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MelbourneLexi
11-17-2006, 11:38 PM
If you're not well endowed they might kick me in the face if they saw me.
Well if every single girl has cried of complained then it's not you being a bitch it's them not handling the crowd properly. oh... i can't believe they threw 5 cents at you i would have decked him.
mermaidnz
11-17-2006, 11:47 PM
I -really- want to complain to the company about this booking. The owner HIMSELF told me that every single girl who's come there has cried or complained....
... but I've FINALLY gotten on the company's good side and I don't want to seem a bitch.
What to do... anyone know?
so they know how shitting the booking is? how much do they make from keeping this place on their books each week?
ask him if its seriously worth having upset dancers and waitresses.
Lysondra
11-17-2006, 11:47 PM
I wrote this to the company:
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I would like to write a small letter about Murphy's in Ipswich.
The men there were really terrible. I mean, beyond anything normal. They refused to tip us because 'they'd see it anyway'.. and most of the money we got was for the owner compensating for the men. Honey got severely manhandled (I'd go so far as to say sexually assaulted, I would) and threatened to the guy who did it with a jug to the face (and rightly so! Don't reprimand her for that, he really was terrible).
The guys threatened to put out cigarettes on us... tried to steal the money from our (piss-ass) jars, insulted us (and I quote, "Why can't the company send any girls that are PRETTY?! You all look like skanks and whores"), threw .5 coins at us when we asked for tips (adding, "Here, you deserve this") and overall verbally and (for Honey) sexually assaulting us.
When I went for my show tips, a guy said to me, "I would tip you but you're not as hot as the other girl. At least SHE had curves. You're ugly and I would never want to see a show from you." And then he laughed and tried to grab at me...while is friend was all, "I won't give you money, but I'll be your stage if you want a face to sit on." and tried to LICK ME!
After this ordeal, I refused to do the show, and put my money down - feeling if they weren't willing to at least be civil, they wouldn't get a show. The owner then talked to the men and when he came back he told me, "You know, those men are entitled to their opinion. Everyone is. You shouldn't care."
A couple girls overheard what was said (there was MUCH more, but it's hard for me to quote word for word and I don't want it taken out of context) and actually started crying as well, FOR ME.
In the end, the owner himself ponied up some extra cash for the show and.. guess what... 'stage guy', '.5 guys' and 'you're ugly' guy were in the front row, cheering. And then they began bragging about how they got such a good show 'for free' (I did a two song show, about 10 min, like you asked).
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Anyway... I have no idea why exactly I wrote this except to warn you. The owner HIMSELF told me that these men have made at LEAST two other girls cry and went 'not again' when I started to cry as well. I have NEVER refused a show and NEVER refused money and NEVER cried at a booking - EVER.
These guys are severely assaulting, insulting and abusing the girls that come there.
I would really appreciate it if you gave them a warning of some sort, because some of the stuff they did (to Honey especially) were not only disgusting, but downright illegal.
-Morrigan Slayde
.... please don't take this as me complaining. I just don't want anymore girls hurt.
Lysondra
11-17-2006, 11:47 PM
so they know how shitting the booking is? how much do they make from keeping this place on their books each week?
ask him if its seriously worth having upset dancers and waitresses.
I wrote a letter to Cs about it.
mermaidnz
11-17-2006, 11:52 PM
heh yeah we posted at the same time!
GoldCoastGirl
11-18-2006, 06:15 PM
Ipswich isn't that great overall as it is regarded as the hick part of Brisbane. There is a reason why I am distancing myself from that company.... now that you have photos you can apply to all the companies and start getting some decent work girl! ;D Start putting your name down with the other companies.... find other companies who won't send you to shit bookings.
I was with this company for ages and did all sorts of bookings ..... I just don't believe they are a good company. Good for regular work as they have alot of pubs etc on their list however overall I don't like working for them.
