Actually had quite the fun time, for a while, dug music, enjoyable interactions with people, had fun watching people, the normal kids get so dressed up to go out, much moreso than the people I know who go around in more obvious costume, every aspect of their presentation seems so calculated, on an apparently contradictory note, I also, somehow, had forgotten how awkward most college kids are, it's kind of sweet, really enjoyed one who was bobbing his head very enthusiastically, there was another one, all done up in a flapper costume, who looked incredibly nervous, twisting her hands together, standing behind a pole, walking back and forth, then her friend arrived & her face lit up, it was beautiful.
Anyway, a little while after the headliner came on I was totally overwhelmed by sadness & went home, there may be comfort somewhere, but not for me.
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My problems with him largely stem from dislike of a single individual of dubious taste who is apparently solely driven by money running all the major music venues in the town where I live. IHEG venues also tend to give artists, particularly opening acts, the short, shit-covered end of the stick, insisting on their selling tickets for gigs, etc. In short, not very punk rock.
In 1997 openers got $50. In 2006 openers get $50. If you open for the opener, you get 2 free drinks per band member. Despite all this, we had fun, and were overjoyed at the presence of dbr.
IHEG has this 20% situation. Most sorta-big-time venues take 20% of a band's merch sales. This is standard practice, in exchange for the use of space (and possibly a venue staff member). IHEG venues are the only ones in the US to also take 20% of CDs sold at their shows. In the view of most in the industry, that's crossing the line -- taking 20% of t-shirts is one thing, 20% of CDs is quite another. IHEG is more than happy to cross this line.
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