Dont play this club.....read more....
I hate to do it...I normally wouldnt spread a bunch of smut and I hate people that bitch about this type of shit, but I feel I gotta spread the word.
City Limits in Sanford, Maine cancelled us without even calling us. Real cool right...the owner's excuse was he "was busy"...what a f%^&king pansy...they didnt want to pay us what we negotiated 6 months ago...thats the real reason..and from what I hear were not the first...
Actually I could care less, b/c the club will probably close before the winter and the manager challenged me to a fight..(thats funny) after I told him he was bullshit and that bad business gets you no where...
anyway, i figured since most of the people on this forum are in bands, I would warn you from playing that place and that if you do play it then its your business, but your supporting an asshole and his crummy club.
peace
6/10/2008 8:10:24 PM
That sucks man. If you're looking to play in Maine, look into the Lewiston/Auburn scene. I used to live up that way and they're VERY good to the talent up there. Good luck. I'm going to e-mail my old band mate and ask what some of the palces are up there. I'll post 'em here once I get them.
6/10/2008 8:18:13 PM
that has to be THE worst thing u can do to a band. it's nights like that,,that bring u down to ground zero again. u never expect it. especially afta driving all the way up there. only to be told u are not playing. it really sucks getting burnt. i know the feeling.
6/10/2008 8:32:37 PM
I wish you faught him. That would be awesome.
sorry man. and thanks
6/10/2008 8:35:17 PM
Lewiston has got a pretty good metal thing going on. I've seen some pretty good bands at Pub 33...
It's funny he challenged you to a fight! Has the guy never seen you before?! Surely he must not have. It would be like him bringing a knife to a gun fight. You should just whoop his ass on general principle...
6/10/2008 9:22:56 PM
J,
You drove all the way up there and they did that!? How far from the club do you guys live? Sanford is near Kennebunk! With the prices of fuel today it's practically criminal doing that to someone.
Those assholes should be sued for that.
One of the tell-tale signs of an establishment having a hard time staying is business is that they start jerking the entertainment around and acting weird. It's a sign of panic-driven desperation.
That place is definitely not long for the world.
Sorry that you had to go through that!
6/11/2008 2:11:13 AM
Oh, you're from Newton! That's still a haul.
I had a house gig there at that place KJ's for over a year back around 2000-01
6/11/2008 2:21:20 AM
me advice would be
new club for your band + owner nobody knows personally + significant travel = get an agent. That's not a guarrantee, but at least you have someone else in the mix to help deal with potential issues.
6/11/2008 7:10:05 AM
He needs the "Fish Treatment."
You get someone to go there covertly. They sneak in some fish or other foods that will rot and stink.
Place the remnants in strategic places, like beams, rafters, ceiling tiles, or any nook and cranny you can find.
Pretty soon that club will smell so bad, nobody will go there, and it will drive them bat-shit trying to find out where the stink is coming from.
Trust me. It works.
6/11/2008 7:19:43 AM
can you say Limberger?
6/11/2008 7:58:47 AM
ken another classic hide a half open container of milk somewhere. stinkorama
6/11/2008 8:18:59 AM
Actually, you *can* bring them to small claims court. There is a spoken contract there, and if you can show that you were listed anywhere as being booked there, even e-mails or an old club schedule, you can at least make a case. You may not win, but you can at least show them that you're not going to put up with that kind of sh*t.
6/11/2008 9:16:11 AM
You need proof. I've been down that road before. Without some evidence you won't win. It's just hearsay.
Use the fish. You'll feel better, and you'll have a story to tell for years to come.
6/11/2008 9:41:39 AM
Another trip to Maine, a day out of work for maybe nothing is hardly worth a fight in small claims court.... but who knows?
I like the fish idea, but get a BIG one with lots o' guts
6/11/2008 10:01:26 AM
I'm telling you, smear the underside of his car door handle with dog poo. Gross, smelly AND mentally damaging.
6/11/2008 10:07:14 AM
Burn down his house
6/11/2008 10:25:09 AM
Wow! I'd beat the shit out of the guy!!!! Then beat the shit out of his truck then go inside the club & smash every friekin bottle of booze! & Kick his dog on the way back to Band van!!!!
Sorry that happed to ya... {I'm pissed just thinkin about it, Ha!}
6/11/2008 11:15:33 AM
No offense J but after looking at the pics of this place I'd say they did you a favor! This place is right out of Deliverance and the best pics has maybe 10 people in it. do you really want to play there?
