Oh come on Spud Bug "Its for the Love of the music" :} Chubby
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:23 PM, mistertaterbug <[email protected]>wrote: > > Howdy all. I *had* to post this to the group. It is a bit overboard, > but not that out of line with a few of the gigs that one gets called > on. It just goes to show the attitude that some people have regarding > the job of "musician". Of course, the language is lighthearted enough, > but the underlying message is a bit ignorant of the trade... > > Come play our wedding for four hours for free, play music from every > genre known to man (by request, probably) and if Granny wants to play > the drums, then let her. You get a "great" meal and drink, provided > you can consume it in some out-of-the-way place during the time when > relatives are telling embarrassing stories about the bride and groom. > You may give your CDs away for free to people who will lay them down > on a coffee table or bathroom sink and leave them there. Tips? > Really? > > There used to be a lot of conventions at the Opryland Hotel years ago, > probably still are, that were somewhat like this. Bluegrass as dinner > music. More than once we were told to turn down so that they could > talk over catered suppers. Of course, there are a lot of great gigs > that are nothing like the one described, but these really sting...Just > imagine being asked to do whatever your occupation is under these > terms. Sort of changes things, eh? > > Conventional Tater > > > > > > This ad actually appeared in a newspaper. Before you get ready to play > this, > read on...> "BAND WANTED" > > > Couple getting married in need of a band. Ideally, we'd like a 4-5 piece > > band that can play disco, funk, R&B, Motown, rock, top-40, as well as > some > > Jewish Ethnic songs like "Hava Nagila". We'd need about four hours of > music, > > from 6-10 PM with some breaks in between. We also need some light rock or > > jazz for the dinner music. Also: we need to use your microphone for > toasts > > and speeches, etc. Pay: Unfortunately, we cannot afford to pay the band > in > > money. But here's what we offer in return: > > > > > > > > (1) You and the band will be fed a great meal. (However, as we do need > some > > quiet dinner music provided, you'll have to eat during the toasts.) > > > > > > > > (2) Each band member will get 1 free drink. > > > > > > > > (3) We will mention your band in the toasts, and you'll get a chance to > pass > > out your business cards, and you can give away any band CDs you have. > There > > will be some very high class people there, and you'll probably get some > > offers from this. > > > > > > > > (4) If you do well, we might hire you for a paid party later this fall > > > > > > > > (5) We will have a tip jar out for the band. > > > > > > > > (6) You'll get the great feeling of doing a good deed! > > > > > > > > One more thing: We do have a few family members that play drums and > guitar, > > so we hope it'll be okay to let them sit in for a tune or two. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
