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How to write a DSO review


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THE ART, RULES & ETIQUETTE

1. Start by listing the show and songs properly or you may claim Fuzzy Memory/Lack of Sleep/Altered States/Use of Handheld device as valid excuses. Use as many song acronyms as possible (this shows your deep knowledge base).

2. Claim your descriptors: Smoking/Hot//Spacey/Jaw-dropper/Face-melter/Shocking/Amazing/Masterful/Pinnacle/Stellar, etcetera...

3. Praise or condemn the venue. Mention seats or dance floor/slippery/frat boys/talkers/dance or spin space/ushers and security/ticket price

4. Throw in Hippie and cosmic quotes. This is where you should really go crazy. The more the better. Nothing is off limits!

5. Related to #4 above is the liberal use of babble, allusions to Eastern Mysticism, stream of consciousness, old fashioned blather and use of obscure quotations. You are a Guru in your own Ashram, let us all know it!

6. Grateful Dead song snippets. Use them! Alot!!! No need to Feel like a Stranger around here.

7. Make shout outs to your Peeps. Let the world know who you saw and who saw you. Name them. You can also use this space for some inside comments or jokes. Who cares if no one else gets it?

8. Throw in personal information not necessarily wise on an internet forum. After all, we're all friends!

9. Lament or praise Electives vs. Recreations. It's all about you.

10. List your credentials: # of GD shows, first show, years of touring, # of DSO shows. Wow us with your history and knowledge.

11. Get personal. Comment on your own and others dance styles or lack thereof. Rail riders vs. hallway spinners.

12. Praise the Band. It is important to mention EACH member by name and at least say a few words about them. This includes the drummers. Mention Lisa as "Gal" as in "These Guys and Gal are the best damn band in the world". Extra points for mentioning the Crew. Extra credit if you mention a crew member's name and their role.

13. You may certainly post off topic. Why not?

14. Punctuation, ALL CAPS, no caps, lack of paragraph structure, run on sentences, misspellings-do not matter here! It's all good.

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