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11-30-2012, 05:06 PM
|  | bass... in your fass | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: TalkBass > Band Management | | | 3 checks for $375, that's over $1,000.
Um, I hate to say it, but I would be very surprised if you ever see that money. Where is he going to lay his hands on that kind of jack?? A grand MORE than he needs to live on? He's probably counting on the future gig income to cover other expenses that he can't dodge; rent, food, gas, pimp, bookie, dealer........
Maybe he can scratch up that kind of dough, some people can but most can't.
Good luck, I think you need it..... |
12-01-2012, 05:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ChrisB2 3 checks for $375, that's over $1,000.
Um, I hate to say it, but I would be very surprised if you ever see that money. Where is he going to lay his hands on that kind of jack?? A grand MORE than he needs to live on? He's probably counting on the future gig income to cover other expenses that he can't dodge; rent, food, gas, pimp, bookie, dealer........
Maybe he can scratch up that kind of dough, some people can but most can't.
Good luck, I think you need it..... | Supposedly, he's doing a bunch of acoustic shows this weekend... Mine was $375, the other guys were $225 each. He's been informed that if he wants us there, we need cash before Friday.
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12-01-2012, 06:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeb  Hey Brad, if the gig in Lafayette is worth the drive, and the 375 owed is on top of that, I'd probably be inclined to do that. I mean, you get nothing if you stay home for sure. But I understand your frustration, I'd be more than a little tilted and that 3 hours drive might be enough time for you to think out a plan B if it doesn't work out. Which it may not, the guy is a liar. You present a very good question though, a real bummer. |  Musicians are their own worst enemies. Play a gig on the hopes that he might pay you for the last one? Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyAxe Live and learn. Don't do the gig. Don't call him to cancel. Don't ever answer his calls. Tell everyone you know about the dirt bag. Chalk it up to experience. | I'd agree with this. Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkMgibson No way you should call the venue. Management guys don't care about your arguments, and involving them in it makes you look like an amateur. Sort it out yourself - beat the sh*t out him if you want, but don't involve club owners; they couldn't give a toss. | Agreed. Don't involve them in your spat. Quote:
Originally Posted by bradjonesbass He's supposed to meet me Monday... We'll see... | Quote:
Originally Posted by bradjonesbass Supposedly, he's doing a bunch of acoustic shows this weekend... Mine was $375, the other guys were $225 each. He's been informed that if he wants us there, we need cash before Friday. | Good luck getting your money.
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12-01-2012, 07:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | I hope you get paid, but even if you do, I wouldn't ever work for this clown again. He could have been honest, but instead chose to treat you like a fool. As Pete would say "Don't get fooled again". |
12-01-2012, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DieterVDW What kind of sick person makes up a story about his dad having a heart attack? He's either twisted, or I hope the communication with the sister was a miscommunication. (Is he on drugs or something... Sjeez...) | A first class creep.
Because of the heart attack lie, I would not waste money on gas, tell him to meet you some where convenient for you prior to the gig with cash or you don't play.
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12-03-2012, 07:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana | | | Supposed to meet again tonight... Texted (an hour after the meet time) with another excuse... He also posted pictures from Ford Field yesterday (he lives in Warsaw, IN)... Looked to be pretty good seats - corner of the end zone, lower level... I texted him back. Told him he had 24 hours to get me my money or he was going to need a defense attorney because I was calling the prosecutor's office check frauds division.
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12-03-2012, 07:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | What a jerk. See to it he has a public record to defend for the rest of his life.
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12-13-2012, 08:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Charlottesville, VA | | | I *think* I know how this turned out, but I'm curious. |
12-13-2012, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | Yeah, I'm curious too. As the OP said, writing a bad check is fraud, and I'd be going to the police if he hasn't paid up. I hate thieves, and people rarely write bum checks by accident. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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