Faulty Wiring wrote:Read the book, how to make friends and influence people. Buy books on the subject. Enroll in leadership programs. Enroll in other programs that will help you. IF you aren't getting outside and meeting people... get outside and off the web and force yourself to meet people. Look at events going on in your area. Look at the website MEETUP. They have different types of groups all around the country. There should be some in Louisiana. But you'll have to figure out the website on your own.
I know, I've written down all this and yet you will find the one thing that you disagree with and think is some sort of insult and you will try to argue that instead of doing the other things that I've listed. C'est la vie. At least I tried.
Sir, that is extremely rude. If I was on the recieving end of what I've been posting I would do the following: (not in any particular order)
1. Through my own experience, share with him some sites that he should stay away from.
2. Throw out as many good suggestions as possible: both online and in person, and discuss my experience at that place, provided of course, we share similar music tastes, and also share similar goals.
3. Try to understand the reason behind the various music and non-music related preferrences I'm looking for in these friends, by asking intellignet questions and not getting all upset and jumping to the worst case scenario.
4. Avoid listening to the people who say bad things about the person who needs help. Like people who say, "oh, your music sucks", or "you should listen to this music" or "you should get laid" or some other derpy response.
5. Listen to the person's past experiences, and other factors that are contributing to his inability to reach his desired audience.
It's not that hard to do that, and respond with a lot better wisdom. Avoid the attitude that Faulty Wiring is using. That's the same crap I had to put up with on Baton Rouge Rocks and also on Craigslist. It's annoying and making me even more frustrated.
Unlike you guys, I'm not the type of guy who likes to go out and be around huge crowds and who goes to big events and bars or clubs in his area. I'm more of the type of guy who likes to attend small clubs, and more relaxed venues, where i can spend more time getting to know individual people and maybe find a way to audition anybody who is interested, and then make decisions from there.