Pimp & Hookers Ball

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ahoustondj

ahoustondj

Mac Daddy DJ
Aug 13, 2007
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Well, it has been awhile since I did one but I have decided to Produce a Pimp & Hookers Ball on Saturday April 20th. I already have a sponsor who will donate a Trip for two to either Jamaica or Cancun at a Resort. All the ones I have done in the Past have been a success and they are a lot of Fun. The Guys dress up as Pimps and the Gals as Hookers. It can get pretty rowdy.

Normally I take the Door & a % of the Bar Receipts or a fee plus a % of the Bar Receipts.
 
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rickryan.com said:
Ah, the things you can do when you're single.
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What does Single have to do with this? It is business! I am doing a Production and it is a Theme, no different from a Costume Party at Halloween time. My Ex and I attended many of these before. I may have pics somewhere.

Are you saying that if someone hired you to do a Party and this was the Theme that you would decline? You have to ask Mama's permission to run and operate your business? Maybe I should say Hobby!
 
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Are you saying that if someone hired you to do a Party and this was the them that you would decline? You have to ask Mama's permission to run and operate your business?
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I've kept peace in my household for 25 years. How about you?
 
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rickryan.com said:
I've kept peace in my household for 25 years. How about you?
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How would doing business disturb the peace? Don't try to turn this around. Answer the question. I have never had to ask anyone's permission to do any Gig. Mine is a business not a Hobby!
 
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Six weeks to plan, produce, and execute an event like this is cutting it kinda close. You should have been on this in January.

Throw a 420 party on that date, you'll have a better turnout.
 
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Audio One said:
Six week to plan, produce, and execute an event like this is cutting it kinda close. You should have been on this in January.

Throw a 420 party on that date, you'll have a better turnout.
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Nah! its more than enough time.
 
ahoustondj said:
How would doing business disturb the peace? Don't try to turn this around. Answer the question. I have never had to ask anyone's permission to do any Gig. Mine is a business not a Hobby!
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I did. You obviously don't have a wife, nor have you had 25 years of living with said wife. I'm sorry but you simply will never, ever, ever be able to comprehend.
 
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rickryan.com said:
I did. You obviously don't have a wife, nor have you had 25 years of living with said wife. I'm sorry but you simply will never, ever, ever be able to comprehend.
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You are correct, I will never ever comprehend how someone who claims they have a business will need to have their wife's approval to do a Themed Gig. I never said this was for Pimp & Hookers so what is the problem? My not being presently married has nothing to do with my DJ Business so don't even go there. It has nothing to do with the issue. Even if I was married, my business is mine on which to decide. I am the owner. Its like someone saying "my wife won't allow me to buy any new gear!" Unless the wife is an active business partner then what the other is doing is maybe a hobby thats why they need permission. If I recall, you once posted your wife has nothing to do with your "business".
 
It's not a matter of 'asking permission'. It's showing some common decency and respect for your spouse. I would never, ever do a party with a theme like that. It's one thing to do a costume party and some idiot dresses up as a pimp or a whore. It's quite another to throw a party and encourage it.

Edit: I've been married to the same woman all my adult life. We were married in 1987 and I plan to stay married to her until I die.
 
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I have to shake my head. I wonder why a DJ who says that they have a Business (If they claim they are running it as Sole Proprietor) has to consult with a Spouse before making decisions. I wonder if those Spouses who work outside the home have to consult with said DJs when they have decisions to make at their jobs? It appears to me that its all perception! DJ Business....Ha...more like DJ Hobby with Mama's permission.
 
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I have to shake my head. I wonder why a DJ who says that they have a Business (If they claim they are running it as Sole Proprietor) has to consult with a Spouse before making decisions. I wonder if those Spouses who work outside the home have to consult with said DJs when they have decisions to make at their jobs? It appears to me that its all perception! DJ Business....Ha...more like DJ Hobby with Mama's permission.
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Canute I held that view too before an event in my life gave me a different perspective.

When I had the AV business my business partner and I were making money hand over fist and called the shots. We thought we knew that business inside and out and was prepping for a major expansion. My wife attempted to make me aware of warning signs that we disregarded, At that time we were in business for about 8 years so I blew her off. That all changed about a year or so later when a series of events led to a financial mess leading us to close shop. My business partner and his wife divorced because of the financial hit. My wife and I stuck it out but I lost a lot of her respect back then. Had I listened we all would probably be retired by now...Such is life.

All of that is behind us now but that experience taught me that my wife is my partner in life and business. Even though she isn't all that involved in the DJ game she is a stakeholder and I respect her as such and keep her informed on the goings on. Not necessarily permission but more courtesy and appreciation. Thats how I see it anyways. I am still a shell shocked from that situation and am not as aggressive as I used to be but I know my second chance is around the corner and this time my wife will be and stay a part of the process.
 
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