I know I stole this topic from SOY, but I think it would be good for us to get to know each other a bit. Maybe then we won't be so nasty to each other when we disagree on nonsense. (I'm guilty of this as well).

I'll start: My name is Nick Sacco and I've been a Live since 1995. My first concert was 2000 show in Hershey and I've seen them 20 times in total(21 will be in Orlando if the weather and planes cooperate).

I'm a health, phys ed teacher, and football coach for a high school in NJ. I usually like my job but just like anything else there are many days where I'd rather stay in bed. I've lived with my girlfriend for the past 3 years and she's nice enough to tolerate my Live obsession. She's been to 15 Live concerts herself and never really gives me crap for spending money on something that I enjoy. (She has a Train obsession, so I always am willing to go when they came around or we can afford to travel).

My other interests are wrestling, movies, Disney, amusement parks, and a big TV/computer freak. Hope I didn't write too much.

Anyone else want to go?

Live is performing on the first day of a four day festival

https://www.bourbonandbeyond.com

Also playing that day are: Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, The War on Drugs, Cheap Trick, 4 Non Blondes, Goose and Joan Jett.

Full lineup here
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He posted this yesterday:

"I need to warm the juices and try something I’ve never done before.

Chad Taylor and his bandwagon of heathens, deadbeats, and charmers—otherwise known as friends—are looking for a few interesting places to perform some music and tell some stories this September and October.

And by places, I mean your place.

Your home. Your barn. Your backyard. A warehouse, art space, old church, or some other cool spot where we can gather with friends and make an evening happen.

These aren’t traditional concerts. They’re a coordinated effort between the host and me to manifest an evening of music, stories, fun, and joy for a guest list of your choosing.

I’ll bring the musicians, songs, and stories. You create the guest list, choose the location, and help determine the vibe.

The team builds the dream.

Musically, this will be acoustic—perhaps with a small PA appropriate for lower volumes and intimate spaces. I’ll play songs from throughout my career as a founding member of LIVE and The Gracious Few, probably preview a few new tunes, strum some covers, and tell some stories that don’t normally make it onto a stage.

It will be loose. It will be intimate. Most importantly, it will be fun.

We’re based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so our natural roaming territory is the East Coast and anywhere reasonably reachable by van. Have something farther away? If you have a particularly great idea and can help us figure out how to get there, I’m listening.

If you have a space, a guest list, and an idea that sounds like it might fit our traveling bandwagon, email me at chadtaylorandfriends@gmail.com or DM me through social media.

Booking September + October."

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Then he followed up this morning:

"AUGUST 9 UPDATE:

First, thank you. Seriously.

The response to this idea has overwhelmed my inbox. It feels amazing. I’ve heard from people offering homes, barns, venues, travel, production—and apparently places on the other side of the planet.

Even the commercial offers have been incredibly generous, but I want to clarify the idea because I’m deliberately trying to avoid a traditional gig.

No stage. No ticket sales. No publicity. No PA system. No crowd.

The ideal guest list is maybe 25 of your friends and family gathered in your home, barn, backyard, or some other interesting space.

I show up with a guitar and perhaps a friend or two. We play some songs. I tell some entertaining stories. We hang out. We laugh. Maybe everyone leaves knowing a few people they didn’t know when the evening started.

That’s the gig.

Compensation: These are not commercial performances. I’m neither accepting nor expecting payment. The trade is simple: your hosting skills meet my musical goal.

I need to warm up.

I want to get back to casually strumming my guitar, singing songs, telling stories, and finding that muscle again without lights, production, ticket counts, or the machinery surrounding a traditional show.

I’m probably only going to select one or two of these, preferably within reasonable driving distance of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Unless, of course, somebody owns a private jet or wants to provide commercial transportation.

Frankly, Australia is a tad unrealistic.

Although…it could be fun."

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