Jukebox Closed!

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Dan The Man

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For those of you that work bars where the Jukebox is running before you get in and even after you open the booth and turn on the lights, some clown has to feed the Jukebox with the suckiest tunes.

Here is a little sign for you to put over the jukebox. PDF for printing - .doc (MS Word) for editing.
 

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Thanks, Dan. :)

One bar I worked in during the summer years ago... the manager would disable the juke 20 minutes before the entertainment was slated to start.

They flipped a switch that was installed behind the bar. The juke would still play... it just wouldn't accept any further money. It took 15, sometimes 20 minutes for the thing to finish out the queue.
 
Unplug it :D:D:D:D:D
 
I turn the jukebox off about 1 minute before I start, which is at 9 PM. The owner pays me to start at 9 so the jukebox goes off, even when music is playing on it. Usually, the bartenders will tell customers not to put anymore money in it about 10 minutes before 9PM, but if they choose not to listen, they loose their money at 9.
 
I start at 9 and generally get in about a 1/2 hour a head of time. I cue my first two songs than go get my picture of ice water say hello to the rest of staff and have a smoke.

Truth be told, I'd rather let the jukebox play for a bit when there is an older crowd there because I don't have enough of older classic rock to keep them happy for very long.

The jukebox is one of those all digital jobs, there is a remote for it but nothing to stop it from taking money. What happens is when I flip the switch some guy gets an attitude about loosing his precious dollar and I ask well what song did you want to hear? 99% of the times I don't have the song. :eek:
 
What I did when I worked at bars with a jukebox was play what the jukebox was playing after I started. The jukebox was connected to the mixer in the dj booth so I can listen to what they requested. I would just make an announcement to let people know to come to the DJ booth for requests for the rest of the night and to give that dollar to their bartenders instead. The bartenders would then keep asking me if I wanted a drink. Works out for everyone.
 
Deejay Dan said:
I cue my first two songs than go get my picture of ice water say hello to the rest of staff and have a smoke.
Click to expand...

damn...I haven't had a smoke in 5 days.....
must....resist....the .....urge.....to.....
get a bar gig so I can smoke all the time!!!!!
 
Deejay Dan said:
I start at 9 and generally get in about a 1/2 hour a head of time. I cue my first two songs than go get my picture of ice water say hello to the rest of staff and have a smoke.
Click to expand...

Ummm...what good is a PICTURE of Ice water? Other than you can spill it on your equipment without it ruining it.

:sqlaugh:

I had to...
 
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