Anyway... so yeh... up to you what you do now.
ps... interesting changes to the website in re: the photos of all the girls... interesting to see that certain girls have been bumped down the page rather dramatically... woha! I was always around the middle anyway so no real change for me. Awful what happened to Honey as she is a kewl girl. Damn shame. Granted, she has a mortgage now so she really can't refuse the work.
Lysondra
11-30-2006, 06:44 PM
*^$%*&%$$#&*)(^$%$*&^^%^%#%&(~~!!!!!!!!!!
That's all I'm saying.
Lysondra
11-30-2006, 07:48 PM
ARGGGHHH!!! My highest paying agency just said they'd give me more work if I ditched the glasses!!!
:( Fer fugs sake.
I'm conforming and I don't like it.
GoldCoastGirl
12-01-2006, 05:10 AM
Um... glasses should have little to do with the whole deal. I know appearance/presentation is at the top of the list with private party work (unlike strip clubs where personality rules then presentation is somewhere on the list after personality) however I don't get what the glasses have to do with anything.
Besides, it helps make you stand out in a way. It is like me with my long hair... I only grew it long and keep it long because I use it as a way to market myself... to try to be unique.
Ask them exactly why you must not wear glasses ??? I'm curious.
What's next.... ditch being natural.. get a boob job and we will give you more work?!?!
PM the agency name if you don't want to reveal who exactly as it would be interesting to know for future reference as such.
Lysondra
12-01-2006, 06:32 PM
^ He just doesn't like 'em. Says 'the customers don't have to know'.. whatever.
Anyway, I'm UBER PISSED now.
I told my partner to look after my work bag and HE LEFT IT IN HIS PARENT'S CAR AND THEY'RE OUT!!!
If they don't get back within an hour, I've GOT NO WORK!
Mother fucking Michael.
PS: I made him look after the bag because I was rescuing a(nother) wild magpie and took him to the RSPCA.
GoldCoastGirl
12-01-2006, 07:43 PM
My rant: I am home. I want work. I need work. Gimme work damnit! :(
I have one toy show tonight (try to get them to upgrade to anal for the extra $$) and one "birthday" (read: just nude strip) tomorrow. If I had known that this weekend would be so damn poor I would have booked myself into one of the strip clubs for a night or two damnit.
I really don't like working in the local strip clubs however I can suck it up and work there if I have to for one or two nights every now and again. I can't afford to NOT have work...........and the local agencies wonder why I don't stay home.
The thing is ... I would rather stay home right now (Bibs) however if I want to give her quality of life whilst she is still with me I have to have money (plus I still need to feed myself, pay rent etc etc as well as try to save up SOME money so I can move out in February and not have to take out a personal loan) and this lack of work is NOT helping!!!!!!!!
*sigh* The "joys" of private party work. You have heaps of work. Then you have nothing.
Darcy Foxx
12-01-2006, 07:50 PM
my only rant is that i have a few shows tonight and i really, really don't want to do them.
i think i've been way overworked for the last few months. trying to work 4 nights a week in the club, and then i've been really busy with private parties on friday/saturday nights. quite frankly, i'm sick to death of taking my clothes off. my new costumes haven't arrived, i'm so sick of using all my current ones. i was sick with food poisoning early this week and didnt end up going into work so now half my stuff (my boobs, my underwear) that i need for tonight is still at the club, so im gonna have to use old crappy stuff that i have at home. i'm not feeling at all sexy at the moment, i'm a bit miserable and depressed, and i just can't be bothered with it.
i think i need some time off. i'm really focused on getting my paysite up and running so hopefully i can stop dancing so much and still be making a well above average income.
GoldCoastGirl
12-01-2006, 09:10 PM
I'll have your shows! :laughing: except for the fact that I'm not in the same state. Take some time off Darcy ... you totally need it. I don't know how you can do it.. work almost every night of the week.
