Awards and retribution

Graeme

It's been a while, but I've blogged again.
This time about a nightmare gig with a happy ending (even if the happy ending came 10 years later) ?
http://africanabc.blogspot.com/2010/03/awards-and-retribution.html

Riaan

Hey Graeme what a nice read, and congratulations on the nominations. I'll definitely look out for those CD's, I'm sure the kids will love it. Hats of to you and all pro muso's who stick it out through difficult times, and who put up with the kind of b...s... that would make the rest of us just give up, or punch someone in the nose... Well done!

AlanRatcliffe

Hearty congratulations on the two SAMA nominations.

While bad treatment and broken contracts may be an unfortunate and all too common part of the business at every level, you prove that believing in yourself and keeping at it will eventually reap rewards for those deserving of them.

Kudos!

PeteM

Congratulations Graeme on two fronts. 1. The SAMA nominations and 2. the fact that you hung in there. I'm ashamed to say that I chickened out of the music scene for the same sort of reason that you describe on your blog. I wish you a prosperous and fulfilling journey with your music.

singemonkey

Well done man! And what a terrific story. What A-holes. The food is being thrown away anyway but you should have asked? What kind of twisted, demented creepazoids were you dealing with?

Graeme

There really are some dodgy gigs out there! Fortunately the good ones make up for them ?

Lethe

Hell yeah! It makes me happy to see your hard work pay off! Well done!

Bob-Dubery

Always remember the words of Hunter S. Thompson

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where pimps and thieves run free and good men die like dogs.

There is also a negative side.

arjunmenon

Nice blog Graeme. This topic in particular was very slumdog millionaire-like.

Kudos on the SAMA nominations and being wined & dined!

+1 for the clean hotel room ?

Squonk

Good Stuff Graeme

I always enjoy reading your blog, I will never be able to look at fake palm trees the same way again ?

Conrad

Sheesh. I can relate alot to that article except for being SAMA nominated.

I almost felt physical pain for your part when I read about that treatment but look at you now dude...

Congratulations!!! :applause:

DonovanB

Well done Graeme, I guess it goes without saying that we are all stoked and proud of you.

Now we want pictures of you guys with the SAMA soon ?

aubs1

Hey Graeme, congratulations with your nominations...........

Renesongs

What always cheesed me off about the Pub & Restaurant circus is that the gear you put on on stage is probably worth more than the establishment, you get paid less than waitrons and you get treated worse than the cleaning staff by a manger who is less educated than a fence post.

Congratulations Graeme for your perseverance and a great blog