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He was really the owner. I spoke with his bartender (the one who arranged for me to fill-in) and told him what happened. He actually apologized to me for the way he acted and said that was typical behavior for him.

Good to hear

I recent quit 3 shows by the same owner because he thought he was going to tell me how to run my show.....that aint happening...period..

This ^^^

I let my owners tell me how to run my show, but I will also draw the line somewhere.

One of my owners is a pervert and hits on everything that walks in the door. About once a month, he'll come to me with a slip and tell me to "get her right up". Of course, I follow those instructions. Will I let him dictate who doesn't sing? As long as it is for good reason For instance, someone that has had too much to drink and can't sing a lick anyways - the bar owner might not want "that guy" up on his stage, front and center for all of his customers to see.

Other reasons I will listen include volume issues, change of genre, specific requests, etc etc etc.

A "boss" and your client wield the same power - they are just different in their tactics.

I'll work with an owner to a certain extent. I will not allow them to tell me who can and cannot sing, nor will I get someone up on demand - that is MY reputation as a host. I will work with a bar as far as if they allow swearing or certain genres, volume levels, leaving a game play before switching it over, announcements, etc. If they do not want someone to sing, THEY need to tell the person.

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""He then started to cuss me out, and at that point told me he was the owner. He said I better play some "f'ing rock and roll" or he was going to turn on the jukebox, and don't let that f-ing retard sing again. I told him "no problem" and changed genres immediately. All those women kept coming up to me asking me when I was going to play their requests and so on. I told them that the owner does not want that music played in this bar. ""


My cue to shut down and leave. Sorry but any owner or boss that treats me with less than dignity and respect has lost me. Don't know if I will ever need the money that bad. What a douche! Pardon my french.

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RipMan, I might just have done that. But, I was hard up for shows at that time. I just returned home from the military and didn't have a full slate. This was sort of a fill-in/trial thing, so I guess I was willing to take a little BS to get the show.

Would I do that now? Probably not. I have a full slate of shows.

Point taken.

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