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

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

good beer, good food, good music; how can it fail?  I mean other than
financially ;)

On 6/4/15, domitype . <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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