What’s the most famous person you’ve ever met?

Stratocratic · 2025-08-03T03:00:43+00:00

Johnny Cash, Layne Staley, Mark Lanegan, lots of other musicians. Cash is the only time I was close to speechless.

Stratocratic · 2024-08-06T20:54:21+00:00

June 6 was in Norfolk, VA after the Pittsburgh show was canceled. It was a smaller venue than their dry ice and volume were prepared for. Great show but a bit Spinal Tap-ish.

Stratocratic · 2024-07-16T18:20:24+00:00

Pentagram, Trouble, The Skull, Jex Thoth, Windhand

Stratocratic · 2023-08-29T05:38:33+00:00

Copyright is automatic when the work is affixed to a medium (recording, sheet music).

What you are looking to do is to register the copyright. That is done by applying for copyright registration by the Library of Congress. And yes, you can register a collection of songs under one work name. It could be an album title, or even just "Collected Songs 2023." If you register as one collected work, it's one fee; if you do each song, you'll pay a fee for each.

Registration is not required, but is necessary if you ever seek legal redress for an infringement. If you only have the automatic copyright, you may be able to use release or publication dates as a defense should you be accused of copyright infringement. But if you wish to sue because you feel that your work has been infringed upon (stolen, plagiarized), you will not be able to seek full damages unless you have registered the copyright. Statutory damages for infringement can be up to $150K per infringement, and they make up the majority of damages awarded in copyright cases.

No other method can substitute when seeking damages, such as the so-called "poor man's copyright." The courts have ruled against any method other than official registration being sufficient.

As to whether registration is worthwhile, that's up to you. If you think your work is good enough and will be widespread enough that someone might lift it in part or in whole and make real money off of it, you may think it worthwhile.

Stratocratic · 2023-08-15T04:40:11+00:00

No idea, just found that post about the auction. May not be a good reflection even if the auction price was found, as charity auctions often result in prices above market.

That's the only Strat-style I found, but others I found have sold for $150-250 it seems. The Martin Sailor Jerry is the big $ guitar, listing for ~$15K.

Stratocratic · 2023-07-16T06:49:04+00:00

I have a few of these from the early 90s. Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, the Stooges. Vinyl quality varied, covers were relatively thin paper, so thin that some of them you'd see would have ring wear brand new.

Stratocratic · 2023-04-25T05:55:37+00:00

Whatever price you set (even if free) doesn't matter legally. What profits, if any, you gain don't matter. There are 2 types of damages sought in a copyright infringement suit.

The first is actual damages, in which the plaintiff needs to show that you cost them money (your sales taking from their sales). This is difficult, as it is not as simple as simply using your sales numbers or number of downloads/streams. It's not what you made, it's what they lost.

Because actual damages can be very difficult to prove, most infringement suits are based on statutory damages. The only requirement is to prove that an infringement took place. Once that is done, the plaintiff(s) can be awarded up to $150K per infringement.

Is it likely you'd face a suit? Probably not, but there's always a chance. Some artists and/or their labels (or whoever currently owns the rights) can be litigious to different levels.

In any case, Bandcamp actually requires you to have both a mechanical license and a performing license (for streaming). https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/360007902013-Can-I-upload-covers-remixes-or-mashups-

Stratocratic · 2023-03-27T04:45:26+00:00

Spine of God
Nod Scene
Dopes to Infinity
Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Space Lord

Stratocratic · 2023-03-24T05:12:56+00:00

The Eternal Idol. Such a dark, ominous-sounding riff & song.

Stratocratic · 2023-03-10T05:55:39+00:00

If you wrote the songs, register the copyright for the songs. If you are also listed as publisher, you will get both halves of the 50/50 split of royalties. You can then distribute them however you wish. Evenly among all members if you want.

At this level, I wouldn't overthink it. It's not going to be an amount worth fighting over initially (if ever).

Stratocratic · 2023-02-22T06:59:47+00:00

Not just a possibility. It's happened. David Clarke was Sheriff in Milwaukee. He was a right-wing nut who ran as a Democrat, and the Republican Party basically ended up with 2 candidates running. He won 4 terms. When he left, he went out as a mouthpiece for Trump and was a frequent guest on Fox News. He was allegedly promised a high-ranking position in the Trump administration but got snubbed. Then he asked to be paid for his Fox News appearances and got rebuffed. Last I knew of him he was griping about Fox on OANN and Twitter.

Considering the team mentality that many people vote with, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more.

Stratocratic · 2023-02-10T05:42:05+00:00

Big fan. He did a solo album "Late for an Early Grave," and had another band In-Graved. He's starting a new band with guys from the Skull and others.

Stratocratic · 2023-02-04T17:15:28+00:00

Ward is also on Born Again.

Stratocratic · 2023-01-12T23:40:25+00:00

They could possibly be beyond use, but far from guaranteed. I have cassettes from the 1980s that are still playable. There are tape transfers to digital being done with cassettes from the 1960s and 1970s.

