here\'s what i posted over on taperssection.com, along with the quotes leading up to my rant. ugh.
I was denied at the door last night. Owner told me no bags, I tried to explain I tape at the Iron Horse all the time, but he wasn\'t having it. Most likely because all the tables were cleared out, and when I left it looked like it was going to be a sell out. I tried explaining I didn\'t want to leave my bag in the car and asked if I could bring it in but not tape, and they weren\'t having that either. Oh well, catch em next time..
Jesse
What an asshole. I have had serveral hard times with the owner of the Iron Horse and none have ended like yours Jesse. Did you not ask to speak to someone with the band?
keith
it wouldn\'t have mattered, keith. after last night, i will NEVER visit the iron horse or any IHEG venue again. been seeing shows there and getting treated like shit for 8 years, and last night was the last straw. they\'ll never see another dime from me.
i got there shortly after 9 to go in with the band and set up. they hadn\'t moved all the tables and chairs out yet, so i laid low and out of the way for a bit, and just helped the band load gear on stage. while this was happening, the owner (eric?) told the band that the venue no longer allows taping. the band pleaded with him, because they wanted it recorded as it was todd stoops\' first show, the band\'s 10th anniversary show, and their annual halloween show.
eric then ok\'d ONE taper (me), BUT, no clamping to anything, no taping to anything, nothing on the ground. they left the table in front of the soundboard and i was told i could set up there, on the table. my mic stand\'s legs were too wide to fit on top of the table, so i ran out and got a stand with a solid base from one of the other guys that was going to be taping. brought that in, put it on the table, and set my mics up, gear in bag.
i went and got my costume ready (~10 minutes) and came back up. eric comes over, looks at the stand, then goes and talks to the sound guy (who clearly hates his life and has always been an enormous prick to me) about something. eric comes back to me, asks if it\'s mine (umm, yeah, you just told me to set up there), and tells me to take it down because someone could bump into it and it can fall on someone\'s head and hurt them (happens ALL the time when taping, right guys?). i tried to plead my case and he was just being a complete asshole and wouldn\'t even let me get a word in edgewise. he told me my bag had to stay on the table and, get this,
the mics had to stay in the bag.
i obviously wasn\'t having that, nor was i letting this show go unrecorded. so even though i knew i would have a miserable night, i sucked it up and stood there, next to the table, holding my vert bar up in my hands all night, arm in the air. that\'s what needed to be done for the band to have their 10th anniversary show recorded.
i had 5 people come up to me and offer to buy me a beer last night, and i said no to all of them because i didn\'t want this place to see a fucking dime because of me. enough is enough with this place. what a fucking joke.
