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I was having an argument with my stepbrother the other day about the movie A SIMPLE PLAN. It starred the talented Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, and Bill Paxson.
My main problem with it was, the characters did things that I didn't see them doing. The basic premise is: they are out hunting, find a crashed airplane with $5 million in drug money.
I bought him the DVD, just so I could write "The STUPID Plan" over the title before giving it to him.
But, I'm thinking maybe people would do what these stupid guys in the film did. After all, I'm thinking back to the story when the bar in Hillcrest, The Brass Rail, paid some scam artist a certain amount of money. He claimed to be Bjork's manager, and said she would perform a concert there.
It didn't occur to the owners, to wonder why someone that would play a two thousand seat theatre, at least, would be willing to play at a bar that probably has a max capacity of a few hundred.
He gave the person the money, and never heard from him again. A few tickets were even printed up and sold.
Now, I see that rapper Tone Loc (Wild Thing, Funky Cold Madina), had a similar thing happen.
In Detroit, a man posing as the rapper's manager, swindled bars out of a few thousand bucks.
Now, what I'd like to ask all these promoters and bar owners that just start giving money away...is this the normal procedure? I would think that you just write up a contract, and have them sign it. When the artist comes and performs, they either get their cut of the door, or the set amount that was agreed upon.
If someone says they need money up front, it wouldn't be hard to decline, for a bunch of reasons.
Oh, and my favorite part of these rapper stories, is we get to find out their real names. The AP reported his name as Anthony T. Smith. Now, that's actually a normal name. But, sometimes, they have such goofy names. I forget Snoop Dog's real name, but I think it's something really dweeby.
Anyway, the story has a happy ending. Tone Loc has agreed to play at the two bars that got scammed.
(Note to self: find out of Wild Child, that does a Doors tribute show, would like to go to a club with me. I'll say Jim Morrison faked his death, this singer is the real Morrison, and we should be able to collect a fortune)
I was having an argument with my stepbrother the other day about the movie A SIMPLE PLAN. It starred the talented Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, and Bill Paxson.
My main problem with it was, the characters did things that I didn't see them doing. The basic premise is: they are out hunting, find a crashed airplane with $5 million in drug money.
I bought him the DVD, just so I could write "The STUPID Plan" over the title before giving it to him.
But, I'm thinking maybe people would do what these stupid guys in the film did. After all, I'm thinking back to the story when the bar in Hillcrest, The Brass Rail, paid some scam artist a certain amount of money. He claimed to be Bjork's manager, and said she would perform a concert there.
It didn't occur to the owners, to wonder why someone that would play a two thousand seat theatre, at least, would be willing to play at a bar that probably has a max capacity of a few hundred.
He gave the person the money, and never heard from him again. A few tickets were even printed up and sold.
Now, I see that rapper Tone Loc (Wild Thing, Funky Cold Madina), had a similar thing happen.
In Detroit, a man posing as the rapper's manager, swindled bars out of a few thousand bucks.
Now, what I'd like to ask all these promoters and bar owners that just start giving money away...is this the normal procedure? I would think that you just write up a contract, and have them sign it. When the artist comes and performs, they either get their cut of the door, or the set amount that was agreed upon.
If someone says they need money up front, it wouldn't be hard to decline, for a bunch of reasons.
Oh, and my favorite part of these rapper stories, is we get to find out their real names. The AP reported his name as Anthony T. Smith. Now, that's actually a normal name. But, sometimes, they have such goofy names. I forget Snoop Dog's real name, but I think it's something really dweeby.
Anyway, the story has a happy ending. Tone Loc has agreed to play at the two bars that got scammed.
(Note to self: find out of Wild Child, that does a Doors tribute show, would like to go to a club with me. I'll say Jim Morrison faked his death, this singer is the real Morrison, and we should be able to collect a fortune)