Something You Will Never Do Again..

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A different thread. Name something you will never do again. Pertaining to a client, an event, price, whatever...

I'll go first (Big surprise ;) ) I'll never again quote a price to someone that says "I'm calling for my friend Julie who is getting married, I need your pricing for 5 hours..."

To me translation, "I'm a price shopper, looking for the cheapest price possible"...

Or...

"I'm the wife/girlfirend of a DJ that is here to under cut you.."

Never again...

YOU????
 
I will never take an outdoor gig again. Period. I don't like them. I don't like sweltering in the hot sun, I don't like melting in stifling humidity, I don't like getting rained on, I don't like the bugs that always find me, I don't like all kinds of dust and other stuff that blow around in the wind, and I don't like subjecting my equipment to the elements.

Every outdoor gig I've ever done has left me never wanting to do another one. I've even told my wife to flog me if I ever take another outdoor gig. Never again.
 
Bryan Durio said:
I will never take an outdoors gig again. Period. I don't like them. I don't like sweltering in the hot sun, I don't like melting in stifling humidity, I don't like getting rained on, I don't like the bugs that always find me, I don't like all kinds of dust and other stuff that blow around in the wind, and I don't like subjecting my equipment to the elements. Every outdoor gig I've ever done has left me never wanting to do another one. I've even told my wife to flog me if I ever take another outdoor gig. Never again.
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Wuss. j/k Bryan- I do a lot of outdoor gigs, especially during football season (BTW- the Bucs will be in Atlanta the week of the CPS Summit, so I'll be on the bus)

But to answer the question what will I never do again? - Give a g/f a key to my house
 
Bryan Durio said:
I will never take an outdoor gig again. Period. I don't like them. I don't like sweltering in the hot sun, I don't like melting in stifling humidity, I don't like getting rained on, I don't like the bugs that always find me, I don't like all kinds of dust and other stuff that blow around in the wind, and I don't like subjecting my equipment to the elements.

Every outdoor gig I've ever done has left me never wanting to do another one. I've even told my wife to flog me if I ever take another outdoor gig. Never again.
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I hope that's not the case I've only done one to date, a car show, not bad. However I have 2 more scheduled in the next couple of weeks. One is a "Block Party" on the 4th of July........for "some good ole Red-Necks", should be fun........????
 
DJBob said:
Wuss. j/k Bryan- I do a lot of outdoor gigs, especially during football season (BTW- the Bucs will be in Atlanta the week of the CPS Summit, so I'll be on the bus)
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That's MISTER Wuss to you!

I'll send all my outdoor gig inquiries to you, Bob. :sqlaugh:
 
Bryan Durio said:
I've even told my wife to flog me if I ever take another outdoor gig. Never again.
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Go ahead and take another one. I dare you. She won't flog you. :sqwink:

Anyway. The first thing that came to mind was post on Pro DJ.

I thought it would be doing kids parties but now that the Bubble Party LOB (Line of Business) is up, kids = $$$ and I like $$$ enough to tolerate the kids. But, honestly, it isn't toleration anymore because I like getting out there and having fun with the little ones. Almost makes me wish I had kids ... almost.

My answer though is DJ an alternative reception. I did one last year and felt uncomfortable throughout the whole thing.
 
To echo Bryan's sentiments on outdoor shows... never again if it's out in the open. The only outdoor shows we've ever done that were hospitable were the street festivals back home in VA. There, we were set up in a covered breezeway that was part of the building structure.

We've been rained on (yup, under a popup tent).
We've been out in baking hot sun.
We've been out in the cold.
We've been in dusty garages and barns, avoiding wasps and bees all damn day.
We've had pups toss water balloons at us.
We've had pups spill soft drinks on our cabs.
We've been in hot, stuffy tents all afternoon.

And the absolute worst... a broiling, August day at a residence that was in a new development. The property across the road was under construction, all dry dirt and the wind blew that dust around all day. I had to open the amps and clean them out later... the fans sucked 'em full of dust.

Over the years of doing indoor shows, the only issue we've had was smoke in the VFW and Moose. Let the cabs air out a couple days and it's OK.

Outdoor shows? No, thank you. We've paid our dues. :)
 
I will never again raise me rates because another DJ told me to.

Karl
 
I will never again....DJ :sqbiggrin:

Seriously, I will never work with with anyone (single person, band or otherwise) without a signed contract first.
 
Officer Cartman...

I am a cop... and you will respect my authoritahh... :D

Aw, Pat... you crack me up. I love ya. :)
 
Will never book another client that is using a certain local venue.

The place is technically very nice, but the owner has abdicated the running of the place to a young female, who is shall we say a Bi**h.

We did an on-site wedding and reception at this venue.

Also the place has mirrors all around the room and it's damn near impossible to find a spot that you don't get reflection from your flash or reflections of unwanted people in the pics.

Will not recommend this place to anyone and will not take another gig there.

Also, if the B&G give us any indication that they are going to "smash" the cake, we won't book them either. This happened at the last reception and I thought the poor bride was going to leave in tears.

I think it's degrading and humiliating and really don't want to be a part of it if at all possible.
 
Play with acid.
 
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