November 17, 2006
Inches from a dream.
So let me just list all the absolutely amazing things/possibilities that have happened recently with Perilous Times...
1. Perilous Times won the Nazareth College Battle of the Bands competition. It was really awesome that we got first place, because that was virtually our first time playing together in concert. Awesome.
2. Corning Christian Academy advertised the PT victory in their weekly newsletter (visible in the last post).
3. The two PT websites combined (Purevolume and Myspace)have gotten approximately six hundred plays of their music since the competition (November 4th).
4. PT has been "fed" to Nazareth College, Corning Christian Academy, North Baptist Church, the Wayland high school, Corning, Radio stations, Living Word Evangelical Free Church (a church in Elmira), and other big churches, and is ever spreading, leading me to my newest point.
5. My Bible, English, and Worldviews (contemporary "history class") teacher, Mr./Pastor Boris is in love with PT. Not in a kiddish sort of way, but in a hopeful for success sort of way. He first of all asked me if I'd like for him and others to advertise our band. I obviously said, "Yes, of course!" He told me that he has already e-mailed the president of a radio station in Elmira about playing our music. Then, while the entire Middle School and High School was present in the room for morning announcements, he made the final announcement.
Mr. Boris- "Okay, you guys, let me ask you a question. Who wants to know someone famous?" ***class is silent*** "No, I mean it. Who, honestly, would like to say they knew someone famous?"
Kaitlin Walker- "KNEW? I know someone."
Mr. Boris- "No, because he's not famous yet. That's the point. We need to make that happen. My point is that we need to step it up and help out Perilous Times. So who is willing to try hard to advertise the band. I don't mean listen to their music. I mean contacting friends, family, and strangers. I want you to find email addresses on the internet. Go to the ABC website. E-mail Bill Gates. E-mail Sony Records. Tell them to go to the PT website. I'm going to e-mail Regis Philbin. So, I mean it...who is willing to advertise them?" ***many students raise their hands*** "Well, okay. Let's do this, because then we will be able to say that we knew someone famous. We can say that we went to school with him, that we knew him personally, that we taught him everything he knows."
Even in the midst of all the joking, it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING... He is seriously a really cool teacher.
6. I was talking to Steve Rau, as I have been involved with the fall dinner theater production thing up here at FLM (where I am right now), and they have been my ride since they live like 2 seconds from me. Anyways, we were talking about PT, and he said that we could probably play at some of the upcoming FLM teen skates (since he works in the youth action dept.), which would be really cool, 'cause that's a good audience.
7. Again, with Steve, he told me that he fed our band to the youth pastor over at Victory Highway (probably the biggest church in the Corning area [a couple thousand people]). The youth pastor said that the first opportunity for us to play could be at one of the Mixes (their youth group). Then he said that another possible opportunity could be a potential Battle of the Bands competition at the church (of local bands) ending with a concert from a big name band (so the pre bands would act as a competition and opening bands at the same time). All in all.... veeeeeery cool.
8. Recently, I bought a pack of 100 blank cds/sleeves so I can really start handing out/selling cds. So far, it is going well!
Anyways, I could probably go on if I really thought about everything, but all in all, I'm just really excited about everything. I think Perilous Times really has something here. People like us, and it is funny, because I talked to Sabrina earlier tonight, and we were both admitting that we have to be careful that we don't start getting too excited... haha. We don't want to get big heads about it. I guess...I'm just completely stoked, because I think that it is not just by chance that our band has gotten through so many stages. I mean, if you really think about it, there are a ton of stages to being in a band, because of course, in high school, any kid that picks up an instrument has dreams of being in a band.
Step 1: playing an instrument.
Step 2: wanting to be in a band.
Step 3: talking about the possibility with the friends.
Step 4: having a couple practices to get the feeling/see if it'll work (the "chemistry").
Step 5: Regularly practicing.
Step 6: Getting a good song selection.
Step 7: Recording some songs.
Step 8: Building up a small fan base/having music online/music available to public.
Step 9: Playing some gigs.
Step 10: Building up even more fans.
Now, see, that is where we are. Obviously, after that, there are a ton more steps. Do you know how few bands actually get to that point, though? I mean, our band barely did. We struggled with step four and especially five, due to the major distance/transportation issue. Even now, we are spread apart 2 hours from each other. It's just really exciting. I think God is doing all of this, and I'm so excited. Maybe it's simply because it is a dream of mine coming true. Let's see where this goes.
-Jeff Carl
Myspace
PureVolume
Help Perilous Times out by spreading the word about us! Thank you, all. ¶ 6:39:00 PM
1. Perilous Times won the Nazareth College Battle of the Bands competition. It was really awesome that we got first place, because that was virtually our first time playing together in concert. Awesome.
2. Corning Christian Academy advertised the PT victory in their weekly newsletter (visible in the last post).
3. The two PT websites combined (Purevolume and Myspace)have gotten approximately six hundred plays of their music since the competition (November 4th).
