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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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