WWOZ Street Talk segment on Boutte/Sanchez/Threadheads

[chrisjoseph]

WWOZ just ran a five minute story on the Threadheads and the making of John's CD....John, Paul, Shamarr and our very own Nate were interviewed....GREAT story....it will be replayed for the next six days, and should be available as a sound file on their website.

CONGRATS to all the Threadheads!!!!!!!!

[Lostcajun]

Columbia, Sony, VIBE, Threadhead Records....

[glinda]

Congrats and thanks to YOU, mr joseph. Will be listening for that. Media day today, huh... CNN... WWOZ... what next???

[Corona]

hooray!! Please let us know when it's up as I couldn't get on OZ at work this morning :(
So proud to be a Threadhead :)

[chrisjoseph]

The OZ Street Talk link is:

http://wwoz.org/community/streettalk/

However, they haven't posted the Threadhead story just yet. I'm hoping it will be up in the next 24 hours or so.

[NYMAMA]

Wow I can't wait to get home to listen to it! The IT BASTIDS at work blocked my streaming radio!

[chrisjoseph]

The Street Talk segment actually runs on the air only once a day (I think; someone correct me if I'm wrong about that). However, as I said earlier, hopefully they will post the audio file on their website, and soon.

[Festngator]

Fri 6:01am Sat 8:01 am Sun 8:01pm CST

[chrisjoseph]

Except the OZ website said 9 AM CST today, and it didn't run until 10 AM.

[glinda]

Quote from 'oz's e-newsletter today:
NEXT WEEK: Street Talk reporter David Weinberg introduces us to the Threadheads. They met as Jazz Fest enthusiasts and now they are music activists, helping sweet sounds swing in a variety of ways.

[piscesgirl]

That's way cool!! Great job Chris!

[mightyradgumbo]

Wow our name up in lights...sort of! I am so proud to be a part of this group helping/changing/rebuilding the musical landscape of New Orleans

[chrisjoseph]

"helping sweet sounds swing" ..... that should be the Threadhead Records motto....

[djgriff]

"helping sweet sounds swing" ..... that should be the Threadhead Records motto....

Knowing this crowd, I fully expect that designs for t-shirts, buttons etc will be available on cafe press some time soon.

[chrisjoseph]

Funny you should mention that...a logo is being developed as I write this. Susan (carolina beadhead) is working on some different designs.

[mymecca]

toss an idea out there...folks get to work...toss out some mo'...mo' work...and they tell two friends and they tell two friends...infinity...it's a beautiful thang :0)

[Chas_P]

Wow our name up in lights...sort of! I am so proud to be a part of this group helping/changing/rebuilding the musical landscape of New Orleans

Tell me about it. We first came here last year just to ask a question about the Wednesday in the park concerts.

Got an answer, and decided to ask a few more about JF itself. Now here I sit at over 500 posts; buying raffle tickets, buying tshirts, contributing to raffles, donating instruments, producing CDs;), joining food and booze communes.

Won't you freakin leave me alone???? :D

[mightyradgumbo]

Tell me about it. We first came here last year just to ask a question about the Wednesday in the park concerts.

Got an answer, and decided to ask a few more about JF itself. Now here I sit at over 500 posts; buying raffle tickets, buying tshirts, contributing to raffles, donating instruments, producing CDs;), joining food and booze communes.

Won't you freakin leave me alone???? :D

We works hard and play harder..sometimes they happen to collide

[Lit]

Just heard the WWOZ Street Talk segment. Excellent. Caught my attention right away with the lead-in of John Boutte's intro to "City of New Orleans" recorded at the Patry: "Good Morning Threadheads how are you..." I was thinking, "Hey, I've heard that before." Very nice piece.

[mdfest]

Cool- they are using our recording on the radio?! Is it from this year, or last?

[Carolina Beadhead]

Cool- they are using our recording on the radio?! Is it from this year, or last? It's this year. The WWOZ dude was at the Patry doing his own recordings/interviews.

[chrisjoseph]

I'm hoping to use this as a stepping stone for more press coverage...which, if it occurs, will lead to more donations/participation in Threadhead charitable causes....

