The title isn't as
much a statement of fact as it is a statement of
prediction. Unfortunately I have no legitimate choices
left. Here's the story:
A little over 3
weeks ago, I applied at The Olive Garden to be a
server. As I waited for an interview time and planned
my next restaurant to apply at I realized this was a
pretty lose-lose situation. Unless this place has a
SERIOUS lunch crowd, I'm better off making a
steady $7 an hour since I cannot work nights
because of 4tvs. The Olive Garden guy seemed to avoid
me anyway. Every time I'd track him down (finally by
hiding in the bushes as he came to work -kidding-) he
had more excuses.
I finally
said screw this, I'll just go back to Sam Ash and
take the infamous "door greeter" position. I set-up an
appointment with them 2 weeks ago. They remembered me
and had my application and resume. Gave me the
Sterling test (see if you lie a lot)...I took it at
CD101, and then set-up an appointment with the private
investigator as you all read a few entries back. Of
course that meeting was yet another week away.
Bumming, 'cause I need the $$, but happy because I was
sure I had the job....why else would they spend this
much dough on me...I went to the PI, answered
their questions and gave a call the following day to
the supervisor at Sam Ash. He said to call him FRIDAY
if I don't hear from him. So now 2 beautiful weeks
wasted and the call to them Friday generated a "we
chose someone else for that position and we have none
available..." He said it in a manner like he had
chosen this person days ago. And here's what
KILLS me. I understand if you're hiring a
manager, even a salesman, getting 3 or 4 candidates
together and putting them through the loops.
Background checks, several tests, even meeting with a
private investigator. But for a $7 an hour position,
that's just a waste of money. Even the P.I. said to
me: "Oh, I'm sure you have the job, they wouldn't go
through all this for nothing..." Well Magnum was
wrong. So as I sat on our DUMPSTER couch with the
phone in my hand, I finally realized what I have
to do to survive. Radio. Period. Even if it means 4tvs
eventually fades into the sunset. I can make it
no other way.
That of course
begs many questions. What's the point? Come all the
way out here...to LOOK for a radio gig? CD101
offered me the Late Show full-time with the ability to
still do my 4tvs gigs since Joe would co-host...and
I came here to give 4tvs the best chance. And the
biggest killer is that 4tvs is doing well. This new
theater I'm performing at has a SHITLOAD of
possibilities and I honestly couldn't be happier
about the state of 4tvs in LA in such a SHORT
amount of time.
On the other hand
so many people have said that radio will help 4tvs. It
won't. LOL. I can't really explain this enough,
but it will not. First of all, being on the air never
helped 4tvs...because I could never mentioned it.
If it's not station-funded you can't just talk about
it. Just like you'll NEVER hear Andyman mention his
bar on the air. People have made the argument that
getting a mailing list from radio has helped 4tvs.
Heh. There's close to 300 people on the list, and the
same 5 people came to all my shows in Columbus. The
mailing list is something I keep going because it
keeps ME going. The mailing list doesn't do
THAT much for 4tvs. Unless of course I fool you
guys and then I get 15 responses! :-)
The truth of the
matter is radio is extremely time consuming. Even
being a Production Director is time consuming. And
it's a creative process. Making commercials is fun to
some degree. And when your job becomes creative and
fun, well it's not a job anymore...it's your life. You
stay extra because the final product is important. The
same if I get an on-air gig. I'll put twice the
hours in OFF the air as I do On-The-Air. Any of you
know that I put an 18 hour day in at CD101 every
Friday to prepare for my show? It's the only way I
know how. And the bottom line is...4tvs will slowly
fade away.
So from this point
on, my 4tvs promotions cease (I have too many gigs as
it is), and I will try to further my radio career. On
top of that I'm in the #2 market in the country. I
probably have a better chance at getting struck by
lightening (in LA - lol) than landing a good job in
radio here. What it'll probably mean is I'll start at
weekend overnights, and have to cancel my Friday and
Saturday gigs. GOD that sucks. But it's something
I have to sacrifice now, to have any chance in the
future. At the rate Jess and I are going. We won't be
moving to a new apartment in July, we'll be moving
back to Columbus. No overdramatics here, simple
arithmetic.
Oh and
by the way, I had 3 shows in a row
that were firsts for 4tvs! Check out the
shows
section of 4tvs.com and read the
descriptions. It's been quite a week for
4tvs. A week that ended with Jess and I
going to the beach to relax a bit. I got
to reenact a scene from my favorite
childhood movie: "The Karate Kid"
Adamson
has no
balance.
LOL.
YouTube
link added
02.13.09
And finally Jess's
reaction to Palaur!!! We've been HELLA-busy this week
and I promise you I won't write another
entry until she can sit down and say some words on the
site. I feel she has to so you know she's completely
cool with it. Everyone who starts to go through it
always asks me..."Jesus, what does Jess think about
this?" heh heh. Please know that I actually speak to
my fiancee before doing things. She's a partner, not a
recipient. But I'll let her tell you all that. For
now...CHECK OUT THE SITE!