[CIMC-work] last night

[ChrisGeovanis at aol.com]

I support following Emily's lead on this. If she can work something out with 
the space so we don't get robbed next time, that would be nice, but if not, 
let's not use the space again. I talked to the booker briefly last night as 
well, and while it's clear that she's very committed to her musical acts, which is 
fine, my sense is that we're just an audience generator and a cash cow (ok, 
maybe cash calf) for the bar. I mean, if I'm paying 5 bucks for a shot of 
fucking whiskey, I want it to go to something besides straight-up profit.

On the other hand, I want to give massive shout-outs to Emily and everybody 
for organizing this, because it was truly excellent to kick back after a hectic 
weekend, watch some tapes, jeer the cops, cheer our side, and hang out with 
our pals. We SHOULD try to do this regularly; every month would be great.

christine

In a message dated 3/22/04 10:02:44 AM Central Standard Time, 
mle_17 at lycos.com writes:


> Subj:[CIMC-work] last night 
> Date:3/22/04 10:02:44 AM Central Standard Time
> From:mle_17 at lycos.com
> To:imc-chicago-working at lists.indymedia.org
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> thanks, everyone, for showing up last night. Thanks for your hard work and 
> putting in that extra effort after a very long and strenuous weekend.
> 
> we have been invited (of course) to screen again in May. 
> 
> But i don't think we should EVER do that EVER again. Here's why (and I'm a 
> little angry right now, so excuse me).
> 
> 1. Minor thing: In all of the emails leading up to the night, we were 
> promised 1/2 priced food and $1 drinks. That obviously didn't happen. 
> 
> 2. All of the performers had to guarantee we could get 20 people in the 
> door. we ended up bringing in around 50. The bands brought in next to no one.
> 
> 3. After paying for the space and the sound guy, all three acts together 
> netted $40, which sucks. Then, the organizer for the night asked me if she could 
> give it to the bands since one of them had to fly in from Colorado. I said 
> it was fine because i didn't want to deal with it.
> 
> 4. The other two acts didn't bring in any people. So, we ended up paying for 
> the whole thing, getting the same people as we always do (bless them, they 
> make this so worth while--seriously) and didn't get to cross-pollinate with 
> new groups of people and get new volunteers, which was kind of the whole point. 
> 
> 
> So, I think the time and money spent could have been better used. And if we 
> were not going to make any money, i'd rather the rental and sound funds go to 
> a place like WIDC or Hasta Cuando, where it's going to serve the greater 
> good in the end, not someone's personal fund.
> 
> Not bad for a track record, though. I guess this was a learning experience 
> for me. 
> 
> I'm going to have words with the organizer later.
> 
> thoughts?
> 
> Emily
> 
> 
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