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Re: Damn anklebitters

In many ways I'm always kind of glad to hear that something like that happened to an ankle-biter.  I mean don't get me wrong, I feel absolutely terrible for the fans who came with high expectations and spent good money, but it does show that the world of production can not be done on the dirt cheap.  People just don't seem to understand that real gear does cost real money (as do taxes, insurance, everything else that is required to legally operate a business) and people that come in and undercut like this cannot possibly afford what is necessary to come in and do things the right way.  Your situation is especially bogus considering the time and effort I'm sure you put into figuring out the needs and requirements of this event; I'm sure next year you will get it and they will be happy that they paid the extra cash.

I cannot say how many times we've been called into a gig that had previously been done by the lowest bidder (with disastrous results) and it has ended with comments such as "you were ABSOLUTELY worth every extra penny", "this is the first year we had no complaints about the sound", and "we're so glad nothing fell from the ceiling like it did last year"  (yes that last one really had happened - here's a lesson kids, don't ever hang anything with clothesline :roll: )

 

I guess it's just the world we are all living in; just a shame that it seems to always have to go bad first before it gets done right.