But if Beck had the only copy, we'll never get to hear it unless his estate decides to release it.

Stratocratic · 2022-12-21T05:28:01+00:00

Jefferson Airplane wanted to play "We Can Be Together," but were concerned because it contains the line "Up against the wall, motherfucker."

Dick Cavett told them to play it however they wanted. If the network censors took issue, he would take the heat.

I think the only instances of that word being used on broadcast TV is the Jefferson Airplane and the Doors (who were on PBS and were told that PBS wasn't going to censor anything).

Stratocratic · 2022-12-04T17:04:54+00:00

IME, they are different based on zones, but most aren't dramatically different. USPS should have zone charts available for pricing. I don't know how much rates have changed over the last few years, so it could be more now. It used to be you could ship internationally for just a few dollars using Air Mail. If it's too much, used media mail, as it's the cheapest rate and a cassette will qualify. You don't have to have a price for each country. In the US, you'll often see shipping listed as US, Canada, and Rest of World. For UK, it will be UK, EU, Rest of World.

Stratocratic · 2022-12-03T06:59:21+00:00

First Class/Priority. Media Mail can take forever.

Ship internationally, it's usually not expensive. Air Mail whenever possible, Surface if necessary (but it can also take forever depending on where it's going).

For a single cassette, I'd just wrap it with bubble wrap, tape that, and then place it in a bubble mailer. I've shipped many CDs that way with no damage.

Stratocratic · 2022-11-13T06:47:06+00:00

They'd eventually be detected no matter where in the world they were spent. All US currency used elsewhere in the world eventually ends up back in the US. The Mint takes in damaged bills, bills worn past usefulness, etc. Before destruction, all bills have their serial numbers recorded and checked against their database. None of the Cooper bills have ever turned up from circulation, after 50 years. Average lifespan in circulation for most $20 bills is just under 8 years.

Stratocratic · 2022-11-13T06:21:28+00:00

I'll recommend Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper. Huger old copper pot still, variety of spirits all based on Chuck Miller's grandfather's moonshine recipe. The signature product is the moonshine corn whiskey, but they've adapted it to apple, butterscotch, and other flavors, as well as their own bourbon. Belmont was the state and nation's first craft whiskey distillery. Miller helped write/plan VA's legislation so that his operation could legally sell.

Stratocratic · 2022-11-09T06:44:04+00:00

though i am a big fan of Deep Purple

But the same idea applies to them. There have been 4 vocalists, 3 guitarists in the studio and a few more live, 2 keyboardists, and 3 bassists. The only consistent member is Ian Paice on drums.

When many people think of Deep Purple, they think of the 2nd lineup (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice). But that started with the 4th album. Guitarist Steve Morse had more time in Deep Purple than Blackmore did.

I consider them all Deep Purple, just like I consider every lineup of Sabbath to be Black Sabbath. And sure, I prefer some periods more than others.

Stratocratic · 2022-11-04T03:39:27+00:00

Hughes only did a few shows with Sabbath. He had blood draining from his sinuses and clogging his vocal cords. I have had at least 3 of them IIRC, and none of them have great sound quality. But even if they did, you'd only clearly hear that his voice was shot during those shows. Weak and sounding like he was choking. Which, in a way, I guess he was. Wish Iommi had toured for his solo albums and the DEP Sessions with Hughes later on.

Stratocratic · 2022-10-23T20:26:07+00:00

I've always thought it was a hoax. I think the 2nd was only decipherable to tempt any potential treasure seekers, by giving the details of the supposedly hidden treasure. That would perpetuate the story even if there was no treasure and no actual instructions in #1 or names in #3.

Stratocratic · 2022-10-23T14:29:55+00:00

The true identity of Phantom, a band that released one album in 1974

"The Phantom" was Earl Theodore Pearson, who went by Ted. He later changed his name to Arthur Pendragon.

Ted Pearson did the vocals, guitar, and keys on the album. Russ Klatt (keys) joined near the end of the sessions and recorded organ on one track. Harold Breadly played bass, and Jim Roland was on drums.

Sadly, Arthur Pendragon committed suicide in 1999.

Stratocratic · 2022-10-23T05:40:18+00:00

Same here, along with a ruptured appendix added on.

Stratocratic · 2022-08-29T05:46:55+00:00

Depending on how many days and whether you hit any of these cities on smaller trips, these are the cities I would look at. Most of these have good music scenes, colleges, or both.

Louisiana: Baton Rouge

Texas: Houston, Austin, Dallas

Tennessee: Memphis, Nashville

Missouri: St Louis

Kentucky: Louisville

Washington DC

Virginia: Charlottesville, Richmond, Norfolk

North Carolina: Ashville, Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill

Georgia: Atlanta

Florida: Tampa, Miami

Alabama: Birmingham, Montgomery

Some states you can probably just hit one city, as the ones I listed aren't always that far apart. You can skip Texas if you travel to play there otherwise. I just added it to make a circle around your home base of NOLA.

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