Has she ever listened to the lyrics of this tune?
I almost never recommend this, but: Run away. Fast.
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A frustrating situation
- Thread starter The Lurker
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Has she ever listened to the lyrics of this tune?
I almost never recommend this, but: Run away. Fast.
Wow.
I would not in a million years agree to play that "party" after the email she sent you, never mind the $500 each!
I would however, do what a previous poster suggested and send an Op/Ed piece in to the local paper explaining why there will be no music at this celebration, and would definately make some parallels to Foot Loose....but then I'm kind of a grump curmudgeon sometimes so....YMMV.
I would not in a million years agree to play that "party" after the email she sent you, never mind the $500 each!
I would however, do what a previous poster suggested and send an Op/Ed piece in to the local paper explaining why there will be no music at this celebration, and would definately make some parallels to Foot Loose....but then I'm kind of a grump curmudgeon sometimes so....YMMV.
That's not Maude Flanders. That's Vice Principal Togar. "THE RAMONES! Do your parents know you're Ramones?"
Send her an entire list of Christian rock and country music.. Then get on stage and start playing G.G. Allin. Do not forget to play naked and take a duke on stage... Oh yeah... and get a guy that makes good counterfeit bills.
don't forget:
I fought the law, the clash version,
crack rock steady, chocking victim,
rock the 40 oz. leftover crack (heck, anything by the victim, or leftover crack)
surfin' on heroin, the forgotten rebels,
or maybe just send her a new playlist with all the artists she recommends that also just happens to have the monster mash, I heard it was banned in the UK for being "too morbid", which makes me think, perhaps you could do a parody of "banned in DC" by Bad Brains about this situation.
and basically this, I'd just refuse to pay, but some bad publicity against this person might help your cause.
In addition to writing the paper, throw your own bash! Make it a pot luck or something where all your band's friends and family can come for free and bring food (or you could charge a small cover, less than $75 lol). I'm sure it would be a lot more fun if the rest of the official party is run the same way as the music is....
Wow, I guess musicians tend to think alike.
The seven of us took a vote-- four were for withdrawing entirely, and three were for playing a set of the most offensive stuff we had in our collective repertoire (nobody really has the time to learn much new material, the general idea was to play stuff at least some of us already knew).
I'm still trying to digest that the keyboard guy, who is in his 50s, looks like a 1950s accountant, a devout Catholic, and plays with a symphony orchestra, knows that many Cannibal Corpse songs off the top of his head. Seriously.
The other pickup band has also quit, and one of the professional acts (local acapella group) quit over the money issue, since Ms. Flanders appears not to have understood that the singing group had a signed contract, and that the money was supposed to be going the OTHER way.
The seven of us took a vote-- four were for withdrawing entirely, and three were for playing a set of the most offensive stuff we had in our collective repertoire (nobody really has the time to learn much new material, the general idea was to play stuff at least some of us already knew).
I'm still trying to digest that the keyboard guy, who is in his 50s, looks like a 1950s accountant, a devout Catholic, and plays with a symphony orchestra, knows that many Cannibal Corpse songs off the top of his head. Seriously.
The other pickup band has also quit, and one of the professional acts (local acapella group) quit over the money issue, since Ms. Flanders appears not to have understood that the singing group had a signed contract, and that the money was supposed to be going the OTHER way.
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You guys should take the money it would have cost you to play the event and throw the biggest BBQ/block party the town's ever seen on the same day. Free admission of course, get a bunch of kegs, a few bands. Completely ruin the other event for them.
There's no way on earth I'd play that event under those conditions, even without the $500 contribution. If she'd objected to one or two songs, perhaps I'd have been willing to compromise, if I wasn't sure the songs were appropriate for an all-ages show.
If the high school or city government is sponsoring the show, I'd try to find someone sane there to complain to. If their are any corporate sponsors, I'd make sure they knew why my band wasn't playing. The event is going to be a complete train wreck unless the busybody in charge is replaced, and I wouldn't want to be part of it.
If the high school or city government is sponsoring the show, I'd try to find someone sane there to complain to. If their are any corporate sponsors, I'd make sure they knew why my band wasn't playing. The event is going to be a complete train wreck unless the busybody in charge is replaced, and I wouldn't want to be part of it.
If I was part of that groups leadership I would be enforcing the signed contract, not quitting!
Found the website and FB page for the events. They list several bands/acts to play over the weekend. Do you know how many of them are still slated to perform? The FB page hasn't been updated in some time...so I'm guessing a lot of that info is outdated.
I totally like the idea of hosting your own, separate, "off-campus" celebration. And to show no hard feelings, you could still collect donations to give to the school fund.
I totally like the idea of hosting your own, separate, "off-campus" celebration. And to show no hard feelings, you could still collect donations to give to the school fund.
At this point, I think the block party business would be a royal pain and a lot of work to organize in a short time.... I think I'm just going to enjoy the holiday.
Plus, this is the sort of town where the police get called if a kid's stereo is audible from the neighbor's house. Block parties are not gonna happen.
