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03-22-2011, 05:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tampa, FL | | | Really Bad Club Owners
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Just wow....This is a common occurrence(being shorted) at this place.
I imagine worse has happened, anyone top this crap?
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03-22-2011, 05:38 PM
|  | A figment of our exaggeration | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way Out West | | | There are jerk club owners, then there is this guy. This club owner needs to learn the hard way: A complete and total boycott of his "establishment" until he is out of biz. Period! |
03-22-2011, 05:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sartell, MN | | | Wow. Just wow. I hope to never come in contact with a person like that ever, in any situation. I wish the worst upon his business.
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03-22-2011, 06:03 PM
| | Bangin' out the bottom end for 44 years! | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Connecticut | | Doesn't surprise me at all. There are all kinds of club owners. I would suspect this one has some sort of mental or substance abuse issues ... but then again, he just be an a-hole. 
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03-22-2011, 06:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyAxe Doesn't surprise me at all. There are all kinds of club owners. I would suspect this one has some sort of mental or substance abuse issues ... but then again, he just be an a-hole. | I'm going with #2
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03-22-2011, 06:20 PM
| | | | never met a club owner I liked or trusted. I've seen many nights like that back in the 80's hardcore scene. punk bands got screwed all the time. the club owners would call the cops and they would beat the snot out of everyone. nobody got paid. |
03-22-2011, 06:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nashville, GA | | Holy Jeebus... hats off to the members of KOLE for keeping their cool in that situation.
Guess where I'm not going next trip to Largo... 
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03-22-2011, 06:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryville, TN | | | Scenes like this beg the bigger question: Is all the trouble of lugging equipment around, rehearsal time, investing in equipment, time away from family and other pursuits worth it?
Times are hard.
Gigs are getting more hinky every week.
I've seriously considered pulling the plug on everything until things get better.
But I love music and get off on playing. And I refuse to do business with jerks.
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03-22-2011, 07:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stockton, Ca | | | If he would've done that to my band I'd have rather called the cops (make it look like you're acting on self-defense) and then kicked his ass.
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03-22-2011, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boston & Arizona, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Crunka If he would've done that to my band I'd have rather called the cops (make it look like you're acting on self-defense) and then kicked his ass. | Not really, most likely the owner and his security were all packing. Even if they had the good sense to keep their weapons holstered, it only takes about twenty seconds to get totally messed up when five crazy guys get hold of a person.
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03-22-2011, 09:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pekin, Il | | | Sad thing is, a boycott usually never works, there is always "some band" that will still play there and be happy (see that all the time in Peoria with some of the bad owners there). What usually happens then is only "B" grade bands will being playing there and then he will lose his ass. It takes a while thogh. |
03-23-2011, 10:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | Mike Demino should lay off the coke. He allegedly snorted up half the bands pay that night.
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03-23-2011, 10:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey | | | We have a guy around here that treats bands like crap and thinks he owns Madison Square Garden, we have one gig there in June. I hope the place closes before we play.
IT sucks because its a nice venue and bands could do well there if the owner wasn't a tool.
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03-23-2011, 10:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey | | Quote:
Originally Posted by rollerberg2000 Scenes like this beg the bigger question: Is all the trouble of lugging equipment around, rehearsal time, investing in equipment, time away from family and other pursuits worth it?
Times are hard.
Gigs are getting more hinky every week.
I've seriously considered pulling the plug on everything until things get better.
But I love music and get off on playing. And I refuse to do business with jerks. | Its getting less worth it. But with a little effort and collaboration from bands in the area, you can easily put on your own shows at halls and make all the money yourselves. That's if the venues near you are less then accommodating.
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03-23-2011, 01:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maple Glen, PA | | | I'm more stunned by the writing of the article. I could barely get through it with KOLE being re-stated ad nauseum. Evidently the writer does not work much with pronouns. |
03-23-2011, 01:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seattle, WA | | | I feel fortunate to live and play in Seattle. Don't get me wrong, there are going to be jerky club owners here just like everywhere else, but for the most part, the clubs around Seattle have a pretty good rep with all of my projects.
That does beg the question: How much of the bad rep associated with specific venues/owners comes from bands that are problematic? I know that my bands all show up when the venue specifies load-in, sticks to the set time, and basically plays ball by the rules of the venue. Other bands might not be so mindful of a venues policies and get off on the wrong foot right out of the gate which would allow bad situations to escalate.
Not pointing the finger at anyone, just a thought...
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03-23-2011, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pkmoor I'm more stunned by the writing of the article. I could barely get through it with KOLE being re-stated ad nauseum. Evidently the writer does not work much with pronouns. | Same, at first I thought it was intentional, but the more I read, the more apparent it became that this dude just can't write.
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03-24-2011, 07:12 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire | | | I noticed it more with the repetition of the name of the club and owner....and assumed it was an attempt to boost search rankings. |
03-24-2011, 08:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tampa, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jlane72t I noticed it more with the repetition of the name of the club and owner....and assumed it was an attempt to boost search rankings. |
Yes, exactly! the so-called writer's on examiner.com are paid on click traffic from their articles. I laughed out loud as he referred to himself as a "member of the media".
Yeah, OK. I guess I can be a member of the media since I publish two blogs. Sweet!
Yes he still stinks as a writer. |
03-24-2011, 08:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA | | | If that author was so disgusted with the club, why did he repeat the link to it so many times? Something's fishy here.
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