Why Van Halen's tour contract had a "no brown M&M's" clause

Post by natch » Fri, May 16, 2014, 4:11 PM UTC

netcan wrote: post #35

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This is a fantastic read! If you have previously done streaming using some streaming service and you can't immediately name the format it uses, chances are it is unacceptable and I won't let you use it for my speech. ..This might seem unfair--if a ticket is lost, it could be my fault. But my income is not large, and I cannot afford to assume this risk myself if the event offers me no income. The frustration I feel wh…

I just realized what this is. He wrote a manual for operating himself.

Post by newaccountfool » Fri, May 16, 2014, 4:17 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #82

Monkeyget wrote: post #67

It reminds me of the orange juice test. You organize an annual convention for hundreds of people. You tell the banquet manager of the hotel you are considering that the morning breakfast must include a large glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for everyone of the attendees. It must be squeezed no more than two hours before the breakfast. It is not possible to do so. Squeezing that much orange in much a short amoun…

http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Orange-Squeezer-Machine-rep...

Post by syncsynchalt » Fri, May 16, 2014, 4:39 PM UTC

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Just a friendly FYI: "electrocuted" implies a fatality. (I learned this similarly on an internet forum I posted the word to years ago.)

Really? https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aelectrocute injure or kill someone by electric shock

Post by seanp2k2 » Fri, May 16, 2014, 4:43 PM UTC

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Please don't be surprised if I pull out my computer at dinner and begin handling some of my email. I have difficulty hearing when there is noise; at dinner, when people are speaking to each other, I usually cannot hear their words. Rather than feel bored, or impose on everyone by asking them to speak slowly at me, I do some work. Wow, I would find that really weird. I hope everyone at his dinners get to read that not…

I have a similar problem with distinguishing speech from background noise - makes pubs / clubs / places with background music a nightmare for having conversations (and hence I tend towards the solitary these days since people tend towards those places for meeting.)

Post by klipt » Fri, May 16, 2014, 4:58 PM UTC

gonzo wrote: post #77

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This is a fantastic read! If you have previously done streaming using some streaming service and you can't immediately name the format it uses, chances are it is unacceptable and I won't let you use it for my speech. ..This might seem unfair--if a ticket is lost, it could be my fault. But my income is not large, and I cannot afford to assume this risk myself if the event offers me no income. The frustration I feel wh…

Do not, under any circumstance, allow rms to stay at the home of a friend, or anyone you respect or admire. "I burned the sheets." is the result in two instances with which I am familiar.