[Dixielandjazz] FW: I seem to have accidentally bought a jazz club...

Thu Jun 4 20:18:40 PDT 2015

Live remotes? My station (non-commercial, student run)  does them from all
over the world! KFJC is broadcasting a festival in The Netherlands this
weekend, not OKOM in any way, but we have done some OKOMish things in the
past. - http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/06/04/from-holland-with-love

I say go for it - serve good beer, have a good time! I hope bringing
musicians into Canadia is not as difficult as the other way around.

Dave Richoux

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Gary Lawrence Murphy <garym at teledyn.com>
wrote:

> live remotes?  good heaven's where have you been?!  Radio stations don't do
> relevant live broadcasts anymore, not unless it is a sports match!  Or
> perhaps a car dealership having a barbecue.
>
> they interviewed me for a real-estate show though; they wanted to know how
> I was able to do the financing to buy such a place.
>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Ron L'Herault <lherault at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Radio station?  Ohooo, Will they do live remotes?
> >
> > Ron L
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dixielandjazz [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On
> > Behalf Of Gary Lawrence Murphy
> > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 9:11 AM
> > To: Ron
> > Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] FW: I seem to have accidentally bought a
> jazz
> > club...
> >
> > 11 years would be just fine by me, but I could see myself still hosting
> the
> > jams well into my 70's and let my son take over dealing with fridge
> relays
> > and inspectors.
> >
> > we have a really good spot for music, no neighbours, a bank on one side,
> a
> > yoga centre on the other, both are long gone home before the nightlife
> > starts. Behind is a parking lot and two doors over is the live repertoire
> > theatre and another bar. Across the street is a bank and a parking lot
> with
> > the region's newspaper and radio station offices down the block a bit.
> >
> > and I have a very good team of high-profile and experienced people who
> are
> > well connected to the local scene, and they have a keen interest in
> making
> > it work, so I'd have no qualms about leaving the shop in the hands of any
> > one of them if I needed to play a gig or just take a break.  Like I say,
> > there was the accidental confluence of forces beyond my control and
> there I
> > was, standing in the doorway with the keys in my hand.
> >
> > And while the mood of the place may be 1920, I'm realistic enough to
> > recognize that to say 'jazz' needs to stretch from the Newsboys all the
> way
> > up past electric Miles and some of the brass-backed hiphop (the kids are
> > alright) but Saturday afternoons at minimum are MINE for OKOM  and
> probably
> > a few more slots as well :)
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Gary,
> > > Open your eyes, but do not let people to discourage you!
> > > True, the owners should be present as much as possible, but my son,
> > > who ran a bar in Tel-Aviv, had a different experience.  While, at
> > > first, both he and his partner were there all night long, but later
> > > they started taking turns, and be there only a part of the time.  They
> > > just found good shift managers (the bar was open from 9PM to the last
> > > customer).  If they were forced to close it was because of harassment
> > > by the Municipality.  They were there 11 years - a long time for that
> > type
> > of business in this country.
> > > Yes, it is hard work and constant worry, but may not be as bad as Bob
> > > makes it look.
> > > As I've already said, I wish you success!
> > > Cheers,
> > > Marek
> > >
> > > On 3 June 2015 at 19:25, Gary Lawrence Murphy <garym at teledyn.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Long time ago it would have been the mob wanting protection money ...
> > >> Some things never change ;) we don't expect to get rich; breaking
> > >> even would be really nice though...
> > >> On Jun 3, 2015 12:23 PM, "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Bob Ringwald wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > >Employees have no business sense. They don't realize what it cost
> > >> > >you
> > >> to
> > >> > operate a business. They see the money come in but they don't see
> > >> > it go out.
> > >> >
> > >> > Although Bob wrote a fairly black picture of the business scene, if
> > >> anyone
> > >> > has ever played a steady club gig over a period of time, you will
> > >> > have
> > >> seen
> > >> > the waiters/bar staff come and go on a regular basis. It is usually
> > >> > due
> > >> to
> > >> > money disappearing from the til!
> > >> >
> > >> > The places that are successful are where the boss is always there.
> > >> > Certainly not an easy life, so I also wish you well, Gary.
> > >> >
> > >> > I agree with Bob that musicians often find it difficult to
> > >> > understand
> > >> the
> > >> > costs of running a club or even a festival.  It's not just the
> > >> > expense
> > >> of
> > >> > the band, but all the other costs of running a business...., even
> > >> having to
> > >> > pay the "composer's society" (or whatever it is called in your
> > >> > area) for the songs being played by the band AND recorded music
> > >> > played during the
> > >> rest of
> > >> > the day/night.  There's the food/liquor consumed, the help,
> > >> > business licenses, electricity, trash pickup.....etc., etc.
> > >> >
> > >> > Jim
> > >> >
> > >> >
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