complaint about company

[Ruby Claude]

The company i am stuck with, over the years , the collection of them. Most of them are really stupid. Totally uninformed and living in a stupid drug-numbed bubble. They're all very talented but I could go for a little more intellectual stimulation now and then if you know what i mean.

[Not A Retard]

Are you trying to say that there are some retards on this board? VIRUS

That's not a very nice thing to say...

but why don't you just come out & say it!



Do you want your intellectual package stimulated?


P.S.
I am also not on drugs.

[Ruby May Claude]

No. I've only known you guys for a short while. These are people that have been dragging me down for well over a decade. Do drugs, don't let them do you.

I might need stimulus package to help with the crisis!

[sugarskull]

Happy Dia de los Muertos living people! Tonight we dance with our departed friends. To life!

[Open Mic]

I would like to lodge a steaming hot pile of complaint about the music "business" and many of the major-league assholes who "run" the "clubs."
In my case this is not biting the hand that feeds since they barely pay. :
They always act like they think at any minute Britney Spears or Metallica might call & ask to play at their glamorous dive, at which time they'll make a million bucks & be total "winners."
And that is why they treat all the local musicians who actually make good music & put up with their crappy, dickheaded, pointless crap like shit. I only wish Neil were there to throw something heavy at them.

But other than that the biz is the shizat & the bling rules!!!

[jimmie june]

wow! Open Mick!! you paint a horrible picture of the club owners but i beleive you. i have heard some stories aoubt how they take advantige of preformers. its not pretty. do you have a particular club you are rantin about? do you eveh get paid in ol pizzas & chicken wings like neil wrote about in his famus song 'at least i got paid.' theres so much injustise in this world. i see companys expoiltin their workers everyday. cryin shame, that.

[Open mic poetry reading]

:'(Hi JJ,
The name of the club is: The Sucker Club
It is ubiquitous & eternal, like suffering, with franchises in all the lower 48. (I've never played in the outer 2).

But it's Ok. I'm not POed no more. I started a musician's union & already got Tony Orlando, Dawn, either Milli or Vanilli (I'm not sure which left the message), Ringo the Star, The Edge, & two of the Jonas Brothers to join. (Jethro Jonas is a total dick anyway).
Also jazz legends Kenny G & Sammy D.
The bookers can join too!

When I get paid it is usually in anguish & grief, but sometimes I also get an Orange Juice or Iced Tea.
This business is straight-up monkey business.
I've found that the tips are bigger when I disrobe down to my spats, but the zoning doesn't always allow for it.
That's one of many reasons I respect Neil-- he won't turn himslef into just a sex object.

I saw him "jam" once & he was awesome!

[jimmie june]

dang open mick, that is one depressin business you got yourselv into. specially about the spats. eeek. like do you walk on a runway or somethin similar? do you get good tips? from the audience?

i wish you good luk in the musican union that youre formin. if you get enuff joiners AN publicity, beside this board, you might be taken very series. it kinda like what uptony sinclair did with his expose of the meat packin industry. with his novel the jungle he got the attention an congress passed some laws. you need lots of publicity. the public need to know how musicans arereally treated.

i neveh did see neil h jam. does he shake his head when his eyes roll around? what a hoot!

[twinkly]

Hi Jimmi J,
I seen Neil jam on a poolside chat on the computer TV!
He was with Mr. KG from Tenacious D & they were really going at it. like two industrial professionals.

It was an evening of musical magic. Neil played at least two different notes from his hamburger organ & you could tell they were chosen carefully.

The only sad thing is he did not sing on that jam
That's probably why it wasn't on his country winners record.

KG was jamming on on the acoustic guitar& it was clear they did not need a lot of "bells & whistles" or "pyrotechnics" or "naked dancers in cages" or "tattoos" to make the magic happen.
that is true musicianship.
Also there was a mystery guest playing from the telephone. He may have been naked. :oyou couldn't see him.

[twinkles]

Jimmi june,
i forgot to cry some more it has been a hard week.



thanks you for bein such a supportive Jimmi june & pearls & ryan stamen. I feel better now that I cried babied for too lines.

[jimmie june]

tinkles!! when will the rain stop? im drownin from you tears! sniffedy sniff sniff. wheres some keelnex? snort. wipe. sniff. bubble. gurgle. wipe. 2 lines o tears beats 4 jacks!

i seen that kyle gass sho with niel. it was wonnerful! kage is so cool. he has that nonplussed vibe happenin dunt he? i liked their jam. i cant remember the phone guy tho.

did you see the won where the swedish guy on skype was singin neil a song w/his acoutsic guitar? it was heartfelt experience.

i love poolside chats. i miss it. wish neil could do more innnernet shows then i would see all o them insted of once a year in person. it so sad for me.

sorry to brin sorrow to this board. i cant help it today.

[tWinkles]

It's funny u should mention rain Jimmi june. i'ts rainin hear today, also lots of fog. You can't hardly see your own hands in front of your head! And the carlights look like fireflies.
It's like when one of those bands uses the smoke machine, only ther's no music, just smoke.
Alos I like that cards joke> VIRUS
i agree, there's just something bout a neil show besides a pool. It make you want to jump in & enjoy yourslef,.

If I couldn't open for Neil reading poetry or acting out dramatic scenes from "President Truman" I guess i wood wish to be the poolgirl. Only I mite just pretend to clean the pool & watch the show instead.

I never seen all them shows yet so I got that to look forward to in this life , even when all else seems hopeless & forlorn, as it tend s to do in these crisis times. :'
Ohno their comes them tears again, I better put on happy face & keep the sunny side up. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Sorry i write soem long letters sometimes, like they used to do in the olden days before they had blenders & TVs.