[glinda]

I'm hoping to use this as a stepping stone for more press coverage...which, if it occurs, will lead to more donations/participation in Threadhead charitable causes....
it's not much, but I plan to share the threadheads story at a conference/learning inquiry on self-organizing communities that are helping New Orleans' renewal, in a few weeks....

[chrisjoseph]

That's great!!

[mdfest]

We really need our own Mardi Gras float;)

[marignygreg]

We really need our own Mardi Gras float;)

Or at least a booth at the Fest to raise awareness and $$$.

[chrisjoseph]

Or at least a booth at the Fest to raise awareness and $$$.

now that is a very interesting idea....

[mdfest]

I think a business card to hand out would be helpful in spreading the gospel. I was asked a number of times "who are the Threadheads". If its a guy, I tell them we are full of our guy quota. But, for the females, it would be helpful to hand a card with the relevant websites and a small description/mission statement. Its hard to explain sometimes, esp during a set.

[pokerchick66]

I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. de Mille. ;)

[chrisjoseph]

agree, completely. we are going to get business cards for TH Records, and a website set up. Would be good to have cards for TH's, as well.

[mdfest]

A card design could just be emailed out, or hosted on a site to be downloaded as a pdf, and you could print them on your own stock.

[ibjamn]

agree, completely. we are going to get business cards for TH Records, and a website set up. Would be good to have cards for TH's, as well.

I'm making F4K cards that have the threadheads.org website on them.

[ibjamn]

A card design could just be emailed out, or hosted on a site to be downloaded as a pdf, and you could print them on your own stock.

Now that's a great idea!!

[mdfest]

Now that's a great idea!!

The blind squirrel finds a nut

[Frosty]

The Threadhead Social Aid and Pleasure Club!

[Carolina Beadhead]

I think a business card to hand out would be helpful in spreading the gospel. I was asked a number of times "who are the Threadheads". If its a guy, I tell them we are full of our guy quota. But, for the females, it would be helpful to hand a card with the relevant websites and a small description/mission statement. Its hard to explain sometimes, esp during a set.

I've been contiplating a postcard to hand out. And, YYR! It IS difficult to explain....

[NYMAMA]

We really need our own Mardi Gras float;)

IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME!

[Belle]

Just heard the WWOZ Street Talk segment. Excellent. Caught my attention right away with the lead-in of John Boutte's intro to "City of New Orleans" recorded at the Patry: "Good Morning Threadheads how are you..." I was thinking, "Hey, I've heard that before." Very nice piece.


Hi Lit;)

What a great thing to be doing!!!!

[jhjpotter]

The Threadhead Social Aid and Pleasure Club!
Well, we will need an official name for our formal 501(c)3 organization...

[festbabe]

Brilliant thought: how long would it take to have the official Threadhead Stage at fest? We could make our own tent rules re: dancing (although I *still* don't think we'd agree on chairs ;) )

[ozzie]

Or at least a booth at the Fest to raise awareness and $$$.

Put me down for first shift, first Sunday!

Maybe if WWOZ are getting into OUR groove, they would give us some space in their hospitality area.

[chrisjoseph]

wouldn't it be so cool is we could sponsor the jazz and heritage stage?

[DougNSharon]

wouldn't it be so cool is we could sponsor the jazz and heritage stage?

Can anyone possibly hand out flyers/cards at Crawfish Fest in a couple of weeks to test what kind of response we get from attendees in our demographic? Might give us some idea whether this Threadhead Records idea works better in the "real" or "virtual" world. I have a hunch it works in both, but it might be an interesting check.

[chrisjoseph]

I think it will work better in the real world once we get a couple of CD's under our belts....

[Belle]

wouldn't it be so cool is we could sponsor the jazz and heritage stage?

How much would that take to do? is it really doable(word?). I do like where this brainstorm is heading.

[glinda]

Caught the second half (I think) of the wwoz report... So cool. Can't wait til they get it on the website so I can send my friends there to hear it. I liked hearing the sounds of the patry in the background during the interview. And I had forgotten that John sang City of New Orleans at the patry. Sweet.

[chrisjoseph]

How much would that take to do? is it really doable(word?). I do like where this brainstorm is heading.

it's probably a TON of $$....the only we could do it is out of the kindest of the hearts of those who run jazzfest.