:laughing: just got offered a booking however it was for 3pm today and by the time I got organised and on my way.. I would guarantee be late for the booking. I'm Surfers Paradise and the booking is for Rocklea in Brisbane. Oh well. It was a toy show too.. damn.
Darcy Foxx
12-01-2006, 09:15 PM
i ended up cancelling one of my shows tonight, but i've still got another 4. blah. at least those 4 are close to home, the first one was at 7pm and right on the other side of the city, like an hour away. screw that.
we need a magic transporter thing so you can zap yourself here and go do my shows for me. as it is, we dont have anyone that can replace me so cancelling is impossible. booo :(
mild2wild
12-01-2006, 10:37 PM
half my stuff (my boobs, my underwear) that i need for tonight is still at the club,
Darcy... I hope your boobs are not at the club :-P
Good luck for tonight, atleast your getting frequend work! Take time off over xmas to re-charge :-)
Darcy Foxx
12-01-2006, 11:14 PM
lmfao. i meant booTs. hahaha. detachable boobs... that's a nice idea :D
urgh and to top it all off ive got my period, and on the first day it's always so damn heavy that it leaks everywhere. i'm gonna have to wear my old shoes, and i went and bought some black underwear to hopefully cover it up if it leaks. ick.
yeah i definitely think i need a xmas holiday!
Lysondra
12-02-2006, 02:16 PM
vanessa! You should have gone! I was waitress there until three and I managed to sell a water show... Butif you had shown up we could've tried for anal double!
GoldCoastGirl
12-02-2006, 07:57 PM
^^^ Explains why he approached me when I get hardly any work from him. We could've broken our double anal virginity :( Ah well. I didn't know and he kinda needed me there for 3pm so I wouldn't have made it in time coming from Surfers Paradise at that time (traffic).
I turned down a double show which we could've done also because I thought I was booked at 11pm (the agent wanted a 10.30pm duo show) however then the agency who I thought I had the 11pm show with told me that it wasn't going ahead... by that time.. it was too late to try to get back the duo. Last minute work sucks.
I wish people were more organised and would pre-book!
jaizaine
12-02-2006, 11:48 PM
last night i had an awesome night but i do have one rant.
while i was doing a table this stupid female customer was sitting at the rail and was all over her boyfriend and she had her feet up on the ledge where people usually put their drinks - how rude!
then a guy tipped me to do a table dance for him so while im doing it she is starring and bitching about me to her boyfriend. i coudlnt hear most of what she was saying but i heard her say "oh she thinks she is so good doesn't she?" fucking moron.
im seriously starting to dislike female patrons in the club coz 90% of the time they seem to act like this.
jaizaine
12-02-2006, 11:54 PM
sorry girls just realised i posted in the private dancing part oops - im still half asleep!
GoldCoastGirl
12-03-2006, 12:50 AM
:( Missed out on a toy show today as I did not take my phone up the road with me whilst I was doing the grocery shopping! Damnit.
I probably wouldn't have been able to do it anyway as I would've had to get back home as I am now (in the rain therefore I am walking WAY slower than normal so I don't slip) then get organised/ready and go so I would've been at least a good 45 minutes anyway... maybe a little bit too much of a wait. *sigh*
The timing sucks so all I can do is laugh :laughing: as there is no sense in crying.
Lysondra
12-03-2006, 07:34 PM
Hahaha, I picked up that show, too. I convinced them that they should get 45 minutes instead of 30 since nobody slese could show up. :)
Lysondra
12-06-2006, 07:19 PM
I have GOT to stop accepting work from C's... not only do they CONSTANTLY 'forget' to pay me (it usually takes 2-3 weeks to get my pay, argh!) but I end up throwing off my whole schedule for them.. it's not worth it anymore. :/
Note to self: forget to reply. :/
mild2wild
12-12-2006, 08:11 AM
Gasp.... Some times I wonder why I even bother with my agency :-(
I have 2 girls going to canberra for a 6 hour job (pay is $1000.00) to do waitress and 1 show. The airfares, transfers and everything have been organized and paid for by the client. well... I get an email from one of the girls who aay.... Brisbane WTF?? And you could have atleast got a straight flight....
