- 9:45 PM, Thursday,
July 3rd, 2014:
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- So on June 23rd,
I'm checkin' out Don's Facebook page (actor who played
Goldie Wilson) and I stumble upon this
video:
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- The Flux
Capacitors. I look them up, see they're playing an
outdoor screening of Back to the Future and I
immediately contact the place to try and book my Time
Machine. The people there had already heard of my car
(so I thought) and I then write to the band
letting them know I'm in contact with the venue and
that I will happily cross-promote them for future
gigs. Turns out they had already recommended Lenny's
Time Machine (a guy about 90 minutes away, his son was
at the Memorial Day event). They asked if I could
bring my car out to a show on the 5th, but of course
that's the GolfKon Independence Championship. Two of
the band members stop by the next day to play some
minigolf and talk business...
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- ...turns out they
had hoped to have more of a relationship with Lenny,
but his distance makes it difficult for him to come to
many of their shows and it becomes apparent where this
is heading. It's a pretty perfect marriage if worked
out correctly as most of the events they get booked
for would also love a time machine and vice-versa.
However they do still have a relationship with Lenny
and this would be stepping on that. Tough situation.
I'm willing to join up for hardly anything at first as
long as it's exclusive and we grow together in the
coming year... but if I'm just a 2nd car tey use when
Lenny can't make a gig, there's absolutely nothing in
it for me. They understand and appreciate my
situation. They also can see that I'm pretty hungry
and am actively pursuing bookings, etc. And can
I just make one quick aside here...
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- Have you any idea,
how awesome it is, to be able to have a business
meeting on your golf course in your back, fucking,
yard? I honestly forget it's there sometimes and then
situations like this happen and it seems like
I built the damn thing for this very situation.
It's borderline tacky as fuck now that I think
about it. "Hi, I'm suave businessman, Adam Kontras,
come to my mini-golf course in my backyard and we will
talk business." Ick. But no, in the end because that
is NOT what I built it for - it's just really
fun.
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So I went to
their rehearsal last night and they had all but
decided that they were gonna break the news to Lenny
and go with me. Now they wanted to do a "package" deal
on their site that included me, but I really don't
think that's the way to go. If they want to destroy
the 80s band market and be the #1 booked band in a
year? That car is at every show they do. It's simply
part of their booking. Who in their right mind would
pick another 80s band over the one that shows up in a
FUCKING TIME MACHINE.
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- And musically, it
should be noted, they're awesome. They take the hard
road on a lot of songs and as a piano player it was
comforting to watch the guy have a left hand as busy
as his right. Not sure if people who aren't
piano-players even know why that's important, but in
the 80s keyboard arena? 2 finger chords and
head-bopping abound (and in a lot of 80s music you can
get away with it). Great singer, great energy - and
they all dress up like the characters from the movie.
So of course they show up with a Delorean. They have
to. This can't be a package that happens if they pay
extra.
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- Of course, if
that's all they want, I'm happy to work with them - I
just hope I can get them to see just how valuable
it would be if that was simply their car. Don't even
mention RentTheDelorean.com. It's The Flux Capacitors
car. I get paid almost like a band member knowing
that if done right? WE ALL get paid well as
2015 blows up.
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- So there you have
it. I guess this stays locked for
awhile.
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- Next entry:
INDEPENDENCE CHAMPIONSHIP!! Which will be a far
different affair than Memorial Day. Hopefully we can
still raise some money with fewer players... but
JESUS there were just too many mofos last
time. No idea
when it will be up though... oh and I'm sure there'll
be another entry on this, but I spoke with the
Duncanville Police Department today and coincidentally
30 minutes later, Bob agreed to ship me my shit. Hmmm.
It honestly probably was coincidentally, but maybe
they talked to him? Who knows. We'll see what
happens...
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- Adam
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