Dr. Milo T. Pinkerton III ([info]doctorpinkerton) wrote,
@ 2008-07-27 13:20:00
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Current music:Coven - 'Blue Blue Ships'

Let's get this ball rolling...
OK, the survey results of the 'where should we play our 100th show' poll are in. Of the twenty some odd folks that responded:

31% favored the House of Blues Parish
37% favored One Eyed Jacks club
25% favored the Howlin' Wolf
and 6% actually wanted us to perform at the Republic.

Interestingly, 18% also requested specifically that we NOT perform at the Houes of Blues Parish! Guess there's something to be said for sticking up for locally owned clubs. However, One Eyed Jacks hasn't answered my booking requests via email or phone in three weeks, and House of Blues has been very forthcoming in answering all my questions directly and offering good terms for a booking. So unless somebody hooks us up with One Eyed Jacks RIGHT away, it looks like it's gonna be House of Blues Parish on the 20th of September (which is far enough away that we can actively promote it. And after that it'll be House of Shock time!


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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-27 10:44 pm UTC (link)
Why not by pass both and do Howlin' Wolf? Then it's not HOB, but atleast it's some place local.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-28 05:04 am UTC (link)
Welllll, the Wolf was a great place for a number of years, but they kind of made themselves locata non grata last spring. Which was a pity, because I liked the place... but we had a hard time getting people to show up there.

Odds are on HOB at the moment, and it's been a while since we performed there, so...

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-28 06:19 am UTC (link)
My disdain for HOB actually has less to do with the fact that they're a chain, and more to do with their staff/business practices.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-28 02:38 pm UTC (link)
To know 'em is to loathe 'em, eh? (Ditto for the 'Wolf...)

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-28 06:43 pm UTC (link)
Whenever I have to do a day-of-show promotion for the Syndicate and they list HOB, I always cringe.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-29 03:17 am UTC (link)
The Syndicate!!! Excellent, another shadowy, evil organization!

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-29 05:00 am UTC (link)
Yes, them and their dastardly band promo skills.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-29 02:21 pm UTC (link)
Wow, an actual management company. I'd be very interested in talking to someone from such a firm, but the cynic in me says it'd end up the same way.

As 'competent' a front as we like to put on, the C.O.G. has always had to subsist as a DIY organization, ignored and shunned by rock promoters and management. Everybody who has offered to help us has flaked out without booking a SINGLE gig, and no booking agency has EVER returned my phone calls!

That said, I'd love to be proven wrong someday...

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-29 08:07 pm UTC (link)
I'll forward your information to them. (Like the good little lemming I am.) If you don't get a call, don't worry about it. I have no idea what they do with the information they get.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-29 11:24 pm UTC (link)
I deeply appreciate the help... though the cynic in me suspects we're not 'marketable' enough for such a company (mind you, I'd love to battle against one of their other clients, 'We Are Scientists'!)

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-30 02:01 am UTC (link)
They host a lot of bands that aren't that well-know, and some who's "managers" I wish would go back into obscurity.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-30 04:29 am UTC (link)
What's your connection to them? (If you care to talk at more length, email me at drpinkerton@consortiumofgenius.com.)

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[info]everyinchofme
2008-07-30 05:08 am UTC (link)
I'm just one of their numerous hordlings who goes to concerts at their behest and promotes whatever band they've handed me that week.

It's for pay, but not much if you consider gas, parking, time, etc. I enjoy it, so I continue to do it. And I haven't had any problems with the company other than them canceling promotions at the last minute.

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[info]humidcityloki
2008-07-27 11:23 pm UTC (link)
Fuck. Doesn't matter to me anymore, I'm going to miss it. Thats the day after I leave on a business trip to NYC.

Double damn.

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[info]redneckgaijin
2008-07-28 12:32 am UTC (link)
It's also the same weekend as Anime Weekend Atlanta... which I'd like to attend from a financial point of view, but am currently on the waiting list for dealer's booths for.

I might, therefore, be able to attend after all... it'd be damn expensive, though ($80+ for the gas and $50 for the hotel to stay over, plus entry charge), so I'll have to think about it.

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[info]doctorpinkerton
2008-07-28 05:06 am UTC (link)
RATS (unless you could somehow hook us up at One Eyed the week before...)

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[info]delphinea
2008-07-28 02:11 pm UTC (link)
And now for something completely different and off-topic -- I found a news report that I think you'll be amused by. You just can't make this stuff up.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/07/28/acosta.air.guitar.cnn

And they mentioned Finland! *slaps head* Doh!

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Air guitar......
(Anonymous)
2008-07-29 03:52 pm UTC (link)
I saw the report on CNN the other night. That's the absolute gayest bullshit I've ever seen. I sincerely hope these morons aren't actually making money doing this or someone seriously needs to be killed.

Signed,
Anonymous

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Like I said...
[info]cybrludite
2008-07-30 04:45 am UTC (link)
...I've no problem with HoB, so long as the Curse of the COG still works. That said, the show being at HoB won't keep me from attending. (Checks calender) Cool! The 20th is a Saturday. I can actually make the show without having to request time off.

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