What the Hell? These girls have asked me to bend over backwards for them! I have arranged everything including flights, transfers, an extremely attractive pay packet and they are still Pissed Off? WTF WTF!!
I personally will have a strict word with the girls after the job is done.... I dont want them to not show up - thus dissapointing my customers!
GAHHHHH SELFISH GREEDY PEOPLE!
Lysondra
12-12-2006, 05:12 PM
Gasp.... Some times I wonder why I even bother with my agency :-(
I have 2 girls going to canberra for a 6 hour job (pay is $1000.00) to do waitress and 1 show. The airfares, transfers and everything have been organized and paid for by the client. well... I get an email from one of the girls who aay.... Brisbane WTF?? And you could have atleast got a straight flight....
What the Hell? These girls have asked me to bend over backwards for them! I have arranged everything including flights, transfers, an extremely attractive pay packet and they are still Pissed Off? WTF WTF!!
I personally will have a strict word with the girls after the job is done.... I dont want them to not show up - thus dissapointing my customers!
GAHHHHH SELFISH GREEDY PEOPLE!
They're pissed because they wanted a direct flight that was paid for and are getting a grand (each?) for 6 hours of work?
Fuck. I want that shift. I'll wait TWELVE hours in the airport for it. Shit. Ungrateful.
Lysondra
12-12-2006, 05:16 PM
Oh... and I want to rant about Saturday. I started with a new agency and they told me to go to NERANG and do a 15 minute show 'with a possible extension' . No problem. I did it and got the extension. It was 9pm.
"Can you be in Lake Manchester for a 10pm show."
I figured, hey, girl wouldn't give my a job if I couldn't make it, right?!
So I said yes... and it was ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN KM AWAY!
And the last 10km? On a dirt road, in WoopWoop with CARDBOARD SIGNS TELLING ME WHERE I HAD TO GO.
I had to go 30-40 on the last 10k because it was such a treacherous dirt road.
The only thing that saved me when I arrived at 10:40?
Everyone else was late too.
Lysondra
12-14-2006, 07:38 PM
I officially fail at life.
Lysondra
12-14-2006, 07:51 PM
I had a show I booked FOR MYSELF (go me - all profits mine!) and I totally didn't have the place on my map! WTF is UP with my map?! Now I REALLY want a TomTom for Christmas.
Now I have a car I picked up at noon to drive all weekend and nowhere to go until 5, where it's just a shitty waitressing gig and my Duo CANCELLED... so the agency promised me toy shows to make up for it and nothing.
Not to mention another company *cough* is still not telling me their bank details so I can PAY THEM, even though I messaged them 4 times this week asking for it. *poke poke poke*
sexy_celeste
12-14-2006, 10:39 PM
I had a show I booked FOR MYSELF (go me - all profits mine!) and I totally didn't have the place on my map! WTF is UP with my map?! Now I REALLY want a TomTom for Christmas.
I have a palm handheld, for uni(with a keyboard, its so much lighter than a laptop) which cost $300, I then brought a $60 satelite thingy, and downloded the GPS software.
Much cheaper than a tomtom, and I use it to watch videos, listen to music, and writed assignments, plus it fits in my purse!
mild2wild
12-15-2006, 02:04 AM
Morrigan... I will email them to you now :D Sorry bout that, I know your not going to run away with my money :)
Lysondra
12-15-2006, 03:45 AM
thanks babe. I just prefer to be trustworthy over having you worry.
