[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[sade1]

I AM ALL FOR IT. As long as they can play unedited and uncensored THERE IS 
NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. 


Since the days when the minstrels would play for t he Lord of the Manor and 
would get rightly fed and bathed as opposed to playing for that rabble outside 
who would barely put up the 10-14pence/pennies/cents admission, well.. go for it 
guys! I don't care if Palin, Newt Gingrich, Bashir Assad and Hassan Nasrallah 
split the bill for a Killing Joke gig in the rear courtyard of Saudi King 
Fah'd's memorial mausoleum celebrating the birthdays bash for (North Korean) 
Dear Leader Kim Jong-IL and Dominiq Strauss-Kahn, GO FOR IT! But for God's sake, 
film the goddamn thing, record it (call Cheap Trick if you need guidance) and 
then sell the shit out of it! I will buy!!1!



 



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From: Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com>
To: Gathering Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 8:06:55 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

Corporate/Private gigs are probably the most lucrative available to any working 
entertainer. I have a friend in a local swing band who can maybe clear $400 at a 
bar gig and $3000 at a wedding or corporate party. They have deeper pockets and 
are clueless about what things cost. Musicians need to eat. Discuss.
 
Also, back in the 90's I recall the CEO of some local Interwebs company who paid 
$500,000 (sans backline) to have The Eagles play for app. 200 people in the back 
yard of his mansion on Lake Minnetonka. The company later went broke.
 

 
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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:00:37 +0100
From: jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs


Musician Caught in Shock 'Earning Money' Scandal!

;)


--- On Fri, 20/5/11, nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com> wrote:



>From: nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com>

>Subject: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Date: Friday, 20 May, 2011, 14:53

>

>

>Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for 

>Gaddafi's son, I was with someone who works for an events company the other day 

>and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 

>business people to mark the opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It 

>might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but 

>Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp 

>rich enough already? I actually almost like Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a 

>principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate 

>bash.

>

>I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th 

>birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about Rod... but Goldfrapp!! 

>

>

>Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And 

>Goldfrapp... what's with them...?

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