"Pg 26 It" -- This flyer is for the first show I booked at Eagles Club, for homies Heatwarmer on tour from Seattle. I remember that, maybe, 3 people attended this? Iceblink dropped from the bill day of. I remember thinking I would never be able to book a show at Eagles again but … to my surprise, former Eagles booker and E.L.No keyboardist (and great longtime scene guy), Dave Russ, held no such grudge against me. The next show, when I timidly emailed him asking for understanding / suggesting more people would attend the next thing, he didn’t even hesitate or ask for an explanation, instead replying, “Of course! Send me: Band Names / Band Websites / Start Time,” as, it turns out, he always would. When he finally stepped down in 2019, I wrote him and thanked him for creating a low-stakes booking situation, as it provided for a much-needed opportunity to create / develop some truly experimental and chance-taking music — something I don’t really believe is possible if you have to worry about “covering” at the door. (At Eagles, you only needed to come up with $25 to pay the soundperson.) His reply: “It was my pleasure! Your scene really inspired me to get off my butt and do some stuff! I really do appreciate the art of it all.” From what I understand, the Fraternal Order of Eagles was started as a way to support the arts (and, in so doing, support morale) after the war … and, if I remember right, Dave had acknowledged in his farewell post that he’d done his best to run things that way. He’s sorely missed there … and people like him are supremely sorely missed in the world of booking. Anyway, about the flyer, this one feels noteworthy because it marked the beginning of me experimenting with doing-away-with “necessary info” on a flyer. I hadn’t yet gotten to the point of removing / omitting information but, inspired by Metheny as I was at that moment, the desire to include him and his name on the flyer was strong. I thought, “why resist?” Lol. My take has always been, “in 20 years, the details will be irrelevant; it’ll just be an image - - will the image be one you enjoy looking at?” (I will concede that having concrete details regarding date and time would make it easier to accurately place something in its historical context after the fact [ie. trying to organize these flyers chronologically, lol] but, hey, lol. I remember someone commenting, “Wow, Pat Metheny! Nice Get!”)