tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post8893507908347115591..comments2023-10-25T16:08:23.546-07:00Comments on Jet City Blues: Mike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-82103528860653037772013-02-09T19:47:35.707-08:002013-02-09T19:47:35.707-08:00Why do blog? Believe it or not, it's not becau...Why do blog? Believe it or not, it's not because I enjoy annoying musicians in far away places. I do it for strictly selfish reasons. <br /><br />If people don't dig my posts, I couldn't care less. Move on, please.<br /><br />But I'll tell ya, saying that I gotta get hip...THAT's gonna leave a mark!Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-22772490130435125892013-02-09T05:59:01.110-08:002013-02-09T05:59:01.110-08:00OK wise guy you win. I hope your readers get how
...OK wise guy you win. I hope your readers get how <br />juvenile you sound. This reader gets it. Why don't you drop back and do some HS gigs or Battles. <br />$40 one night $240 the next. <br />We use those gigs to work things out. You are a superstar so Im sure your above all that. Why do you blog? What is your mission? If you think this is offering something to your readers you IS crazy. <br />Hey have a good ........ maybe I'll catch you at SPAH or in Memphis. Happy honking<br />Signing off from Columbia SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-41234018735560245802013-02-08T22:31:10.356-08:002013-02-08T22:31:10.356-08:00Let's see, I was 14 in 1964, so you got me the...Let's see, I was 14 in 1964, so you got me there, Anonymous! I already have a real job. It would be a little difficult to support a family playing gigs for $200 a night. That would be $40 a night for me. At THAT rate, less gigs is better!<br /><br />Wait a minute, you don't mean $200 per band member, per night, right? If so, I'm moving to Columbia!Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-90872617151137394242013-02-08T20:32:05.911-08:002013-02-08T20:32:05.911-08:00Hey brother you lead with your ego. Build a commun...Hey brother you lead with your ego. Build a community and a partnership with all! That means bandmates, owners and fans. A vet of 30 years knows there is no typical in this bizz. I've been gigging since 1964, what were you doing in 64'?<br />Any owner committed to live music is a friend. It's always give and take. Unless you are above it all. In that case go get a real job. <br />Your attitude stinks brother, and that = less gigs. Now thats a thought! Less gigs is better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-49544661127519707682013-02-06T22:28:23.957-08:002013-02-06T22:28:23.957-08:00Oh, and by the way, I have worked for club owners ...Oh, and by the way, I have worked for club owners that WERE the enemy. I'm just sayin'...Mike Lynchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-28328223968597822202013-02-06T21:07:14.669-08:002013-02-06T21:07:14.669-08:00Anonymous Columbia SC's other post was deleted...Anonymous Columbia SC's other post was deleted because it was a duplicate.<br /><br />MLMike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-32391142135818801842013-02-06T21:03:52.980-08:002013-02-06T21:03:52.980-08:00@Anonymous Columbia SC - So you guys typically mak...@Anonymous Columbia SC - So you guys typically make $100 less a night than we do in the NW. That sucks!<br /><br />My experience has been this-after 30+ years of playing in clubs, I know that you can never expect a raise in your pay again after accepting a decrease. It ain't gonna happen. There are plenty of bands that will play for less, no matter how low the money goes.<br /><br />At some point you gotta move on, like we and several other bands have done.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-32477546602214862442013-02-06T17:33:13.708-08:002013-02-06T17:33:13.708-08:00I have a blues quartet in Columbia SC and we work ...I have a blues quartet in Columbia SC and we work rooms for $200 a night. Unless your calendar is so full you have no open dates I think you are just trying to gather evidence against an expense savvy owner. <br /><br />Think after reading your post you burned a bridge. <br />You are collapsing the new owners with the old owners<br />and the result is you turned down a paying gig and then trashed them on the net. Great move! <br /><br />Why don't you create a community of owners and players OR open your own club man. Owners are not the enemy. Get hip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-9646906531046333972013-02-06T17:28:58.086-08:002013-02-06T17:28:58.086-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-5484151243105206772013-01-30T08:04:34.190-08:002013-01-30T08:04:34.190-08:00Right, pay for club gigs in Seattle has remained e...Right, pay for club gigs in Seattle has remained essentially the same for 30+ years. However, our dollars had a lot more purchasing power bacK in the day!Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-7674283088906731732013-01-30T06:37:33.886-08:002013-01-30T06:37:33.886-08:00bummer. Funny thing is I played in blues bands in ...bummer. Funny thing is I played in blues bands in the 70's and usually made $75 or $100 a night. Plus all I could drink and sometimes other "perks". <br />Now I came back to band gigs after raising a family and the pay is basically the same with no perks, a drink monitor and yeah, you never get a two night stand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com