[NeenAtlanta]

wouldn't it be so cool is we could sponsor the jazz and heritage stage?

I love the way we all dream big . . . and then make it actually happen. It would be AWESOME of we could sponsor that stage (which I call the "Vickie Stage")!

[Festngator]

Get a sign made and put it up (several signs as they will take them down each day)

[VWGal]

it's probably a TON of $$....the only we could do it is out of the kindest of the hearts of those who run jazzfest.

Well this is a big idea...it would be exciting! I'll take a shot in the dark based on the audience numbers and the advertising value (as compared to the sponsorships I manage) and say $50,000 to $75,000 annually. Maybe less if NOJHF took into consideration our "unofficial" charitable status. I've been wondering why there isn't a sponsor for that stage -- does anyone know?

I don't want to be a wet blankie, but aside from the significant investment that would be required, a couple of things jumped into my mind from my 9 to 5existence that might come into play if this idea is being seriously considered.

Most sponsorships are not year to year, the sponsee (the organization owning the asset, in this case NOJHF) typically wants to contract funding for three to five years. How would we feel about contracts? Long-term obligation to raise funds for this each year?

I have not heard of a sponsor having a say in the artistic choices at an entertainment venue. As an example, Sum 41 played at our TELUS Stage at a large exhibition in Edmonton -- and the next day I had to field over 100 complaints about language and behaviour. A new talent buyer decided to take the booking of this venue in an edgier direction. We did not have sign-off on the talent in our contract and it required a lot of time and influence for us to be informed in advance the following year. So if one of the things we would want from a sponsorship is to have artists we support in that stage's lineup, that might not something we have the rights to. Over time the artistic direction can change so that the lineup you see at that stage now might not be what furthers our mandate in three to five years.

For me, the thing to consider when I blue-sky about something like this is to always keep in mind what I want to achieve. If we had $50K or more next year would we accomplish more of what we want to achieve by investing in local artists' recordings ...or promoting Threadhead activities and activism....or support established non-profits doing work in New Orleans to support music. Or do a little of everything? That's some of the thinking I employ when considering sponsorship buys.

Almost every sponsorship proposal I review makes the point that they help my company promote our products, services or further our corporate reputation. In some way, all sponsorships definitely do that...but some are a better fit than others. Sometimes, I am better off to buy advertising and promotion that I control than be locked into a three to five year contracted sponsorship that's not a good fit.

Would love to hear the Threadhead nation's perspective on this -- also would be interesting to see what NOJHF would say if we approached them.

OMG, heavy thinking for a lazy Saturday afternoon. Back to sun and fun....;)

[mightyradgumbo]

Certainly all realistic things to consider, Vdubs. It sure would be sah-wheet for sure though.

[Corona]

Have they archived this yet? I'm dying to hear it!!!

[chrisjoseph]

Not archived yet. You can hear it OZ tonight at 8 PM (New Orleans time). At least that's what the website says.

[stynger]

Can someone living within WOZ ear shot please record this? I know it's only 5 minutes long and is supposed to be archived sometime but i'd really like to get this historical threadhead moment on tape. Please :o

[chrisjoseph]

If someone can call OZ to confirm the air time today (and post that on here), I will stream it on iTunes and record it.

[ibjamn]

If someone can call OZ to confirm the air time today (and post that on here), I will stream it on iTunes and record it.

Your cousin Dimitri says street talk is on tonight at 8pm, but I think he was going by the same schedule I was looking at. ;)

[stynger]

If someone can call OZ to confirm the air time today (and post that on here), I will stream it on iTunes and record it.

Chris how do you do that?

[chrisjoseph]

I can stream WWOZ thru iTunes (anyone can do that), and then use a program called Audio Hijack Pro (on a Mac) to make a recording.

[stynger]

OK. I stream on itunes as well. Thanks for the info.

[chrisjoseph]

the street talk segment should be starting in about 17 minutes...I will try to tape it. Those who want a copy, please email me.

[festbabe]

oooo -pulling up itunes now.

[stynger]

same here

[The Krewe of Chew]

Spirits of congo square?

Will it be on later?

[chrisjoseph]

Wish I knew. I'm going off their programming schedule that is shown on their website.

