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Post by eyesoflove on Mar 4, 2005 1:29:26 GMT -5
Hi all. My name is Stacy and I'm an AKUS fan. And while that sounds like the beginning of a 12-step program, one in which I should probably look into, I'm not interested in finding a cure lol. I somehow happened across this message board and since I am addicted both to AKUS and messsage boards...well, I found hog heaven. Anyhoo, I'm from WV, 24, momma to one 6 month old named Elijah, married for 6 1/2 yrs. I sing in a bluegrass band (feign shock now : and I'm really excited to get to know some fellow AKUS fans. As soon as I get the links from my dad I'd like to post them so y'all can check out our music. We're a 4 guy 1 girl group (the girl being me, of course). I sing lead and tenor and sometimes alto. I also write, but most of our originals were written by my dad. I'm in the process of learning to play the fiddle in honor of my late Pa Paw, a blue ribbon fiddler. My number one dream, aside from being the bestest momma Elijah could ever have, is to be a singer. Not necessarily a famous one, just one who earns a few bucks doing it and gains a following of a few fans. Other than singin', writin', and painful fiddlin' I'm also into photography and I've recently become obsessed with Grand Theft Auto thanks to my brother. But that's enough rambling for one wee post. I hope y'all can accept my weirdness and insane devotion to AKUS! Thanks for the great board! Stacy
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Post by tom37211 on Mar 4, 2005 9:40:47 GMT -5
Welcome Stacy!
The fans of this board are glad you are aboard. Indeed, please, please, please, share your music. I am sure we will all enjoy your work. All in all, this message board is used by some fine people. While some of the discussions can get a little passionate, it stays, for the most part, respectful. Natalie who created and administers this board is a truly STELLER person and does a wonderful job of maintaining the joint. You will find some other truly wonderful people here if you but take a little time to look. In my opinion, this is the only decent AKUS site on the web. (And I have searched!) The CMT message board is just primitively restrictive. The “official” site is a complete joke. (Hey echomusic? Any chance you might mention on the site that there is a show in Nashville where the tickets go on sale tomorrow?) (Then again, don’t bother. It increases my chances at the box office in the morning.) The Yahoo site feels like most of the fans are a little transient and don’t contribute much. The few other sites I have found are more like tribute sites and don’t often stay current. Basically, it’s this or nothing but you should not be disappointed here. Anyway, read away, post away to your hearts content. It is here that you will find a great group of AKUS fans!
Tom
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Post by eyesoflove on Mar 4, 2005 16:05:23 GMT -5
Hi, Tom, and thanks so much for the welcom. Ironically, I had sent you an email that didn't get to you. I'll copy and paste it at the end of this message. I too have looked all over for a decent site and haven't really been pleased with any I've found. I have the same problems you mentioned. It doesn't seem like I had stumbled across a place as passionate about AKUS as I am. I really was glad to have found this board, though. Feels like home . I really do love message boards and music discussions. Getting someone else's take on a song opens up a whole new world of listening to me. I had found one other message board that was a complete and total mess. I think there were like two posts and one was some lame-o asking if Alison Krauss was truly gay...uhhh...ok, hadn't heard that one before that. I was like, "Hello, she has a son and a boyfriend." People act like you can't be a happy successful woman without a man leading the way. Oh, but I digress. The point is I definitely was not going to fit in there. I'm really jealous of a lot of the opportunities you guys seem to have had with AKUS like meeting them and doing some really cool stuff. I've only seen three shows and two of them were the biggest nosebleed seats ever. But I was still on Cloud 9 to just be in their presence. I know what you mean about the official site not keeping up with the news. I had intended on seeing the Louisville show because I really wanted to see that theatre and the ticket sale date wasn't even posted until like two days after they had gone on sale. I did get to see them in the newly restorated Knoxville Theatre, though, which I know several of y'all did as well. I lived in Knoxville from 2000 until this past summer so I was very excited to return for such a wonderful event at an extraordinary location. I'm a hick from the sticks so I may as well have been in Paris when I stepped in that theatre it was so exotic to me ;D. Okay, I'm gonna post that email now so my hubby can have the computer. Work calls. Thanks again for the warm welcome! "Hi, Tom, I just looked at your pics from the Knoxville, TN, show and wanted to let you know that those were awesome. I was at that show as well and we must've been sitting within feet of one another. My husband and I were in seats 6 and 7 (or something like that) in the front row in the center. It appears as though your view was pretty identical to mine . Anyway, I was deathly afraid of taking any pics because at the very beginning of the show security kicked AKUS's own photographer out of the pit because he said pics weren't allowed in the pit. I hope you don't mind that I save a couple of yours onto my hard drive to give my dad a sense of what we were seeing at the show. I don't know about you, but that night was just foggy dream-like for me lol. That was the third time I'd seen AKUS, but definitely the closest I'd ever been. I saw them once at the WV State Fair and also during the Down From The Mountain tour in Knoxville. Anyway, I may or may not have stuck out like a sore thumb as I was the only fool drooling, stomping, clapping, and singing my heart out in the front row. My hubby and I got a couple smiles from Dan...probably was more like sympathy smiles directed toward my husband lol. I'd love to hear your AKUS story as there aren't very many "rabid" fans out there willing to talk about it for some reason. BTW, after the show we hung around for a couple of minutes and had the opportunity to meet (I'm not even going to ATTEMPT spelling his name) the drummer. I was a goober and managed to get out that I'm a huge fan and enjoy their show more than any I've ever seen and I got two pics. Unfortunately, I didn't have anything on me for him to sign with so I didn't get an autograph. Anyhoo, thanks for your time and the beautiful pics. Stacy"
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