I've been in bands that have made up posters, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and all that sort of thing; but the best promotional device was what we did for a European tour. Our band was performing in Texas before the tour so we bought 50 Texas "scratch" lottery tickets to give to promoters and fans. We found ones that had a picture of the Lone Star State on them. These became more popular than our bumper stickers and we wished we had gotten a hundred of them.

Several clubs framed them and hung them on their walls. It turned out to be a great promotional tool, and it didn't even mention the band. A few yeaars earlier we tried those small bottles of Jack Daniels, and even these weren't as successful as the lottery tickets.

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

Mike Dunbar Music