A memoir of 25 years (1975-2000) spent working in the world of records & music in Seattle, with occasional side trips into writings on Led Zeppelin and other adventures from my musical life.
I know what that’s like. Dumping money in a music project with all your heart and not even breaking even. That happened when I started a record label at 19. I plan on Substacking about it in the not to distant future.
Unlike most promoters I was very lucky in that I didn't have to absorb any of the loss personally. The whole event was fully funded by the store and considered an experiment, and the owners were cool about it all - I didn't get fired, or docked, or anything like that. It was made clear to me, however, that we wouldn't be promoting any more shows!
That is cool that they supported you as a valuable employee and didn't fire you. You did a good job at the very least getting the gig sorted...it happens even with some of the biggest bands a gig can be a wash...Chris knows.
great one Hugh!! funny how easy it is for that needle to slip into the red when promoting a show. Luckily you weren't force to pay for a mandatory electrician for several hundred dollars to stand around and do jack crap for the evening. god bless the union, baby!!!
I worked security at the back door at that show and may have let 5 or 6 young folks in without paying...
Shocking!!
Thank you so much for writing these memories and observations of Cellophane Square and Seattle.
Great stuff HJ! I had never heard of this before. Amazing bit of history.
I know what that’s like. Dumping money in a music project with all your heart and not even breaking even. That happened when I started a record label at 19. I plan on Substacking about it in the not to distant future.
Unlike most promoters I was very lucky in that I didn't have to absorb any of the loss personally. The whole event was fully funded by the store and considered an experiment, and the owners were cool about it all - I didn't get fired, or docked, or anything like that. It was made clear to me, however, that we wouldn't be promoting any more shows!
That is cool that they supported you as a valuable employee and didn't fire you. You did a good job at the very least getting the gig sorted...it happens even with some of the biggest bands a gig can be a wash...Chris knows.
great one Hugh!! funny how easy it is for that needle to slip into the red when promoting a show. Luckily you weren't force to pay for a mandatory electrician for several hundred dollars to stand around and do jack crap for the evening. god bless the union, baby!!!