Message # 09: From Scott Geshen to Dave Sharp & Gary Garvin, Feb. 3, 2005

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Scott says he will no longer play with the band after last scheduled gig in April. He forwards private e-mail from Gary Garvin which was very critical of Sharp for asking them to learn new material for recent gig.

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A rant and rave e-mail would be good for me emotionally but potentially dangerous physically,so the Reader's Digest version is this: after the April VFW gig I will be known as an ex member of the Reverbs...I wouldn't be surprised if a replacement was found sooner,not necessarily a suitable one, but a replacement nonetheless...Naturally Howard comes to mind...And in the interest of fair and balanced reporting...You are talented Dave, but like the other guys in CCR and John George and Ringo,being in a band with a dictator is (speaking for myself) not worth it.




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He still did those songs, anyway, having absolutely no consideration for anyone in the band. And as I said last night, I'd never heard that Krausse song at all, so I was totally blind and not a mind reader. Nor had I ever heard the Ronstadt song.

I TOLD HIM that I didn't know those all week long, and that fool still asked me when I got there if I had learned them to which I said no!

I think we have the March 11th (Olney Tavern), March 17th (St. Pat's) and an April VFW gig ... when he writes with another upcoming gig, I'll just tell him I'm unavailable. I will honor what I'd already promised to do.

Message # 10: From Dave Sharp to Gary Garvin & Scott Geshen, Feb. 3, 2005

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Sharp says he is sorry about the death of band friend, Jim Motz (died of cancer a day or so earlier). Sharp advises that people are probably upset about Jim. Then he explains what happened with the songs. He says he simply gave or sent the practice materials to band members and hoped for the best. He didn't pressure anyone. He said he was concerned that everyone did not have time to learn all songs. Sharp points out, however, that Garvin refused to accept practice materials after Sharp had worked on them and had them ready within agreed date. So Sharp mailed them to Garvin and hoped for the best. Sharp says he doesn't understand where all the attitude is coming from.

From Dave Sharp Fri Feb 3 18:17:59 2006
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Sorry about Jim. I didn't know he was as sick as he
was until Wednesday night. I suspect that's got
everyone more upset than they realize.

Nevertheless, for the record, Gary, I feel like I did
everything you asked. You asked me to get you a song
list by Sunday, which I did. The reason you made the
request, I assume, was because you wanted time to
learn any new songs. I told you several days in
advance that Luisa and I were practicing Saturday to
learn some country songs since that was what we agreed
to play when we first got the gig. I further advised
that I could not get the song list finished until
Luisa and I selected the songs. Anyway, we practiced
on Saturday, I sent everyone a list on Sunday as
promised, and I tried to deliver a CD to you (Gary) on
Sunday evening so you would have three days to learn
the songs. (I delivered a CD to Scott, and he didn't
seem upset about it at that time. On Sunday night,
Scott told me he couldn't wait to play the gig. He
never complained about learning knew songs when we
talked.)

But you (Gary) REFUSED to accept the CD on Sunday. So
I overnighted it to you the next day. And I emailed
you four chord charts in the wee hours of Monday
morning. You (Gary) replied saying they were GREAT
charts. So I assumed the problem was resolved. You had
the CD and GREAT charts. Seriously, I think if you had
spent ONE HOUR working on the songs, you would have
learned them easily. Anyway, at the last minute on
Wednesday evening (the night of the gig), I received a
flurry of emails from you and Scott saying you only
wanted to do four of the original seven songs. I told
Luisa your concerns but she said you guys had plenty
of time to learn the songs, and I had to agree. She
said we could just play the songs alone if you didn't
know them. I told her we she drop one, so we dropped
One of These Days by Emmylou Harris because probably
the most obscure tune we play.

That's what happened. I'm not sure where all the anger
came from. No one asked you to do anything
unreasonable. Don't other people you play with ever
ask you to learn new tunes? If you couldn't play the
songs, then fine. We just played them "unplugged." I
really don't understand where all the attitude came
from.

Anyway, I'm sorry about Jim.

Dave

<previous e-mail omitted>

Message # 11: From Dave Sharp to Gary Garvin & Scott Geshen, Feb. 3, 2005

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

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I'm not going to read any more of the nonsense!

For the RECORD, I told Dave that I didn't have any time during the week and I could only learn a few of them. I had a few rush graphic pieces to do during the days and evenings to meet a deadline. My DAY JOB comes first, I Dave that you that and Dave said he understood. Dave even acknowledged it in an email.

I HAVE A LIFE!

 

Message # 12: From Dave Sharp to Gary Garvin & Scott Geshen, Feb. 3, 2005

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Sharp re-states to Garvin what happened, saying that Gary agreed to the timeframes, then essentially reneged on the agreement. But he says Garvin and Geshin's comments were rude. Then he asks how Garvin can hate country music that much, considering he's a member of the American Legion.

From Dave Sharp Fri Feb 3 23:11:48 2006
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Gary:

You set the deadline of Sunday, which I met. Then you
refused to accept a practice CD that Luisa and I
worked hours preparing, and you knew we worked on it
for hours, but you refused it anyway. You made a
commitment, then you reneged on that commitment. You
set the rules, not me. I just followed them.

You claim to be putting in extra hours at work to meet
a deadline. Did you have to work 20 hours a day? Were
you unable to spend ONE hour with the chord charts and
CD I gave you? That's all it would have taken. Again,
you set the rules, not me. Sunday, remember?

And by the way, I never demanded that you do anything.
If you're telling people that, then you're spreading
lies. I just gave you the practice material, rather
than let it go to waste, and hoped for the best. When
we got to the gig, you said you could not play two of
the songs, so Luisa and I played them ourselves. That
was her choice, and it was a good choice. I wasn't mad
about it and neither was she.

But your rudeness and Scott's rudeness made a lot of
people angry, including me.

Why are you so angry?

Do you really hate country music this much? If so, why
are you a member of the American Legion? Isn't liking
country music a prerequisite? :-)

(That and having a pickled liver :-) )

Dave

<previous e-mails omitted>

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Garvin waxes indignant over Sharp's joke about American Legion members liking country music.

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"Do you really hate country music this much? If so, why are you a member of the American Legion? Isn't liking country music a prerequisite? :-)

(That and having a pickled liver :-) )"

I'm a member of the American Legion, as well as Fran, because we are both veterans of the armed forces from the 1969-1971. We gave up four years of our lives at a very difficult time in our nation's history.

That was a very LOW BLOW to those who have served our country who are members of the American Legion. You should be ashamed of yourself.

<previous e-mails omitted>

Message # 14: From Dave Sharp Gary Garvin & Scott Geshen, Feb. 3, 2005

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Sharp says his comments about American Legion members liking country music was intended as a joke. He adds that he does not have much respect for military people these days because of the Iraq War.

 

From Dave Sharp Fri Feb 3 23:39:56 2006
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It was just a joke.

<omitted insults about some real-life veterans with serious drinking problems>

 

<omitted previous e-mails>

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Sharp points out that Garvin was complimentary about quality of chord charts Sharp made and e-mailed to Garvin.

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Garvin admits he previous said chord charts had a nice layout. Then he gets mad and tells Sharp he's quitting the band, not honoring his outstanding gigs, and he tells Sharp not to send him anymore e-mails.

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader) & Andy Conversano

Synopsis: Geshen tells Sharp he's quitting the band too, not honoring his outstanding gigs. He strongly encourages drummer, Andy Conversano to do the same thing, otherwise Geshen will lose respect for Conversano.

CC'd to Luisa Rose (band leader)