4. PT has been "fed" to Nazareth College, Corning Christian Academy, North Baptist Church, the Wayland high school, Corning, Radio stations, Living Word Evangelical Free Church (a church in Elmira), and other big churches, and is ever spreading, leading me to my newest point.
5. My Bible, English, and Worldviews (contemporary "history class") teacher, Mr./Pastor Boris is in love with PT. Not in a kiddish sort of way, but in a hopeful for success sort of way. He first of all asked me if I'd like for him and others to advertise our band. I obviously said, "Yes, of course!" He told me that he has already e-mailed the president of a radio station in Elmira about playing our music. Then, while the entire Middle School and High School was present in the room for morning announcements, he made the final announcement.
Mr. Boris- "Okay, you guys, let me ask you a question. Who wants to know someone famous?" ***class is silent*** "No, I mean it. Who, honestly, would like to say they knew someone famous?"
Kaitlin Walker- "KNEW? I know someone."
Mr. Boris- "No, because he's not famous yet. That's the point. We need to make that happen. My point is that we need to step it up and help out Perilous Times. So who is willing to try hard to advertise the band. I don't mean listen to their music. I mean contacting friends, family, and strangers. I want you to find email addresses on the internet. Go to the ABC website. E-mail Bill Gates. E-mail Sony Records. Tell them to go to the PT website. I'm going to e-mail Regis Philbin. So, I mean it...who is willing to advertise them?" ***many students raise their hands*** "Well, okay. Let's do this, because then we will be able to say that we knew someone famous. We can say that we went to school with him, that we knew him personally, that we taught him everything he knows."
Even in the midst of all the joking, it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING... He is seriously a really cool teacher.
6. I was talking to Steve Rau, as I have been involved with the fall dinner theater production thing up here at FLM (where I am right now), and they have been my ride since they live like 2 seconds from me. Anyways, we were talking about PT, and he said that we could probably play at some of the upcoming FLM teen skates (since he works in the youth action dept.), which would be really cool, 'cause that's a good audience.
7. Again, with Steve, he told me that he fed our band to the youth pastor over at Victory Highway (probably the biggest church in the Corning area [a couple thousand people]). The youth pastor said that the first opportunity for us to play could be at one of the Mixes (their youth group). Then he said that another possible opportunity could be a potential Battle of the Bands competition at the church (of local bands) ending with a concert from a big name band (so the pre bands would act as a competition and opening bands at the same time). All in all.... veeeeeery cool.
8. Recently, I bought a pack of 100 blank cds/sleeves so I can really start handing out/selling cds. So far, it is going well!
Anyways, I could probably go on if I really thought about everything, but all in all, I'm just really excited about everything. I think Perilous Times really has something here. People like us, and it is funny, because I talked to Sabrina earlier tonight, and we were both admitting that we have to be careful that we don't start getting too excited... haha. We don't want to get big heads about it. I guess...I'm just completely stoked, because I think that it is not just by chance that our band has gotten through so many stages. I mean, if you really think about it, there are a ton of stages to being in a band, because of course, in high school, any kid that picks up an instrument has dreams of being in a band.
Step 1: playing an instrument.
Step 2: wanting to be in a band.
Step 3: talking about the possibility with the friends.
Step 4: having a couple practices to get the feeling/see if it'll work (the "chemistry").
Step 5: Regularly practicing.
Step 6: Getting a good song selection.
Step 7: Recording some songs.
Step 8: Building up a small fan base/having music online/music available to public.
Step 9: Playing some gigs.
Step 10: Building up even more fans.
Now, see, that is where we are. Obviously, after that, there are a ton more steps. Do you know how few bands actually get to that point, though? I mean, our band barely did. We struggled with step four and especially five, due to the major distance/transportation issue. Even now, we are spread apart 2 hours from each other. It's just really exciting. I think God is doing all of this, and I'm so excited. Maybe it's simply because it is a dream of mine coming true. Let's see where this goes.
-Jeff Carl
Myspace
PureVolume
Help Perilous Times out by spreading the word about us! Thank you, all. ¶ 6:39:00 PM
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a few things to say...
1. i thought kaitlin walker moved to jamaica or something?
2. you guys are sick, and i'm talking to ms. GR and cambereri about a possible band showcase, with you guys as the head liner
3. i can't wait to tell people someday, that i was actually in a band with these guys
and 4. you guys are amazing
-aidan
1. i thought kaitlin walker moved to jamaica or something?
2. you guys are sick, and i'm talking to ms. GR and cambereri about a possible band showcase, with you guys as the head liner
3. i can't wait to tell people someday, that i was actually in a band with these guys
and 4. you guys are amazing
-aidan
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: 11:30 PM
I am so glad you shared those letters with me. I am so proud of you. You are really going to make a difference and change lives. It makes me so happpyyy!
ps the lights parade is friday night, I looked it up!
-Hannah
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ps the lights parade is friday night, I looked it up!
-Hannah
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