Thursday, November 5, 2009

It's Nicole Atkins' Vinyl District


I'm in Nashville right now, just played the Ryman Auditorium with our dear friends the Avett Brothers. Sang with some ghosts in the dressing room. The feeling of playing on that stage was something between complete humbleness and a supernatural elation.

Anyways, today I met up with my friend Lisa from the band the Poconos and her boyfriend Quinn from the Gay Blades. We set out to do a little record shopping. We started talking about how when it's fun to go record shopping at your local, we do most of our record shopping on the road. The album serves as a reminder of where you were when you bought it every time you take off the shelf to listen to it.



My record collection acts like a memory trigger scrapbook. When I listen to my orange Sopwith Camel record it reminds me of the great little record shop next to the 40 Watt in Athens, GA. That store was the size of a closet yet they had every record you could ever want. When I listen to my "Songs to Read James Bond By" record, it reminds me of the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH. This venue has a wonderful thrift shop and record store in the basement. The backstage also resembles a basement from the 70s and every time we have played there they made us meatloaf and greenbeans and mashies. That record will always recall my moments there.

The same with my Otis Redding Anthology I got at Repo Records the day after I graduated college when I was thinking Philadelphia might be a great place to live. There are too many to list. These records will always serve so much more than just music for me. They help me remember.


Otis Redding - I Can't Turn You Loose [Live] (Mp3)

Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long [Live] (Mp3)
Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful (Mp3)
Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine (Mp3)
Otis Redding - Amen (Mp3)

2 comments:

梁爵 said...

2020.04.07酒店工作在去酒店之前,一定要給自己定一個目標及方向,你必需了解自己為何來酒店上班,目的何在? 酒店打工出發點是什麼?
給自己酒店PT一個目標,例如:酒店上班債務還清了就離開、存到了多少錢就走人、或者是打算做多久。
如果漫無目的的一直在八大行業做下去,久而久之,就會習慣這樣高所得的工作,然後就會沉迷於其中,而很難脫離這樣的環境。人對金錢的胃口只會愈來愈大!所以一定要給自己一個明確的目標。還有…賺到的錢一定要存下來,存下來的才是真正賺到的。

梁爵 said...

2020.09.15我想妳肯定沒有【酒店小姐】【酒店公關】這方面的任何經驗吧!!
凡事都有正反兩面,我在酒店上班的日子做任何事也是有失有得,我們並非說教,而是陳述酒店小姐去酒店上班都一定要出場接s嗎?事實
酒店兼差不是一個複雜的工作環境?妳只想到美好的一面,何曾想過負面因素嗎?!
這行會有所犧牲(如睡眠時間 和朋友家人相聚的時間 多少要喝酒 遇到鄰居或國中同學怎麼辦..等等)
大家提到酒店都認為有高收入,但是都忘記自己要用甚麼方式去經營或是自己的優點條件到哪?!!
消費花錢是妳情我願,但是怎麼讓客人願意花錢在妳身上這才是重點,建議妳反向思考,若妳是消費者一小時要花那麼多錢 妳會去消費嗎?
想要兩三天的檯費可以領到三四萬的公關...不是沒有~但卻是少數中的少數!
第一要條件優(臉蛋;身材;手腕;談吐)
第二要有固定的老點客人!
第三就是店家辦活動時...客人撒錢買你好幾隻全場幫妳衝人氣或排名!
第四就是要這家店的幹部能力夠強,然後幹部又喜歡用這位公關!
單純的包廂服務有沒有可能賺這麼多檯費?
答案是有....但必須附帶其它因素(當天有客人買不用陪的全場;外加有兩桌以上框檯)
這種事情不是每天有....但是有可能兩檔以內會出現兩三次...純粹要看公關跟幹部怎麼配合 既可以讓幹部有業績 公關有節數 又不會打死客人!
酒店工作不是所想的這麼簡單...也不是只有接S才能賺到錢!當然也不會不接S就等著餓死~~~