RE: [VFB] Thansksgiving

[mark romero]

Lemme tell you about this one cat in knew in France. He's the only guy there 
i ever met with this persistant thing of always saying "No probLEM" every 
time there was one, LMAO. Use to drive me nuts. As a road manager your first 
responsiblity is to act as if your the producer each night. Only in your 
case it begines with wake-up calls. And a producers first responsibility 
(like on a date) is "to get the best possible performace from the artist." 
Your the first one up and the last one to bed each morning and night. You 
have to be, because when you set wake-up calls, you have to allow enough 
time to let them go behind your back and change them to whatever they think 
they should be, so you can go back behind their's and put them back where 
they should be. You CAN'T have your people late to the lobby in the morning. 
If you do, it's starts the whole day nuts. So you let the hotel give them 
wake up calls, and then you go behind that and double them up. And there's 
never any telling how late someone came in the night/morning before. Or, if 
they even got any sleep for that matter. So, you try to let everyone know 
how serious it might be the next morning in terms of how early we have to 
leave, but they're gown men and they have to be allowed to act as such and 
be respected as such. No matter how much they screw up. There's an old 
show-biz sayaing, "No one monkey stops the show." And they know that, AND 
what it means. So, they screw up enough, and they know they'll be catchin' 
the next thing smokin' HOME. This one French cat was always pretty good at 
being helpful, and enthusiastic, but everytime i had to cut something off at 
the pass (predict a possible hazzard) he just couldn't quite understand that 
i was as serious as i was. So i quickly learned that instead of approaching 
him with the potential problem, i would just say his name and state PROBLEM! 
That way he had no chance to say, "no probLEM." LMAO. Just like in the 
music, one of THE most important things is to "Anticipate (tion)" whatever 
is comming next. Be ready to change direction at a "Moments Notice." And the 
only way to do it ........is by Listening. See with your ears, and hear with 
your eyes. mark....

From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: [VFB] Thansksgiving
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:41:20 -0500
He's referring to those other French guys...   ;)  The one's that now need
help with the UN mess they started.
Deb
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Some of us ARE FRENCH!!
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From: mark romero [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Actually Iain a couple of mine might have. Did the Moors (sp?) ever make it
that far? I can't prove it, but i "Know" i got somethin' from Africa in me
somehow. You ever get a chance, pick up a copy of Abby Lincoln's (Amanata
Moseka's) "Peopel In ME" date. THAT'S the shit. Yup i said it. And i'm
thankful you can in this country, whether i get banned or not. Least my
hearts bigger than a mustard seed. Not to worry, i'm not takin' you that
seriously, (benifit of the doubt) but i get fired up when i read/hear
certain things having to do with peoples, etc., etc. I don't play that 
****.

That's called dumb and dumber. I made reference to master Herbie of Hancock
earlier between sleep periods.........he once also composed a tune titled,
"Speak No Evil" check it out. It's on a Mile Davis date of the same name.
mark.......
>From: "iain short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: [VFB] Thansksgiving
>Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:26:45 +0000
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>To all the yanks   ...   Happy thanksgiving.
>
>You all have so much to give thanks for...
>...Your ancestors didnt leave europe, head east and land in india.
>...Your all sitting down to turkey not frogs legs.
>...You allowed to say what you like about who you like (but not on this
>list)
>...large amounts of alcohol appear to be compulsory with thanksgiving
>dinner
>...You aint french
>
>Have a nice day
>
>iain
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