a few months ago i agreed to pick up tuesday nights as a permanent shift since noone else would commit. what in christ's name was i thinking? oh right, i wasn't. it's structured to be a "showcase" night for up & coming bands in the area, but there seems to be a reoccuring pattern of south jersey or northeast philly bands playing. it usually consists of anywhere from 3 to 5 bands & the styles can range from "grindcore metal" to "bluegrass". the interesting thing is the genre diversity creates a strange dynamic behind the bar. these past two tuesdays were no exception. needless to say, my tuesday ranges anywhere from fratboy club to suburban "evanessence" crap bands & their families. all i need to hear is, "oh, so isn't my son's band awesome?".
the line up of bands are most likely the local bar favorites at any new jersey college bar. they cater to the "under 30 - coors lite" crowd. you know the type of guy that digs this crap...abercrombie & fitch t-shirts, backwards NY yankee caps, cargo shorts, & teva sandals. the girls usually rock highlighted hair up in a banana clip, frosted lip gloss, too much lycra, & proudly carry her monogram "coach" purse. this past week one of the bands was kicked out when they tried sneaking in their underage friends for the 2nd time through the load-in entrance. nice going, idiots!
i have an interesting role in the room. since it's a music venue, i don't have regulars planted at the bar. the patrons are there to see the musicians on stage & that is just fine with me. i am invisible until someone needs a drink. the downside of this is the numerous nights of crap music, crap rockstars, and their crap fans. i don't know how many times i hear, "oh i need 7 bottles of water. they're for the band, so they're free, right?". it's usually some girl that wants to meet one of the band members & they're in such a rush that they pushed their way through all the other customers to get that FREE WATER. i love the look on their face when i tell them if they went through the case of water in their dressing room & they order it through me....someone has to PAY FOR THE WATER. the onslaught of excuses that follow are too numerous to recall right now. oh silly me, i should be kissing their asses since they're in a band right? i don't think so. the interesting thing is most of the really talented, successful bands understand my role & are very polite & humble. it's these "new" bands that act completely rude & self-entitled.
yuk! go back to runnamede, nj or pay for the poland springs!
1 comments:
Clerly, they have no idea who they are dealing with. Free water, indeed. I gotcha free water!
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