6/11/2008 12:03:15 PM
Well, you may be able to find proof if they advertised anywhere in a local paper and then cancelled the gig later. It may not be worth the trouble, the drive to Maine, etc., but I wouldn't rule it out in the future. It certainly shows these scumbags that they can't get away with this shit.
A past bandleader that I worked with went to court over an unpaid gig. The singer, who was hired as a sub for a weekend gig, did the Friday night, but then bagged out of the Saturday night gig, with no time to hire a different sub. She wanted the pay for Friday night mailed to her house. We didn't pay her for the Friday night nor for the missing Saturday night. She took the bandleader to court over it, and while she did win for the Friday night pay, it taught her a lesson, as even the judge remarked that it had been a scumbag thing for her to do. Was it worth the day in court? You decide. If it meant putting a scumbag clubowner out of his way, I'd consider it. (Disclaimer: this by no means is meant to be misinterpreted that I feel that *all* clubowners are scumbags.)
6/11/2008 12:42:10 PM
Here's the e-mail from my old band mate. He lives up in the Lewsiton area, here's some of the bars up there.
We got Warden's and Pub 33 in Lewiston, Club Texas in Auburn, Mixers in Sabattus just outside Lewiston. They all have bands, any type of genre. There's also the Cage in Lewiston that has bands sometimes and a private club called the ACME that rents their hall out and a lot of bands play there. In OOB there is a club called the Mirage that has bands a few nights a week plus weekends, it's fairly easy to get into and they have some good sized audiences.
6/11/2008 3:14:00 PM
A day in court over this seems like a wasted venture, especially if it's likely you'll lose. I'd just go all hardcore and beat his ass. Much more pleasure to be gained that way than bullshit court proceedings. Especially if he challenged you (which is just fucking stoopid!)
Or the dead fish, dog crap on the handle routine. Even slightly loosen the plug to his oil pan and take pleasure in knowing that some day maybe in 2 weeks or 6 months his engine will shit the bed.
6/11/2008 3:18:57 PM
Shoot him in the teeth
6/11/2008 3:24:32 PM
Thanks for the replies dudes....you guys are rightous..
I didnt drive up there actually...I just called them b/c the gig was actually scheduled for July 12th and the sound guy called to verify and I just had this feeling...He actually told me that the gig was on and then I heard through the vine that someone else had that date. He was chicken shit to call me...what a fag...anyway, we actually play ALOT in Maine... Goodbars, Cuddy's , Fifties, Mirage.. etc..and the best 80's metal fans in NE seem to be up there!! The owner of this club approached me this winter and begged me to play his new place. I gave him a $ number and we shook hands and that was it..it works 99% of the time, but anyway obviuosly this guy is a phony..as fas as the fight is concerned, I cant do that shit anymore. I gotta a kid and a mortgage and I will end up getting fucked in that deal. I just laughed at him and told him that he would lose and should be lucky that I got reponsibilities, b/c if I didnt I might have to do something very nasty...I still kind wish that he took a swing..I might have to revert back to my minor league hockey days and go a few rounds..
thanks again..
6/12/2008 6:12:00 PM
Oh yea..hey Chippa and Chris..remind me that you and I should never get together and have drinks and go out on the town...
talk about a night destined to fail..LOL!!
your a riot, I like the way you guys think...
I would comment on his myspace, but I dont want them fucking up ours...I dont need the bad press on my end..
6/12/2008 6:16:10 PM
Unfortunately, these days you can no longer give someone a well-placed right cross with lawsuits and such. He lucked out!!
6/13/2008 10:24:58 AM
Black-eyes and fat lips heal relatively quick, but a well-placed lawsuit is the gift that keeps-on giving.
I have no pride when it comes to machismo - you hit me in the face...? I hit you in the checkbook. Game over.
:)
6/13/2008 10:54:46 AM
that is what makes it such a shame!
6/13/2008 2:27:39 PM
It's also because I fight like a girl and an 82-yo grandmother could take me - so what comfort does any man of any stature take in beating "me" up...? You might as well punch a toddler. You'd get the same reaction.
:)
6/13/2008 3:26:04 PM
LOL! That was funny! I am just talking shit anyway. I'm hardly ever serious.
6/13/2008 6:05:09 PM
Thatguy,
That had me rolling with laughter. Good one.
6/13/2008 6:11:58 PM
Well - looking at the avitar for "J" - I'm sure one swing from him, and I'd be spittin' chicklets or possibly be out-cold.
6/13/2008 6:17:16 PM
Yep. Probably both!
6/13/2008 8:18:03 PM
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