heartbreak at the WARP TOUR

[LawDaddy]

Hope this isn't considered armchair-modding, but I think this thread has outlived its usefulness.

OK, I take that back. Now this thread is getting really interesting. Thanks for the back story.

[TGL]

There are some bad multi band gigs out there. I played at one once where everyone got paid with counterfit cash! That is--if you got paid. Those guys went to jail.

There's one going on soon here where the bands have to pay to play. I don't get that one--not here where I live.


I played a battle of the bands where the winners were selected before the thing even started. I won't get into that.

I know some money guys that get a certain ammount ( from cities and municipalities) to pay bands and keep what's left over. That's pretty common.

All in all it's all part of the road to being in a band. There's allways going to be someone somewhere that will rip you off or mess you around in some way , shape or form. Deal with it!

[Big Poppa]

TGL you just said that I ripped this band off....??????

[TGL]

No I didn't say that. I said that overall it seems like someone (as in someone) is always trying to throw a monkey wrench in a bands' plans. I know there are good guys out there who are working to help bands too. But there are bad guys lurking around. I don't think you are one of those bad guys.

[TGL]

This guy who had an album out --here in my town and was on TV (PBS) giving interviews (late 70's)--anyway I got in contact with this guy after he put an add in a trade paper for songwriters wanted-- I go to his house. He seemed like a nice enough guy and we jammed a little. He liked my songs but I wasn't too crazy about his stuff. A friend of mine also answered this guys add. He went to the guys house and somehow discovered the guy (who had the album out) had a hidden recorder and had microphones hidden in the heating ducts of his house. He was recording his jam sessions with other songwriters and was "lifting" the parts he liked. He got some of my stuff. So I guess it was too bad for me because the stuff I played him wasn't copywritten. But the fact was he ripped me off for my song parts using a hidden recorder. He used my parts to write a new song for himself. The song sucked and did nothing ---- the guy was a chump.