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My band's lead vocal and guitar player's last name is Schlect. He made this tongue in cheek chart called the SCHLECTER SCALE OF GIG AWESOMENESS to make sure the rest of the band was all on the same page as far as what places we SHOULD be gigging and playing at vs the ones we should NOT be settling for. Visuals are everything and it reminds us of all the tiny dumpy places we have all played before and can always play if we wish. I love the whole "corporate sell out party" (look at those fools, they frickin sold out with goofy poses and outfits that are NOT rock! Well, they work well for the extreme corporate look but not what we want to do, YMMV) and the air guitar gig and the Good Guys bar in Lemon Grove (it looks like a classy joint with a tiny corner for the band, complete with back door, dart board, bullshat pictures and frames on the wall, drummer has a wife beater shirt and tiny kit, WHAT A JOKE!!!)
It's not that we don't like Céline Dion (she's hot) it's just our mantra is "NO B%TCHES IN THE BAND!" B&TCHES do not equate to hard rockin lol.
Not slamming on girls or anyone out there gigging in these places, ROCK ON!!!! Just being a little tongue in cheek. Just for our band, we wanted to make sure some members weren't out there booking gigs for us at places we prefer NOT to play. The reason we don't like below a 4 on the scale is a cost vs work ratio. In order for us to haul all our gear, a whole 5 piece band, with PA and lighting, to do a small gig for little pay is NOT what we want to do. Since we're only interested in gigging like once or twice a month, we're willing to work harder at getting bigger and better gigs. That's just us, your band can do what it likes or needs. We just can't fit all 5 of us on stage with all our gear AND haul everything for like $20. It's not even worth the gas money and we don't feel the urge to get out and play THAT much that we're willing to bust our humps. If we were all 22 yrs old, we prolly would. Since everyone in the band is near 50, we've become a little more selective (check that, picky and lazy) about when and where we play. Of course we're not opposed to playing a few times a month, but those gigs are harder to get.
K ;-)
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It's not that we don't like Céline Dion (she's hot) it's just our mantra is "NO B%TCHES IN THE BAND!" B&TCHES do not equate to hard rockin lol.
Not slamming on girls or anyone out there gigging in these places, ROCK ON!!!! Just being a little tongue in cheek. Just for our band, we wanted to make sure some members weren't out there booking gigs for us at places we prefer NOT to play. The reason we don't like below a 4 on the scale is a cost vs work ratio. In order for us to haul all our gear, a whole 5 piece band, with PA and lighting, to do a small gig for little pay is NOT what we want to do. Since we're only interested in gigging like once or twice a month, we're willing to work harder at getting bigger and better gigs. That's just us, your band can do what it likes or needs. We just can't fit all 5 of us on stage with all our gear AND haul everything for like $20. It's not even worth the gas money and we don't feel the urge to get out and play THAT much that we're willing to bust our humps. If we were all 22 yrs old, we prolly would. Since everyone in the band is near 50, we've become a little more selective (check that, picky and lazy) about when and where we play. Of course we're not opposed to playing a few times a month, but those gigs are harder to get.
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