Red Mosquito

Do you wear an apron

wease wrote:

knee tunes wrote:

wease wrote:

wease wrote:Goddamn. We’ve been sitting here in the car in the lot not moving at all trying to leave after this Beyoncé show. She was supposed to hit the stage at 7:00 and at 8:10 the venue staff told us workers that she wasn’t taking the stage until 9:00. They didn’t announce it to the crowd. Fucking Axl Rose diva bullshit. She finished about 11:15 and it’s now 12:15 as we’re still waiting to even fucking move.

We didn’t get home until 2:30am.

You work for Beyoncé?

We work concessions for most of the premiere venues in Nashville. Technically, we volunteer.

Why? Excuse my ignorance on this if I am missing something obvious, but again, why?

Higgs wrote:

wease wrote:

knee tunes wrote:

wease wrote:

wease wrote:Goddamn. We’ve been sitting here in the car in the lot not moving at all trying to leave after this Beyoncé show. She was supposed to hit the stage at 7:00 and at 8:10 the venue staff told us workers that she wasn’t taking the stage until 9:00. They didn’t announce it to the crowd. Fucking Axl Rose diva bullshit. She finished about 11:15 and it’s now 12:15 as we’re still waiting to even fucking move.

We didn’t get home until 2:30am.

You work for Beyoncé?

We work concessions for most of the premiere venues in Nashville. Technically, we volunteer.

Why? Excuse my ignorance on this if I am missing something obvious, but again, why?

All the concessions at most of our sporting and entertainment events are sourced out to nonprofits like the one we volunteer for. Since they’re nonprofits, we don’t get paid in the normal sense. We all have kids, or the kids themselves work, and they have college tuition or some other extracurricular fees and the money is sent directly to those places. We have one daughter in college and the other does school and competitive cheer. Mrs Wease started doing these in February or March and I started in May. We get paid a base fee per event, then all the tips for that are tallied and divvied up between all the volunteers. Our oldest went to France to study for 3 weeks this summer and that’s how we paid for it. So the amount you’re paid per event can vary greatly. The Shania Twain show has been our biggest payout yet with the two of us making $400 each. The Duran Duran show was one of the worst with us only making around $125 each. So it’s just a way to bring in a little bit extra and have it specifically designated for a particular use.

I thought you were gonna say you basically make enough to cover gas and parking to/from the event.

Bammer wrote:I thought you were gonna say you basically make enough to cover gas and parking to/from the event.

Haha. Good god no. It’s barely worth my time and effort as it is.

Right now, the most consistent money maker we’ve worked are the Nashville Soccer Club games. Mrs Wease has worked some Predators games and payouts weren’t great. Not terrible but not great. We’ve been told Titans games bring good payouts so we’re hoping to get a few of those this season. The Triple A baseball team in Nashville usually brings in around $200 each. Not a bad way to supplement.

I hope Beyonce doesn't take too much of a pay cut over this.

Surprising to know Bey is an asshole.

maybe it's her time of the month wink wink

I joined a couple of Corvette groups on Facebook and it's just wonderful. Just old dudes posting pictures of their "babies" and other old dudes responding that it looks beautiful. Then they post their own pics and get complimented by the OP. Why can't RM be more like that?

RM is a lot like that, actually.

Ello Sailor wrote:RM is a lot like that, actually.

but with poop.

wease wrote:

Higgs wrote:

wease wrote:

knee tunes wrote:

wease wrote:

wease wrote:Goddamn. We’ve been sitting here in the car in the lot not moving at all trying to leave after this Beyoncé show. She was supposed to hit the stage at 7:00 and at 8:10 the venue staff told us workers that she wasn’t taking the stage until 9:00. They didn’t announce it to the crowd. Fucking Axl Rose diva bullshit. She finished about 11:15 and it’s now 12:15 as we’re still waiting to even fucking move.

We didn’t get home until 2:30am.

You work for Beyoncé?

We work concessions for most of the premiere venues in Nashville. Technically, we volunteer.

Why? Excuse my ignorance on this if I am missing something obvious, but again, why?

All the concessions at most of our sporting and entertainment events are sourced out to nonprofits like the one we volunteer for. Since they’re nonprofits, we don’t get paid in the normal sense. We all have kids, or the kids themselves work, and they have college tuition or some other extracurricular fees and the money is sent directly to those places. We have one daughter in college and the other does school and competitive cheer. Mrs Wease started doing these in February or March and I started in May. We get paid a base fee per event, then all the tips for that are tallied and divvied up between all the volunteers. Our oldest went to France to study for 3 weeks this summer and that’s how we paid for it. So the amount you’re paid per event can vary greatly. The Shania Twain show has been our biggest payout yet with the two of us making $400 each. The Duran Duran show was one of the worst with us only making around $125 each. So it’s just a way to bring in a little bit extra and have it specifically designated for a particular use.

OK, that makes sense. Glad you are getting something out of it.

Wease, you need to work some 80's hair metal band reunion show and check out all the old groupies. I bet veins will be there!

my wife is in LA for quarterly meetings until Wednesday night...I will be doing laundry and cleaning the house for more dumb guests coming on Thursday night for a few days

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Wease, you need to work some 80's hair metal band reunion show and check out all the old groupies. I bet veins will be there!

We’re working Guns ‘n’ Roses next month.

I’m actually looking forward to it. I contemplated actually getting tickets for it when I thought AiC was opening for them. As it is, with our booth location there, it’s a great venue for us to see the stage and we hear the show as if we were in seats. Or walking the concourse anyway.

doug rr wrote:my wife is in LA for quarterly meetings until Wednesday night...I will be doing laundry and cleaning the house for more dumb guests coming on Thursday night for a few days

You sure do like entertaining house guests

I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me: I attached the wrong file when invoicing over a month ago and that's why I don't have a large sum of money I'd otherwise have right now

Roast me for I am a fucking dumbass

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:my wife is in LA for quarterly meetings until Wednesday night...I will be doing laundry and cleaning the house for more dumb guests coming on Thursday night for a few days

You sure do like entertaining house guests

Agree, you are suffering way too much. You are not a hotel or Air B n B

wease wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Wease, you need to work some 80's hair metal band reunion show and check out all the old groupies. I bet veins will be there!

We’re working Guns ‘n’ Roses next month.

I’m actually looking forward to it. I contemplated actually getting tickets for it when I thought AiC was opening for them. As it is, with our booth location there, it’s a great venue for us to see the stage and we hear the show as if we were in seats. Or walking the concourse anyway.

well Axl is on time these days, and he seems to be in very good mood so seems it could be a good night.

Got a pension buyout offer from my old employer. Not great, only covers about 4 years worth and would be subject to tax, but I am considering it. It's not guaranteed the pension fund will even existing when I hit the retirement age so better a bird in the hand?