[kapeman]

nice raggae though ......goes well with Yankee -Mets baseball :-)

[stynger]

me thinks it's not coming on soon.

[festbabe]

ugh - I gotta go and finish dinner, etc. I'll wait until the segment is posted online.

[mdfest]

puff, puff, give, puff, puff, give. come on Smokey!

[stynger]

Just called OZ and they said there is not set time for the segment. Doesn't look like it's gonna happen. However they were impressed I was listening her in Georgia. Maybe I'll get a shout out.

[mdfest]

LOL- shout out to Mark! Dedication- Mr Smart!

[chrisjoseph]

oh well. Should be posted on the street talk archives either tomorrow or tuesday.

[stynger]

Please refer to me as Mr. Smart from now on.

[Cleophus]

Hey all -- I heard the segment on OZ last night on the computer. (Not sure what time it was on... maybe 9:30pm PDT?)

Very cool -- Congrats to all of you involved in this.

[VWGal]

Hey all -- I heard the segment on OZ last night on the computer. (Not sure what time it was on... maybe 9:30pm PDT?)

Very cool -- Congrats to all of you involved in this.

Well you're on top of things Cleo! Still isn't posted....sigh.

[chrisjoseph]

also...a big THANK YOU to Marc Stone for helping to get this OZ segment on the air!!!

[Lit]

On again right now

[BigDag]

Sounded really good. It's great to get the story out.

[ibjamn]

On again right now

Dang! I will never catch the whole thing! I heard maybe the last minute or two of it.

[djgriff]

I only caught the last two minutes as well... sounded great though, can't wait to hear the whole thing.

[SickStrings]

I have been listening to WWOZ and Radio Margaritaville (Sirius SatRad) since we returned from fest and catching that segment yesterday was a brightspot in an otherwise pretty dismal day here in Philly. I just had to stop in and say how much I admire what y'all are up to here.

I generally use internet forums like this as a time killer at work when I'm running some long process or idle in some other way. I think I should be paying a little more attention here, clearly I'm missing out on some pretty cool stuff.

I'm ready to join up, where do I sign?

[marignygreg]

We already signed you up, welcome to the nut house.

[SickStrings]

As my GF would say GROOVY. I'm already working on her to get us down there for both weekends next year. I figure the daze between would give us more time to explore places we haven't been together. (Like anywhere outside the city limits.) I want to take her for a cruise over the causeway to Mandeville, something everybody should do at least once. Twice if you want to get back.

[Carolina Beadhead]

I have been listening to WWOZ and Radio Margaritaville (Sirius SatRad) since we returned from fest and catching that segment yesterday was a brightspot in an otherwise pretty dismal day here in Philly. I just had to stop in and say how much I admire what y'all are up to here.

I generally use internet forums like this as a time killer at work when I'm running some long process or idle in some other way. I think I should be paying a little more attention here, clearly I'm missing out on some pretty cool stuff.

I'm ready to join up, where do I sign?

Just by posting you already have. If you want to get involved, check out these threads:

Fest4Kidz (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?t=2485)
Threadhead Records (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?t=6077)

And stay tuned. There will be another Threadhead Raffle next year where we'll seek donations of items and sell tickets to benefit New Orleans Musicians Clinic & our own Fest4Kidz.

[Belle]

As my GF would say GROOVY. I'm already working on her to get us down there for both weekends next year. I figure the daze between would give us more time to explore places we haven't been together. (Like anywhere outside the city limits.) I want to take her for a cruise over the causeway to Mandeville, something everybody should do at least once. Twice if you want to get back.


Reeled in another one!!! Sounds like he could be certifiable in a few months!!

Welcome SickStrings.

No NOLA virgin but this was the first year we stayed for a couple of daze between and it was heaven. Each year we add a day or two...next year is one more.

Keep jumping in the conversation but careful you will fall in love with these good peeps around here. ;)

[SickStrings]

I'm hanging out, reading up on stuff I wasn't paying attention to before and digging it all very much. Kinda bummed that I'll be missing Crawfishfest though, would have been a great chance to meet some folks. We had a great time last year, but it looks as if the hoopla attendant to Hope's (the GF mentioned earlier) daughter's high school graduation will prevent us from attending this year. Ya'll have fun up there in Joisey...