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Anytime a bar owner/manager tells me something like "Can you get so-and-so up sooner? They need to leave pretty soon", I remind them why they hired me in the first place - To get people to come and stay as long as possible while spending money. If they want to keep paying me the same rate to get people up and home as soon as possible, I will be happy to change the rules for them. But I want a 20 year contract with an escalating scale + adjustments for cost of living.

-Chris

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-Chris

Yep, I've had the exact same thing happen to me!

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KLAM Entertainment..."Come Out Of Your Shell And Sing"

Yeah... that, "Hey buddy.. can you put us up next, we have to leave." BS is just that. BS.

Don't fall for it. The answer is always, 100% no, because as soon as you get them up to sing, they are there, 100% of the time for another hour, and some will be total jerks to you knowing they got one over on you.

When I was new, I fell for a sob story a couple of times, but after I got burned a few time, I learned my lesson.

Be firm, be friendly, and be consistent.

The other one is, "Hey my friend/ boyfriend/ uncle/ sister/ life partner/ whatever is the lead singer in a band, he/ she/ it is going to rock this place!"

This, my friends is a tell, and its telling you this drunk dufus is going to SSSSSSUCK! Don't fall for that one either.

I say, "Hey, that's great, and I really am excited to here them sing.. but to be fair to everyone, everyone has to wait their turn." Smile, nod your head and move on.

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