I produce shows for local unsigned bands and I’m starting to get sick of it. The past two shows that I’ve done I’ve found myself saying “I don’t hafta do this” in the middle of it. Plus after talking to Adam yesterday I’m starting to think I should stop doing them all together. Why you ask? Well I’m doing a show in June and I’ve already begun booking for that show. I had four bands lined up and I just needed one other one. I wanted to use a band I hadn’t used in the past. Possibly one of the good Sacramento bands. Anyway I get an IM from Adam who asks if I’m going to have LIFT on my next show. And I’m like I don’t know… first of all I don’t like LIFT. I mean they’re lead singer is a nice guy but his vocals suck and I’m not a big fan of them, plus I’ve already had them in one of my shows and I don’t really want to use them again when I could use that slot for a better band. So anyway I finally give in and say that LIFT can play the show but they hafta go second because three of the five other bands are from the Concord area..and Fingertight hasta headline it because they have the best draw out of all those bands…so he’s like all “second is lame” and I’m thinking “hey, the band is lame” but I couldn’t say that. So anyway he goes on to ask me if I need help with that show too…help means sound and he has cheap sound and I basically need him because I don’t have any way else of getting sound…well I do but I would hafta pay way more than I’d want to. So I’m basically stuck with having to have LIFT play just because he’s going to do sound for me. And I hafta split my dough with him because we’re doing the show together…which doesn’t really make sense to me… I think I’m going to change that. Anyway yesterday I was totally ready to call it quits. I mean it’s not fun…it’s a pain in the ass. That’s mostly because I can’t do things the way I want to and I’m sick of dealing with Juli the Teen Activities Coordinator for Pleasant Hill. She’s totally irritating. I hate having to work with her and check in with her.. it’s a pain in the ass. I’m totally frustrated with the Director of Leisure Services for Concord. I call him and he tells me the same shit, which leads to nothing getting done. I want him to give me a damn date… I hate adults. I’m sick of bands asking me for shows and them not understanding that I don’t have a gazillion dates to work with. I’m not at the point where I completely don’t want to do it anymore, but I’m getting there. That convo with Adam yesterday pissed me off. I hate having to do something that I don’t want to. I know I could have said no but I didn’t want to jeopardize my sound situation. I need to find a better and cheap way to get sound without having to use Adam. I don’t want to go back to paying 1000 bucks and having to provide two guys to help them out. I personally think they should take care of that themselves. ugh! you don’t know how frustrating this is! I hate boys….they’re such a pain in the ass.

So tonight I’m going to a show in Pacheco (of all places) with Jonathan and Jamie. I keep having friends who’s names begin with J. I have no idea what that’s about. I’m going to go pick up Jonathan after I leave work. I brought the board game I won from entering a Business Plan competition, so I figure we can kill time before the show playing that… and I know Jamie gets off at PM. and the show starts at PM…so maybe we can go to dinner before the show…that’d be cool. I gotta go. I can’t think of anything good to say.

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