Hi Guys (and girls),
As a retired Doctor who spent his life putting people to sleep for surgery, I was pleased that throughout my career my hobby allowed me to play keyboards in a pop-group in Manchester. Now retired, as a member of a private Club in St. James' London, I have the idea of a regular music night in our "Down and Out" section. I'd compere the evening, play keyboards for dancing, eating and whatever and my thought is to invite 2 or 3 buskers to do 15-20 minute session and figure out a deal with say free supper and some sort of financial reward. It might fly and become popular...sort of 8pm to 11pm slot.
The Secretary thinks it might be a good idea, so comments would be welcome and links to your own music Direct e-mail to diphyllobothriumlatum@orange.fr
John.
So;
a private club in St James' wants buskers for their "Down and Out" section.
As Tom Lehrer said of satire when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; "I can do no more !".
Are you a friend of Mr Cameron trying to enlarge The Big Society ?
The mind boggles, it really does !
We have had some trolls in our time, but this takes the biscuit.
Dear Spelling bees,crafty musicians, left-wing loonies and etc.
Go no further
To all busking musicians, this is a genuine e-mail See me atg youtube (pollydoc or vocalpianobar) so I do exist, I am a Member of a private club in St. James and we are looking for buskers with a view to a possilbe regular evening showcasing 2 to 3 along with the odd comedians that we present for "comedy club".
Rude responders can insert their crania in their fundamental, the rest can contact me. I apologise for an incorrect e-mail address, which was probably too difficult to spell anyway (pesky little bacteria that they are).
So try johnalanpollard@yahoo.com
To real musicians who are interested in furthering their career, good luck. To the rest, bad luck.
PS the incorrect e-mail address was genuinely in France.
Charming....fair enough, apologies are in order, but there are so many windups on here it's hard to know. I don't know if you'll get many buskers via this site though.
Funny, with maybe two exceptions, all of the buskers I've known have been left-wing, many of them loonies. One of the exceptions I'm thinking of was a right-wing loony.
So if you're excluding left-wing loonies, you're not likely to get very far.
In all honesty, this board isn't the best place for posting your request (you might get some joy on Mudcat). In all the years I lived in London I rarely encountered a traditional musician busking.
A simpler solution might be to spend a couple of hours down at Covent Garden Market or by Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank. Alternatively, you could tube-hop around the most popular Underground busking spots.
And when you do talk to actual buskers, have a fee in mind. They'll be working, so the polite thing to do is to say "When you have a chance, I'd like to talk to you about a gig, here's my card, the fee will be X, call me if you're interested". They might stop to chat, or they might call you later, but let it be their choice.
What about one hour busking in exchange for a free operation, start with the appendix and then move inwards and upwards thereafter, I'm sure we don't need a full length colon (it's overkill)
left wing loonies?
How dare you jump to such conclusions, just because you're cuccooned in some posh doctors' club in London and you don't know anything about the real world, thinking you can come on here and get a load of buskers to perform for you and they'll get a free meal out of it. How patronising. You are miles off the mark. most players of this music wouldn't want to perform in that environment, nor do I think would your posh doctor mates be interested in this type of music.
Oh, I don't know. As a student I'd pretty much play music anywhere for free food or better yet, booze. I've sat through far more agonizing seminars for that reason.
tapeworm is not a bacteria. You'd think a doctor who choses that for a pseudonym would know that. Tapeworms suck the goodness out of people. Is it supposed to be funny? is it a scan to steal identities. Who cares
Remember the old TV commercials where some geezer in a white coat with a stethoscope around his neck looked you gravely in the eye and announced
"I am a doctor, (sorry, Doctor") and then produced the object he wanted you to buy?
I'm not a doctor, but I play one on thesession.org.....I'm looking for some doctors to showcase their talents for a free f-ing meal. Give me a check up, a cholesterol screening and a carotid scan and I'll buy you a fcking sandwhich and a beer, prick.
Sent to both email addresses provided, and bounced by both:
Hi Dr Pollard - having read your thread at the session.org, I can offer you a 3-5 piece Irish traditional session music ensemble featuring flute, 2-row button accordion, whistle, fiddle, banjo and possibly guitar. For a one-off gig our prices start at £60/player, but for a regular weekly session that would be negotiable but starting around £45-£50/player per night. So for a gig I am asking a fee
between £180-£300 and for a session approximately £150-£250 per night.
