Gonna need a roadie--Omaha NE

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Valerie Hicks

Valerie Hicks

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Anyone in the Omaha area interested in being a grunt for a day on May 9th? Booked a show at a new location and need loading help in and out. You need to arrive on time, help load in equipment for about an hour. You would be more than welcome to stay for setup and the show, but there is not much to do other than perhaps shoot a little video for us. After the show, you would help push gear back out to the truck. Generally we arrive early afternoon 1pm-ish and should finish about 3am-ish. Food is on you...pay is $200.

Physical requirements involve a little lifting, but mostly hand-carting or rolling a load in/out. It does take a little strength and a fair amount of walking (you will make most of the 24 trips in and out with speakers--plus maybe a few light boxes or amp racks). If interested, email or PM me.
 
Oh man, I'm giggin' that night but Omaha's only 2 hours from me and where my wife is from. Would have been an easy way to see the big dog in action. What type of gig is it Valerie?
 
Hahaha... Not in NE, but that is okay, I charged $24.00 an hour (with time and a half after 8 hours or after midnight) plus loading/unloading fees if I had to step on a tuck! *lol* Those were the days! NOT!

Anyway, have fun!

Mike
 
Valerie Ruste said:
So then $200 for 2-2 1/2 hours work would be a nice raise then, wouldn't it?
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You think I would make 48 trips to your car in 2.5 hours?!?!?:sqerr: Four hour minimum in and four hour minimum out. So 4*24+24+3*36+75*2(the loading fee per truck/vehicle I am assuming only one trailer, one for the in and one for the out)=$378

Oh how I miss my union days!:sqwink:

Plus a 15 minute break every 2 hours.

:sqbiggrin:

Mike
 
Esoteric said:
You think I would make 48 trips to your car in 2.5 hours?!?!?:
Mike
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Val's "car" is 53' long. She doesn't load little shows like some here. If I was close I would do it for free just to see a show like that. I am sure I could learn something from Val unlike some I don't know everything yet :sqwink:
 
Jeff Romard said:
Val's "car" is 53' long. She doesn't load little shows like some here. If I was close I would do it for free just to see a show like that. I am sure I could learn something from Val unlike some I don't know everything yet :sqwink:
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*lol* Well, when she didn't mention the loading/unloading fee, I assumed it was a car/trailer set up. Semis are $150 per to load and unload (ie to step on the truck), plus I have to be insured (workmans comp).

Something I learned in college. Never work for free and never hire volunteers.

Mike

PS Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread. Going back to my little corner of the universe now.
 
Esoteric said:
You think I would make 48 trips to your car in 2.5 hours
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If you can't make 48 trips to the truck and back in 2 hours you wouldn't work for us. Ask PrecisionPower. He's schlepped in and out for us several times at some not-so-friendly locations. Ask FlyingDJDan. He's helped us out. It's called work. If it doesn't suit you, you have no need to harrass. I am upfront on the labor and terms involved. It's rare to hire a roadie who isn't willing and eager to help us out again, so I think we're doing ok.
 
Esoteric said:
*lol* Well, when she didn't mention the loading/unloading fee, I assumed it was a car/trailer set up. Semis are $150 per to load and unload (ie to step on the truck), plus I have to be insured (workmans comp).

Something I learned in college. Never work for free and never hire volunteers.

Mike

PS Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread. Going back to my little corner of the universe now.
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My first post lists the pay rate at $200. Perhaps you missed it. Our workers are covered under our insurance; we've checked into it.
 
Hey I just thought it was an interesting discussion that you have guys charging $300 an hour to DJ and no one blinks, but someone offers $200 to load in/load out a 53' truck at a break neck pace and I guess everyone jumps on it. Interesting dichotomy to me. But that is for a different post.

Mike
 
Esoteric said:
Hey I just thought it was an interesting discussion that you have guys charging $300 an hour to DJ and no one blinks, but someone offers $200 to load in/load out a 53' truck at a break neck pace and I guess everyone jumps on it. Interesting dichotomy to me. But that is for a different post.

Mike
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If working a good steady pace till the trucks empty or full is considered "break neck" speed.........Val would surely be kicking some union scale ass off her job!!

Standing around looking at that mountain of stacks, while on union mandated "breaks" isn't going to get them back to S.D. in a timely fashion....If they wanted to take there sweet time, they would just load/unload themselves,
Like they normally do. When i go there, My job is to get it in, and then get it out A.s.A.p. Cuz' i know i still have a 3 hour ride home.:sqlaugh::sqlaugh:
 
As a DJ myself I can appreciate what Val does. I would be honored to help a team like Val's just for the experience. Heck to make 200 bucks in a few hours is nothing to laugh at these days.
 
DJ JohnThe1 said:
As a DJ myself I can appreciate what Val does. I would be honored to help a team like Val's just for the experience. Heck to make 200 bucks in a few hours is nothing to laugh at these days.
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Yeah, but you are working HARD for that $200. As opposed to hardly working for $300 an hour.

I guess if the experience was valuable. But you can get the same (or better) experience for better pay by getting on your local IATSE call list and without the six hour round trip. *shrugs*

I would hope you are charging mileage as well on that trip!

Mike
 
For me, it's not so much about the money but it's a chance to meet someone from ODJT that I've learned to value. Val runs a very impressive operation and having the opportunity to meet her & her crew, along with seeing the 'behind the scenes' stuff is like taking a mini vacation for me.
 
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