Yeah! Off This Weekend....Ummm, Think Again..

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Kirby Ball

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After being booked 7 weeks in a row, we were looking forward to having this coming weekend off...but that all changed this morning...


Coreen took a call from the Banquet Manager at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center asking us if we were free to do the music for a Wedding Reception.

Here's the kicker, the DJ that was booked is getting deployed so the Bride is panicking (both her and her husband to be are in the military) that there will be no DJ.

So, we figured that we'd help them out and earn some brownie points from the Banquet Manager.....and earn a few extra dollars for Vegas.

And yes, we're getting paid. And no, there is no extra charge for a last minute booking.

Even though we were looking forward to kicking back, we're glad that we could come to the rescue...

They've booked us for 5 hours of music only and we're already in the process of getting her planner, contract, etc. all taken care of ASAP, since we have no time to lose.
 
DJ Zac said:
Good for you Kirb...

Whenever I'm NOT working, I say that I'm happy to have the time off, but truth be known, I'd rather be making money...
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Thanks Zac, Making money is good....and so is rest! :sqlaugh::sqlaugh:
 
It's always good to get a job, but it's also very important not to get yourself burnt out.

Sometimes, it's better in the long run to stay fresh.

I understand your desire to make the brownie points with the banquet mgr --- I'd imagine that was a big factor in your decision to take the gig.

Have fun!
 
Randy A said:
It's always good to get a job, but it's also very important not to get yourself burnt out.

Sometimes, it's better in the long run to stay fresh.

I understand your desire to make the brownie points with the banquet mgr --- I'd imagine that was a big factor in your decision to take the gig.

Have fun!
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Very true, we've got a couple of weekends off in November then 2 Christmas parties and 2 weddings in December, then we're done for awhile.

Actually there were several factors in taking this booking....

1.) Brownie Points from the venue and banquet manager
2.) Earning a few extra dollars for Vegas
3.) Saving the day for the Bride and Groom so they wouldn't get stuck with one of the local multi-ops trained monkeys ... :D
 
Good work Kirb. Extra cash is always a good thing.

I was looking forward to this Saturday off myself, but I ended up booking a Christening for a fellow DJ's family friend in Brooklyn from 2-6 and another DJ friend is having his sisters Sweet 16 in Queens from 8-12 and asked me to spin.

In this economy 2 gigs in one day is like hitting the lottery for me.
 
This one may not happen....we've got a contract..but the credit card being used by the client was declined. Coreen ran it twice and called the processing center and they told her that the card holder's bank declined to process....hmmmm..

Coreen has a message into the venue trying to get this sorted out. Cash or Money Order in our hand before the event or we aren't working...

I'll keep you posted.
 
Ok, we're good to go....Venue contacted "Mom" and got her credit card, Coreen ran it and it went through....:)

This event will be less than 100 people, so I'm going to run with a minimal system and only taking the EV-ZX5's for sound and less than 1/2 of our lights as the room is not all that big......

Trailer is already unloaded and reloaded with necessary artillery..... :)
 
No planner in our hands, so we'll just "wing it" and roll with the flow. Between the hotel staff and ourselves, I'm sure we'll be able to work it out... :)
 
Kirby Ball said:
No planner in our hands, so we'll just "wing it" and roll with the flow. Between the hotel staff and ourselves, I'm sure we'll be able to work it out... :)
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Y'know... sometimes these are your best receptions. No planner, no strict guidelines. Just wing it and have fun. :)

Ms. Coreen, you be sure to keep Brother Kirby in line. Them young gals will be all over him, otherwise. :D
 
Tonight went rather well, in spite of the small crowd (40) and the lack of any pre-planning. Very minimal formalities, just introduce 'em, cake cutting, first dance, father/daughter dance, mother/daughter dance (polka):sqerr:, last dance. Nice and neat... :)
 
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