Eclipse Nite Club - 3/24/06 - Hagerstown, MD

Well, I'm not going to sugar-coat this one. This gig was a total buzzkill. Nothing is more depressing than playing in a big empty club...

Eclipse is a fairly large nite club in Hagerstown that is known for their dance club nights on Saturdays. Personally, I think the place has great potential to be an awesome place to see bands (big stage, big dance floor, cool atmosphere, etc.), but it's location is off the beaten path and it just hasn't caught on all the way yet. That, in combination with the fact that the FLB hasn't been around that long, led to an attendance disaster. We played a great show--to very few people. It was one of those nights that really left me questioning my existence and what the hell exactly I think I'm doing.

Thanks go out to the groups of parents, friends, and fans that checked out the show and stuck it out. You guys are hardcore. It was also nice to meet and talk with a few new believers who caught the sets and stuck around.

I was proud of that fact that we were able to set up and run an entirely new PA system that we basically took out of the boxes before the show. Since we have started to play some bigger venues, we decided to invest in some new, more powerful PA equipment. We didn't have a chance to try it out before this gig, and were basically flying by the seats of our pants during set-up and soundcheck. When all was said and done, it worked quite well.

Time re-evaluate the game plan...