[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17707390]We might be getting a distribution deal there, it can't be worse than here. Our manager is adamant if we move there (and it'll only be if it's directly related to music) we'll be able to primarily live off it.[/QUOTE]

Sounds a bit unrealistic to me unless the distribution deal involves a hefty advance or something, which I don't think they ever do.

Has your manager led any other bands to live off their music in the past?

You guys are a 5 piece band, so to live just off your music you'd need to making as a band, like, at least $2000 a week.

hmm?

it'll be fun.

Apparently they dont weigh weed there, which is mad. But pills are like 50 bucks which sucks.

But yeah, plan is to work my arse off and have fun

Forget about pills man they're a poofter drug. Pills should only be for keeping chicks from having babies.

Go nuts on weed all you like, I met a dude who moved from WA to study sound engineering, said the only thing he missed was the amazing weed.

What job are you getting out there, is that where they have the lucrative mining work?

[QUOTE=gaslight;17707399]Forget about pills man they're a poofter drug. Pills should only be for keeping chicks from having babies.

Go nuts on weed all you like, I met a dude who moved from WA to study sound engineering, said the only thing he missed was the amazing weed.

What job are you getting out there, is that where they have the lucrative mining work?[/QUOTE]
No job in particular, just whatever i can get.

I dont really know hey, all the information i have is that theres alot more jobs over there. Thats a step up from lowest employment area in nsw.

And if nothing really works out, then it'll just be a holiday to meet the gf's family, friends and see some cool **** and chill for a while

Where are you in NSW at the moment? It's true that there isn't much in the way of remotely fancy work around, not that I've seen anyway.

You'll probably pick up some casual work over there pretty easy, you qualified to do bar work and whatnot? That'd be a lock.

[QUOTE=gaslight;17707395]Sounds a bit unrealistic to me unless the distribution deal involves a hefty advance or something, which I don't think they ever do.

Has your manager led any other bands to live off their music in the past?

You guys are a 5 piece band, so to live just off your music you'd need to making as a band, like, at least $2000 a week.[/QUOTE]

Well I'm just going on the attention we're getting from Sydney siders. It could be anywhere, but Sydney and Melbourne are the weapons of choice, it's tough to make money on gigs here.

Having said that the money wouldn't only be gigs.

Even considering merchandise and CDs, it's a very tall order. It's tough to make money on gigs here too, though probably not as tough as where you are now.

I guess if the band was sharing a house and living super economically, maybe you could swing it but I've never met any musician here who lived off an original project alone, let alone an entire band.

Well I never said alone, only primarily :P

aka, as long as I wouldn't need a 40hour a week job I'd be happy.

Well that's different and far more realistic.

A bit of casual work is enough to get by generally.

It's what I do now. Although festivus time is killing me.

hallo mx, and good morning

Jesse you sick mother****er, when are you coming to see my band play. Yes I expect you to pay however many thousands of dollars to see a $12 show.

[QUOTE=Efrim;17707482]hallo mx, and good morning[/QUOTE]

hey baybeeee

Tonight, I am going to a dinner party. We are going to consume one of these:

[IMG]http://grillace.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/turducken.jpg[/IMG]

It's probably just me but that looks disgusting.

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17707545]It's probably just me but that looks disgusting.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it does, doesn't it?

It's a turducken.

A turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.

Why ruin a perfectly good chicken.

Surely the syllables could be rearranged more accurately as 'ucken turd.

The more I look at it the more it resembles some unspeakable penile malfunction.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17707535]Tonight, I am going to a dinner party. We are going to consume one of these:

[IMG]http://grillace.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/turducken.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

glorious.
wass new?

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17707510]Jesse you sick mother****er, when are you coming to see my band play. Yes I expect you to pay however many thousands of dollars to see a $12 show.[/QUOTE]

when's your next show? i might have some spare thousands under my couch cushions.

I dunno, next year some time.

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17707587]I dunno, next year some time.[/QUOTE]

oh im busy next year.

That's a lie, his only plan is to sell his all possessions and a live in a small loft space licking rare beetles out of packets of crisps.

[QUOTE=Efrim;17707576]glorious.
wass new?[/QUOTE]

Pretty much nothing. Working on and off at my old job, which is decent. Otherwise, same old. Been drinking a bit more than usual, but that tends to happen this time of the year.

wassup guys.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17707930]Pretty much nothing. Working on and off at my old job, which is decent. Otherwise, same old. Been drinking a bit more than usual, but that tends to happen this time of the year.[/QUOTE]

me too. i just went to ottawa and bought a ton of beer and some neat scotch. last exam on tuesday.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzhv672OEf0[/url]

I want to play guitar like she plays piano.

I just got home from turducken dinner. My body aches in ways I didn't know was possible from eating.

I think when you finish a meal like that it's traditional to find American citizenship underneath it.

I still think it looks disgusting.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17708870]I just got home from turducken dinner. My body aches in ways I didn't know was possible from eating.[/QUOTE]

Remember what you ate and that will explain these odd aches... or you just ate it wrong?

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17709174]I still think it looks disgusting.[/QUOTE]

That was what I was going for :p.

No, I mean, it doesn't look edible, or even resemble food. It looks like some kind of gaping penile wound.

Looks like someone kicked a redneck's sister in the chin hey.

I've forgotten that joke but I know it :(

Joke?

I got it now. How do you circumcise a redneck? Kick his sister in the chin.

Zing!

Boy howdy.

Maybe it looks disgusting, but I assure you, it tasted divine.

Yay for more recording tonight.

I recorded one song of ours for 4 hours only to decide I didn't like the basses' tones and I scrapped it all. I think I might be recording it on a fretless Jazz bass now.

I still have 4 songs to go.