Here's chapter 1 A Dummies Guide to Learning BradM's Taper Techniques Rule number 1 - At EVERY waking opportunity, make sure to say "My name is and I am a taper." 2 - Contact anyone possible who might give you the 'rights' to tape the gig. 3 - Show up to bar obscenely early, with an extra-large coffee in hand. 4 - Pray you get to hear sound-check. Hell, pray that you can tape it! 5 - Fiddle with your knobs, tape mics to stuff, ask people if they saw the evenings band on their previous trip to Ottawa. Order 1st of 3 large drafts. 6 - Once the music gets going and the crowd starts to fill up, make sure to exclaim to passer-bys "THIS is why I tape" during any jam that sees the bar quiet due to the pedestrian nature of 99% of jambands. 7 - Fiddle with your knobs some more. 8 - Begin to 'rock the fuck out' like you are playing air-guitar, without actually playing air-guitar. 9 - Get a confused look on your face when the music doesnt go where you expected and start fiddling with your knobs like you are 'rocking the fuck out' playing air-guitar without actually playing air-guitar. 10 - Once setbreak hits, go outside with your headphones so that you can re-listen to what you captured. Doing this in a loud group of 10-20 people is the best environment. Slowly filter yourself away from the group. Head down the sidewalk a little bit and begin to 'rock the fuck out' again. Repeat steps 5 through 10 for each set 11 - Get home, immediately transfer music and upload it to the archive. 12 - Wait for accolades. Flex muscles. Look in mirror.