So, I'm sitting at the Dubliner Pub in St. Paul, running sound on Legacy's equipment for "40 Shades of Green" at the Gaeltacht MN fundraiser. Some interesting observations to be made.

Some people don't know how to use a microphone.
Some people expect the sound guy to operate their equipment.
Some people go to the band to let them know that $INSTRUMENT can't be heard.

The part that bugs me most is that the Dubliner really is hard to mix sound for. That, and the fact that far too many people expect to be able to hear their favorite instrument LOUDEST. That's okay when you're at home, but talk to the sound guy, not the band, unless the band is running their own sound. In any case, you can't hear the guitar, fine, I'll bring it up but you're wrong and the guitar will now dominate the sound to the detriment of the fiddle and whistle. And by the way, after you sound check a musician/singer, you sort of expect them to perform in the same way, but I guess that's too much to ask . . . .

Yep, I'm bellyaching. Tough.