy @Chipfunky @RobynAdele @crisgattina @PMJofficial

In theory, what Scott's trying to do is create such a spectacle (tap dancers, tambourine guy, Clowns and fan dancers) that even if your 'favorite' isn't on your stop, you should still be able to have a good time with PMJ, the brand, anyway.

The YouTube channel is not only a great marketing tool, it also serves as a gauge of popular songs/singers as well as an ever increasing library for each version of PMJ to draw from. It's probable that each troupe will feature different set lists and songs, so very possible you can see PMJ twice in one week, 2 different lineups 2 different set lists....

Pretty remarkable when you think of what Scott's been able to put together, makes me wonder what the scope of his ambition is, because he seems to have managed alot of it very very well, with still vast potential ahead for his baby

Yeah, I was thinking about that after I saw the picture yesterday. For a big fan of Robyn the Catalina show would have been the cat's meow. I think Scott has to come to terms with the headliner issue. The band mix is less important, but whether or not Haley, Robin, Cristina, Ariana, or Morgan is performing makes a big difference to many. He has been pretty coy about giving fans the info about who will be singing at a given show, which will lead to bitter disappointment for some. And, of course Scott can only be at one place at a time. But with a good mc and the right vocalists, I can see it working well.

(06-01-2015, 02:37 PM)john Wrote: I think Scott has to come to terms with the headliner issue. The band mix is less important, but whether or not Haley, Robin, Cristina, Ariana, or Morgan is performing makes a big difference to many. He has been pretty coy about giving fans the info about who will be singing at a given show, which will lead to bitter disappointment for some.

After I learned Haley, Morgan and Casey would not be at Seattle's show, mentally, I forced myself to 'soldier on'... PMJ ARE a very entertaining show, Jacob would be there and Scott is amazing on the Piano... BUT... the thing that got me to buy a ticket, was the hope of seeing Haley or Morgan or Casey perform.

I do enjoy Jacob and I love Arianna's wit and stage presence, but those three were the 'headliners' for me.

I would have still gone, if I didn't have the opportunity to see Haley the next day in California. I'm sure I'd have a great night's worth of entertainment and would have been satisfied with it, having had time to remind myself that PMJ is a great show.

That is one chink in Scott's PMJ armor. I know part of the reason Scott can't issue Lineups too far in advance is the logistics of balancing so many players and their schedules, but he's going to have to figure out a way to give fans a better idea of who they might expect to see if they purchase a ticket in advance.

I wonder if announcing a tour date so far in advance might be a trigger to hard feelings down the line. Would an answer be to not announce it so far in advance? Maybe 3-4 months? To announce it almost a year in advance is great for ticket sales and anticipation, but that means a fan would be waiting a year to be disappointed that their favorite won't be at their stop. I can see there being upset over that

I'm not even sure I'd like it if I went to a PMJ show and even Scott wasn't there? Don't they call those 'tribute bands'? J/K

....Because, yeah, the lineups do matter to alot of people whether they want to go or not, passion can work both ways

I'm still going to the Milwaukee PMJ show (the first ticket I bought without knowing any lineups) I'm very glad I committed to the Nashville Show because everybody I wanted to see was there and since that environment didn't have many Haliens, Morganites or Caseybassys, mostly just PMJ fans, I got to spend quite a bit of time with the best headliners. But I am looking forward to seeing how Scott modifies the setlist for each show and I may discover a diamond in the rough that I didn't know about.
Looks like my "Lovefool" Youtube has been shared quite a bit because it has over 3500 views and 68 likes and I only posted it here and on Facebook and I only have about 150 subscribers.

(06-01-2015, 03:31 PM)Himm2 Wrote: Looks like my "Lovefool" Youtube has been shared quite a bit because it has over 3500 views and 68 likes and I only posted it here and on Facebook and I only have about 150 subscribers.

Your video is really good!!!!

^^thx!

(06-01-2015, 03:05 PM)Tusk Wrote: I wonder if announcing a tour date so far in advance might be a trigger to hard feelings down the line. Would an answer be to not announce it so far in advance? Maybe 3-4 months? To announce it almost a year in advance is great for ticket sales and anticipation, but that means a fan would be waiting a year to be disappointed that their favorite won't be at their stop. I can see there being upset over that

I was surprised that tickets went on sale for 2016 shows in the UK. I really don't see a lot of upside to that. A *lot* can change in 10 months. I'd think that three months is plenty and more than four is needlessly stretching things.

"Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox" is becoming firmly established as a brand. But unless he wants feature lessor known vocalists I think eventually he will have to promote a show as "Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, featuring <insert main vocalist names here>" or the like.

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Tomorrow's show is in Kansas City at the Crossroads KC. It's an outdoor venue, but it looks like the weather will be good (unless those thunderstorms roll in early).