Andy
Honorary Member
but this guy took the award for most exaggerated venue owner BS.
Andy - "Hi, where is the band setting up"?
Venue manager - "over there (points) - in front of the fireplace".
I'm looking at a space about 8ft wide.
Andy - "I'm sorry, but we can't fit a 5 piece band in that space. Can we move this furniture" (pointing to a large L shape settee & two tables).
Venue manager - "no", we have 120 people in here tonight, & I'm short of seating as it is".
Andy - "well, it's just physically impossible for us to fit in that space, plus we need room for the PA".
Venue nipple - "you don't need a PA, you can use our house system just like every other band does" (pointing to a pair of wall stand mounted 100W Tandy speakers from the 70's)
Andy - "even if we could get that system to work for us, we still can't fit in that space".
Venue idiot - "we've had a 10 piece band with trumpet players in that space - no problem"
Now getting annoyed Andy - "I'd pay to see that, a f&*g brass band / human pyramid combo"!
Venue tosser - "well, you can take it or leave it"
Andy - "we'll leave it, & you can explain to the biker club who hired your venue that the band couldn't set up because you wouldn't move a f*&%g settee & two tables. We've already been paid, I doubt you will be, & good luck rebuilding the bar"!
Furniture got moved in 3 minutes. We didn't see the venue owner for the rest of the night
Andy - "Hi, where is the band setting up"?
Venue manager - "over there (points) - in front of the fireplace".
I'm looking at a space about 8ft wide.
Andy - "I'm sorry, but we can't fit a 5 piece band in that space. Can we move this furniture" (pointing to a large L shape settee & two tables).
Venue manager - "no", we have 120 people in here tonight, & I'm short of seating as it is".
Andy - "well, it's just physically impossible for us to fit in that space, plus we need room for the PA".
Venue nipple - "you don't need a PA, you can use our house system just like every other band does" (pointing to a pair of wall stand mounted 100W Tandy speakers from the 70's)
Andy - "even if we could get that system to work for us, we still can't fit in that space".
Venue idiot - "we've had a 10 piece band with trumpet players in that space - no problem"
Now getting annoyed Andy - "I'd pay to see that, a f&*g brass band / human pyramid combo"!
Venue tosser - "well, you can take it or leave it"
Andy - "we'll leave it, & you can explain to the biker club who hired your venue that the band couldn't set up because you wouldn't move a f*&%g settee & two tables. We've already been paid, I doubt you will be, & good luck rebuilding the bar"!
Furniture got moved in 3 minutes. We didn't see the venue owner for the rest of the night