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12-31-2005, 10:01 AM
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If anybody is in the neighborhood tongiht, I'll be playing duo with Harry Whittaker at Arturo's until 2:30 or so in the morning.
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12-31-2005, 10:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston, MA | | | I new I should of gone to NY. Never pass up a free night in the Julliard dorms... |
12-31-2005, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ferretti I new I should of gone to NY. Never pass up a free night in the Julliard dorms... | Now THAT sounds like the Fox in the Hen House  |
12-31-2005, 11:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SE Wisconsin | | | I played every New Year's Eve from the time I was 20 until I was 40. Had some really interesting times (my favorite was an "Artist & Models" party, wherein the guests were supplied with sketch pads and several beautiful nude models. Did I mention the models were nude? And beautiful? Least favorite was a 50-mile ride in a blizzard.)
Now I'm content to stay home with the family and rent movies and stay off the roads.
Hope everyone has safe, enjoyable and profitable NYE gigs. Its the one time of the year when musicians can really GOUGE and get away with it!
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12-31-2005, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Goodbar Its the one time of the year when musicians can really GOUGE and get away with it! | Tonight is the one night I'm paid what I'm actually worth. |
12-31-2005, 03:57 PM
| | Supporting Member/Luthier | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | Wow, they pay $75 in Columbus? 
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01-01-2006, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nicklloyd Wow, they pay $75 in Columbus? | Including tip. |
01-03-2006, 11:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC | | | I don't think I've ever gotten a $70 tip before.
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01-03-2006, 11:28 AM
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01-03-2006, 03:17 PM
| | Supporting Member/Luthier | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | Damn. |
01-03-2006, 03:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC | | | Aw, now, I was jest funnin'...
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01-03-2006, 03:28 PM
| | Supporting Member/Luthier | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | I know... damn.. I wish posted that.... |
01-07-2006, 07:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Mike Goodbar I played every New Year's Eve from the time I was 20 until I was 40....... Least favorite was a 50-mile ride in a blizzard.)
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Now I'm content to stay home with the family and rent movies and stay off the roads. | Been there, done that.
Too many years of abandoning my wife. Finally, when I was working with Eddie Hazell, we had an understanding that I would never play on New Year's Eve.
The hippest jazz club owner ever, Amos Kauhne, owned Gulliver's, hated the New Year's Eve crowd so much he refused to open the club.
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01-08-2006, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Don Higdon The hippest jazz club owner ever, Amos Kauhne, owned Gulliver's, hated the New Year's Eve crowd so much he refused to open the club. | It's hip to be a snob! |
01-08-2006, 06:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by nicklloyd It's hip to be a snob! | I guess you're joking, but Amos, more than anyone I've known in my life, put his money where his mouth is, giving employment to jazz musicians to the point of bankruptcy of the club. Not once, but time after time.
He's this kind of guy: Sonny Rollins forgot about his gig, showed up late, and felt so bad for Amos he played one set - 3 hours long.
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01-08-2006, 10:12 AM
| | Supporting Member/Luthier | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | It's great yer guy was a good club owner, but I wasn't joking... the whole "damn amateur crowd" attitude is terrible... if he didn't want to be open that night then fine... his club... but if you take a gig on New Year's Eve, be a pro and entertain the peoples that are there to party. So what if they go out twice a year, they are still the reason yer gettin' paid. |
01-09-2006, 08:23 AM
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01-09-2006, 08:35 AM
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01-09-2006, 08:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Brooklyn NY | | | What is Arturo's?
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Originally Posted by Ray Parker If anybody is in the neighborhood tongiht, I'll be playing duo with Harry Whittaker at Arturo's until 2:30 or so in the morning. | Is that the pizza place at 106 W. Houston Street? |
01-09-2006, 09:04 AM
| | | | Yup. Will be hanging out there tonight. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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