Also prices will go up around St Patrick's Day(17th March) by approximately 20-30%. This may not be what you had in mind but basically you get what you pay for. And I might add these rates are reasonable compared to fees for session/gig in Irish clubs and pubs in the London region.
Many Thanks
Daniel.
Personally, and IMNSHO, any club in St James can afford to pay professional musicians.
Beggars might like a square meal. Why not get some in, and let them sit in a corner and stink the place out. ( Apologies to any homeless people reading . )
Musicians wanting to make some money will not take kindly to being offered a meal instead of a fair and decent payment by a bunch of toffs, who could well afford to pay them properly.
The labourer is worthy of his hire. That's in the New Testament by the way, but I don't suppose you read it often as it includes the remark about camels, eyes of needles, rich men, and Heaven, none of which is going to give you piece of mind.
I think Jon Kiparsky said it about right, a bit up the page. That's how you book a busker. Rudall also has it correct.
Posible busking showcase
Posible busking showcase
Hi Guys (and girls),
As a retired Doctor who spent his life putting people to sleep for surgery, I was pleased that throughout my career my hobby allowed me to play keyboards in a pop-group in Manchester. Now retired, as a member of a private Club in St. James' London, I have the idea of a regular music night in our "Down and Out" section. I'd compere the evening, play keyboards for dancing, eating and whatever and my thought is to invite 2 or 3 buskers to do 15-20 minute session and figure out a deal with say free supper and some sort of financial reward. It might fly and become popular...sort of 8pm to 11pm slot.
The Secretary thinks it might be a good idea, so comments would be welcome and links to your own music Direct e-mail to diphyllobothriumlatum@orange.fr
John.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by pollydoc
Re: Posible busking showcase
Hello John, gotta a new motor neurone
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by strayaway
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windup ya reckon?
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Rudall the time
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.and not even a very good one at that
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by domhnall.
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A busking showcase? I'd pay money to see that, 'doctor'.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by gam
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be careful about using the word wind-up, I almost got thrown out for using it. I might even get thrown out for mentioning I almost got thrown out.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by sara505sings
Re: Posible busking showcase
So;
a private club in St James' wants buskers for their "Down and Out" section.
As Tom Lehrer said of satire when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; "I can do no more !".
Are you a friend of Mr Cameron trying to enlarge The Big Society ?
The mind boggles, it really does !
We have had some trolls in our time, but this takes the biscuit.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Posible busking showcase
....or have we completely misinterpreted a disingenous request ?
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Posible busking showcase (sic)
Most doctors will, by retirement, have mastered the spelling of the word "possible". I congratulate you on resisting the trend.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Jerry O'Donnell
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I'd've thought most "Doctors" could spell "Posible" properly and not Capitalise every other Noun; and why is the email address a French one?
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Rudall the time
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Heads up - diphyllobothriumlatum is a tape worm.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by sara505sings
Re: Possible busking showcase
Dear Spelling bees,crafty musicians, left-wing loonies and etc.
Go no further
To all busking musicians, this is a genuine e-mail See me atg youtube (pollydoc or vocalpianobar) so I do exist, I am a Member of a private club in St. James and we are looking for buskers with a view to a possilbe regular evening showcasing 2 to 3 along with the odd comedians that we present for "comedy club".
Rude responders can insert their crania in their fundamental, the rest can contact me. I apologise for an incorrect e-mail address, which was probably too difficult to spell anyway (pesky little bacteria that they are).
So try johnalanpollard@yahoo.com
To real musicians who are interested in furthering their career, good luck. To the rest, bad luck.
PS the incorrect e-mail address was genuinely in France.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by pollydoc
Re: Posible busking showcase
A busker showcase furthers careers?
You want a few night 's worth cheap entertainment for your club, that's fine. Just cut the crap.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
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I see odd mistakes above...........speed kills as always.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by pollydoc
Re: Posible busking showcase
Charming....fair enough, apologies are in order, but there are so many windups on here it's hard to know. I don't know if you'll get many buskers via this site though.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Rudall the time
Re: Posible busking showcase
Funny, with maybe two exceptions, all of the buskers I've known have been left-wing, many of them loonies. One of the exceptions I'm thinking of was a right-wing loony.
So if you're excluding left-wing loonies, you're not likely to get very far.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Posible busking showcase
Left-wing loonies?
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
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I resemble that remark.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
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John,
In all honesty, this board isn't the best place for posting your request (you might get some joy on Mudcat). In all the years I lived in London I rarely encountered a traditional musician busking.
