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   Ouisie to JimD   
   Re: job offer   
   27 Jul 18 17:25:07   
   
   From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018072623224535505-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > No, not related other than we'll be the same trio configuration. Same   
   > people, and not the normal band loud bad band lineup.  In fact, we need a   
   > new name.   
      
   Something like "Less Is More"? ;) Too Orwellian ;)   
      
   >  We'll be knocking a bunch of locals out of work, and since it's a lot of   
   > jobs, we're knocking a lot of locals out of a lot of work.   
      
   Maybe they're knocking themselves out of work.   
      
   > That's unfortunate, but hey, that's also how it goes. So we'll probably   
   > set up some sort of guest appearance thing, bring in one or two now and   
   > then on a gig.   
      
   If it's an improvement, and I strongly suspect it is, then they've got no   
   one to blame but themselves.   
      
   > In the old days, a house job was 6 nights a week, same place, same time.   
      
   Sounds awfully Stagnant! Great way to get stuck in a rut!   
      
   > Those use to exist in the bigger cities.  Not so much in smaller towns as   
   > there just isn't enough of a customer base to support it.   
      
   Sounds very Dead End!   
      
   > I'm calling this a sort of house gig because it's a regular thing, and   
   > runs half the year.   
      
   Oh, I was thinking of one of those 'forever' situations ;)   
      
   > We began to draw bigger crowds than the place could deal with. And ... in   
   > that ... we were sucking business from the other places in town.   
      
   More like sucking business from bands that Suck!   
      
   > Must have made some political enemies, and in the end, someone torched the   
   > business.  TWICE.   After first fire, they rebuilt, then someone lit it up   
   > again. After the second one, it was over.  Someone wanted that place gone.   
      
   JEEEEEESH!!! What would've come next, assassinating band members? Sounds   
   like the mob or something similar.   
      
   > We're past that for now.  Focus is on the Wv job. That's what I'll do   
   > tomorrow.  Or maybe I'll just loaf around. It's been a hectic past few   
   > weeks.   
      
   I've got lots of Music related stuff going on here too.   
      
      
   > Raining now. And lightning.   
      
   JimD   
      
   I think your weather is a bit worse than what's happening currently here.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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