Moshulu Rob

Unfortunately it would be pretty hard to justify cancelling one of our busiest nights

I've just watched the Edgar Prais do all this 4 nights running, as main support, playing sold out 400 capacity venues all around england. I've seen them turn 400 people from standing chatting to their mates to watching intently and clapping and whistling after each song. I've seen them get mobbed by people after the show, and I've seen a Liverpudlian turn to his mate and say 'This isn't my kinda thing, but they're fucking good' They may well not be your 'thing' Maxi, but there is no denying they are an awesome band, neither are they the only band in Aberdeen. But then, saying that doesn't start a very good flame war does it?

Unfortunately for touring bands we get the ticket prices dictated to us by the agent.

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Errr, loads of people get prescribed loads of dangerous drugs for home consumption. Surely the argument is about wether a junkie is a fit person to be looking after a toddler, not wether methadone should be available for home consumption because one kid drank it. Should bleach be banned from homes?

My Dad's Diabetic, I'll give you a tenner for attempting it,and fifty quid for doing it under 2 hours.

no one who earns £160 a month pays tax, student or not.

I treat live music as an added extra to the bar and nightclub. Ie, all my budgets, cashflows etc include no live music as it's difficult to project exactly how many and how busy gigs will be from month to month. Therefore, whne we do do shows, the only overhead I include is Jamesy's salary, as all other overheads are covered in the bar and club P&L's. In this sense gigs are profitable overall, (obviously some lose and some gain money) However, if gigs was all we did, we'd be shut tomorrow. PS I'm assuming you looked up DF and CPL no?

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Considering the US spend about as much on their military as the rest of the world combined does, it would probably be a fairly fair fight.... Although they have no universal healthcare for their citizens, a massive public debt, and are busily cutting back on any and all social programs like education and social security. Gotta love the military-industrial complex.

Practising that music quiz game on his playstation...

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Allo' Allo', In terms of these kind of gigs, or indeed most touring packages with 'proper' booking agents, I dont get any choice on the ticket price, I get told what it is, and have to make an offer according, and it's always a case of chase chase chase, so you can be hella' sure that their ain't no bargains in this game for the promotor.. I think it's just a case of 'Aberdeen Syndrome', if a band you like goes to Glasgow, you'll gladly order a ticket online, pay like 10-12 quid, then at least 15 quid to get there, plus all the little extras, but if it's in your home city, in a venue that you frequent, then you look at it as pricey, it aint that much. The way I always look at things is like this..What's £8? A Burger King and a half, 3/4 of a Pizza Hut Pizza (Stuffed Crust, of course) or not even a round of drinks. This gig is also the only Scottish date, so it should be wicked, and geez, it must be a good thing for Abnerdeen to be in that sorta position as there's people travelling from all over Scotland for it. Same goes for Terror. These kinda gigs, coupled with Himsa/3 Inches, just get me all the closer to bringing in a little bit of Converge, maybe to The Tunnels.. Muahaha. JamesyRFR

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I used to know him, he regularly dropped in for a drink when I was the manager of Henry J Beans on the kings road in Chelsea. this was prior to his transplant, he used to drop in and scoof a large glass of chardonnay in about 3 minutes, but he was always friendly and knew most of us by name. I did hear the classic line from him once 'If my wife asks, you havent seen me today...right?' One thing I did think was out of order though was when hed given up the booze and came in for the afternoon with alex and some other guy, He stuck to Earl grey tea and Alex (his wife) tanned a bottle and a half of Pinot Grigio.......... Plus the paparazzi got him on the way out and he was on the front page of the Sun the next day leaving our bar with a headline of 'Bestie back on the Booze' or something similiar, when he genuinely hadn't had anything to drink at all.

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well, we didn't think there was a market for a dedicated extreme night in Aberdeen, but we were prepared to listen to people who said there was. We tried to do it monthly so people had a chance to build up to it, but in the end it costs us money to open with 60-70 people coming in, so we had to scrap it. Maybe you guys should look to put something together yourselves at a smaller venue that has lower operating costs. Rob

try mashing buttons on the phone repeatedly, thats what I do when BT are bouncing me from option to option and you usually get someone on the phone immediately.