A simpler solution might be to spend a couple of hours down at Covent Garden Market or by Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank. Alternatively, you could tube-hop around the most popular Underground busking spots.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by MacCruiskeen
Re: Posible busking showcase
And when you do talk to actual buskers, have a fee in mind. They'll be working, so the polite thing to do is to say "When you have a chance, I'd like to talk to you about a gig, here's my card, the fee will be X, call me if you're interested". They might stop to chat, or they might call you later, but let it be their choice.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Posible busking showcase
I thought nurses put people to sleep for surgery
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Theirlandais
Re: Posible busking showcase
What about one hour busking in exchange for a free operation, start with the appendix and then move inwards and upwards thereafter, I'm sure we don't need a full length colon (it's overkill)
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by Theirlandais
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left wing loonies?
How dare you jump to such conclusions, just because you're cuccooned in some posh doctors' club in London and you don't know anything about the real world, thinking you can come on here and get a load of buskers to perform for you and they'll get a free meal out of it. How patronising. You are miles off the mark. most players of this music wouldn't want to perform in that environment, nor do I think would your posh doctor mates be interested in this type of music.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by 'S dat you, O'Flibberty?
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Claire,
Your almost as bad a steriotype as the guy your slating.
So, the good doctor may not know much about our genre of music. That's not a crime.
Hey, tell you what though, I've been to some sessions that could teach him a thing or 2 about putting people to sleep !
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by ormepipes
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Oh, I don't know. As a student I'd pretty much play music anywhere for free food or better yet, booze. I've sat through far more agonizing seminars for that reason.
# Posted on February 16th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
Re: Posible busking showcase
I thought it was aneasth... anaethse... anaesethesisis.. yeah, I thought it was nurses as well.
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by gam
Re: Posible busking showcase
tapeworm is not a bacteria. You'd think a doctor who choses that for a pseudonym would know that. Tapeworms suck the goodness out of people. Is it supposed to be funny? is it a scan to steal identities. Who cares
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by redh
Re: Posible busking showcase
Remember the old TV commercials where some geezer in a white coat with a stethoscope around his neck looked you gravely in the eye and announced
"I am a doctor, (sorry, Doctor") and then produced the object he wanted you to buy?
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by oldstrings
Re: Posible busking showcase
Oh, wait - Dr. John? Keyboards? Sorry, man, I spoke in haste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdvzfeIKHTE&feature=related
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by oldstrings
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I'm not a doctor, but I play one on thesession.org.....I'm looking for some doctors to showcase their talents for a free f-ing meal. Give me a check up, a cholesterol screening and a carotid scan and I'll buy you a fcking sandwhich and a beer, prick.
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by shanty
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# Posted on February 17th 2011 by big_tab
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@polyp doc:
"To real musicians who are interested in furthering their career, good luck."
I often tell those benevolent souls who want to further my career by offering me a rare unpaid opportunity to impress others that
"you can die from exposure"
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by Toppish
Traditional music session
Sent to both email addresses provided, and bounced by both:
Hi Dr Pollard - having read your thread at the session.org, I can offer you a 3-5 piece Irish traditional session music ensemble featuring flute, 2-row button accordion, whistle, fiddle, banjo and possibly guitar. For a one-off gig our prices start at £60/player, but for a regular weekly session that would be negotiable but starting around £45-£50/player per night. So for a gig I am asking a fee
between £180-£300 and for a session approximately £150-£250 per night.
Also prices will go up around St Patrick's Day(17th March) by approximately 20-30%. This may not be what you had in mind but basically you get what you pay for. And I might add these rates are reasonable compared to fees for session/gig in Irish clubs and pubs in the London region.
Many Thanks
Daniel.
# Posted on February 18th 2011 by Rudall the time
Re: Posible busking showcase
Personally, and IMNSHO, any club in St James can afford to pay professional musicians.
Beggars might like a square meal. Why not get some in, and let them sit in a corner and stink the place out. ( Apologies to any homeless people reading . )
Musicians wanting to make some money will not take kindly to being offered a meal instead of a fair and decent payment by a bunch of toffs, who could well afford to pay them properly.
The labourer is worthy of his hire. That's in the New Testament by the way, but I don't suppose you read it often as it includes the remark about camels, eyes of needles, rich men, and Heaven, none of which is going to give you piece of mind.
I think Jon Kiparsky said it about right, a bit up the page. That's how you book a busker. Rudall also has it correct.
# Posted on February 18th 2011 by Guernsey Pete