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Chapter 10
Marquis De Sad
After all this hard work (and even harder partying) your band is about as gig-ready as it’s going to be! This is exciting!
Even better, word is actually spreading quickly about your group through the channels. Two nights ago, about a dozen “cool” people showed up out of the blue to just hanging out at your rehearsal, and you’ve personally made the rounds in groups of two, at the local clubs to drop off sample mp3s and shmooze the owners. Still, you’re just not getting calls for gigs. It’s getting kinda tough to survive, a few of you had to take on some nasty short term jobs to pay a few bills, keep your rehearsal space.
Last Saturday three of you did a random backyard sort of an “unplugged” deal just for the experience, then later that day all of you humped your gear clear across town to some kind of lame roller rink all-ages thing for a four song gues spot. Made you a lousy two hundred bucks.
But you met some pretty cool chix!
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HOWEVER, Crazy Uncle Viktor finally comes through! You know, he’s always supported you and your music, and is involved with some kooky charity group. He manages to book you guys to headline a fundraising gig at the famous Roseland Ballroom downtown. Now this venue holds 1,200 people, has a real stage, great lights, and state of the art PA! He did warn it might be a weird one, but he also promises a lot of progressive and high-placed people will be attending, and, he says, they will
definitely be hungry for some edgy entertainment. He makes you promise that you and the band won’t let him down.
Your Task... visit this link Roseland Ballroom: where you can fill in the Roseland Marquee Display with YOUR OWN TEXT
1. On the top row: List the completely absurd/questionable Charity Group this benefit event supports.
2. On the bottom: your band name, and event time (press "showtime" and save the photo)
Not surprisingly, Don Dagger and his up-and-coming combo also shows up to play this benefit as support. Fact is, they came out HARD almost blowing YOU and YOUR band clear outta the joint. “Squatcher” totally rocked!!! Thank your lucky stars you guys had a few extra tricks up your sleeves. Well, maybe it was a little risky, but your clever thinking
totally saved the night for you.
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Cyril Sneer, Regional Entertainment Critic for “Happenings Magazine,” was in attendance. He wrote a review of the both bands, mercilessly comparing them to each other.
Post a picture of his ugly mug, and write that short article below, where he compared the two performances. Critique the sound, the talent, and don't forget to tell all about your band’s risky antics that barely won the day for you, but which the people in attendance will probably have nightmares over for weeks.
Please begin your article with this sentence:
“Last Saturday’s ___ (name of charity) ____ fundraising event was a musical feast, and a tribal triumph! But, it was also very nearly a horrific human disaster.”
This is an elimination challenge. Somebody will become a Nocturnal Shelf-Stalker Vampire at Wal-Mart. If you’ve ever met one of these undead retail workers, you’d immediately understand the description, and probably also wish you had a garlic crucifix handy.
In short: Roseland Marquee Photo w/ charity & band name / Pic of Cyril Sneer / his review article of the event.
We will give you 48 hours, l Sat. 8pm DEADLINE