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You guys don't know how shy he is do you?
Well, anyway, someone on the Jónsi forum posted this about the last acoustic in-store gig Jónsi had:
"Hey—
I'm new to this forum, but I am a long time SR fan, and I just wanted to try to shed some light on what happened in Echo Park and why I believe that the in-store tour was canceled.
In theory it was a great idea, but in execution it was an absolute shambles. Jonsi showed up about 30 to 45 minutes late, which in it of itself, isn't a problem. The traffic is an absolute nightmare here, so I obviously didn't blame him for his lateness. However, once he got here, he was obviously very uncomfortable with the situation.
To set the stage, there was around 35 of us in the store and another 100 or so outside in the rain, and Jonsi was forced to perform standing on a chair in the corner of the store b/c Origami Vinyl weren't bothered to actually prepare some sort of stage or step ladder for him to stand on. Because of that, it was nearly impossible for anyone not in front to see him (esp. my girlfriend who is 5'2), and it was actually quite difficult to hear his guitar as well. It wasn't helped by the fact that the store refused to close the front door (which was possibly due to fire restrictions), so we were also fighting off the sounds of the street, passing buses, people talking outside, etc.
He only played four songs (I was told he'd be playing for 35 to 40 minutes), and two of those four songs (the admittedly stunning "Icicle Sleeves" and "Go Do") he had to restart after he flubbed chord changes (he seemed really nervous). Obviously, it was incredible to hear his voice in a truly acoustic (microphone-less) setting, but it was an ultimately disappointing performance, because any fan of his work knows what he is capable of. When I heard that the rest of the dates were canceled, I really couldn't have been less surprised, as nobody acquitted themselves well at the LA instore.
More annoying was the fact that everyone had to buy a copy of Go on vinyl to gain entrance, which means that my girlfriend and I now have three copies of it. It was obviously a money-making tour driven by his management/label, and I have to say that it was a serious misstep by them. As for Jonsi, I was disappointed by his overall performance and demeanor, but if you put a great goalkeeper at center forward, you can't blame him for not scoring goals. He was put in an awful position by his management, so I can understand why things went down the way they did. I'll always be a big fan of his, but from the overall reaction of the crowd as he slunk away after playing for less than 20 minutes, he may have lost a few fans on Sunday. I put that on his management.
Sorry for the rant, just wanted to try to clear somethings up. Now back to work!
Dan"