PhillyDancer1982
12-15-2006, 06:34 PM
LillithMorrigan, I just read your rants about the pub Murphy's and I sympathize so much. I had a very similar experience in a (regular) strip club here in the states. Two single days before I got my scheduled boob job, some assholes started making fun of my boobs and blatantly refusing to tip me. The one guy in the group claimed that I'd "lied" to him when I'd said that I was getting a boob job(A month earlier, they came in and turned down dances with me, claiming it was because my boobs were too small. So I responded "come see me in a month or so" because I'd already scheduled my boob job. Little did I expect the same group, which I hadn't even remembered, to come back a whole 2 days before my boob job!). He told all his friends to not tip me or to even talk to me. So I made sure that when I got to the stage closest to them(at the club, there were 3 or 4 spots on stage; we danced in a rotation), I PUT BACK ON MY DRESS because I didn't want to expose my boobs to them if they were gonna make fun of them. Well whaddyaknow, Mr.-You-Lied-About-Getting-Your-Boobs-Done got up walked around the other stages a few times while I was dancing topless, making weird faces as he walked by.
A few hours later, the group was still there(they lingered there off and on throughout the entire night). This one dickhead(amongst many) tried getting smart with me and said, "Do you really think you're entitled to this dollar?" And I am NOT a demanding pushy dancer at all...but he talked to me as if I were being unreasonably demanding. All I wanted was a fucking dollar or two!...Didn't I just dance on stage? Like with your situation, there was more that happened...but I don't remember all the details, because it was back in summer 05.
The worst part is, I told this one dickhead bouncer and he didn't give a shit(told me that). I told another bouncer and he assured me he'd do something, then didn't do shit. A little while later(after this big group of guys STILL were being dicks), I asked him why he didn't do/say anything to them, and he said sarcastically, "I'm doing just what you told me to do. I'm WATCHING them." Watching, as in LITERALLY sitting on his ass and looking at them(i.e., doing nothing). Just as the owner at that pub made you feel unappreciated, the bouncers at this club made me feel bad, too.
It is horrible. I really wonder why guys "get off" on being such assholes to us girls, esp girls that haven't done anything wrong to them. You are very attractive and that was horrible(not to mention bad judgment) for them to call you ugly. Even if you and I WERE hideous monsters, it'd STILL be rude for guys to call us "ugly." Didn't they learn manners when they were children?? I think you did the right thing by writing a letter to the agency. I wish I'd been as assertive as you back then, by complaining to the head management of my club. But no, I didn't. I think you handled it the right way and I think it will serve the Australian dancers on this site good that you warned them not to work at Murphy's. It's always good to advise people so they don't make the same mistake.
Lysondra
12-16-2006, 11:13 PM
Rant that I don't want to talk about.
Car broke down at venue. Sexually assaulted (Michael watched and didn't do a THING!). Robbed of money and phone. Left to pay $110 (we don't have) to get a car to pick us up. Had to pay another person to get our car back...
And I'm barely recovering. I start calling police about the stuff tomorrow (I am NOT calling about the assault... and no one can make me) so I can get my phone back (again). I'm repairing the car tomorrow...
... and I have more work on Wednesday.
All is not lost!
Lysondra
12-16-2006, 11:38 PM
Oh my god... my agent just told me she called the guys. They have until this afternoon to retrieve my phone and give me another $200 for the mess they made towards me... or she'll press charges. She's also having me use her security for MUCH less than I pay anyone.
...and then my grandparents-to-be just gave us $275 for an engagement present!!!
All right now? FUCKING TIMING, YES!
GoldCoastGirl
12-17-2006, 03:00 AM
Damn... Really wished you were able to be up here in Darwin. It isn't like they don't have room (or didn't) ... as I got three xxx shows whilst I was up here ON TOP OF the pub shows I am doing and the private dances I get without asking... I am ever ever so thankful to the Universe.
If you are in the country in March, please make plans to come up here to Darwin with me then as that is when I next plan to be back. Now that HP knows I do xxx shows and that they can also make a pretty penny from them (hopefully word will get around about me as I'm the only showgirl they have up here at the moment that will do those types of shows).... maybe I will get a few in March.... and if you come with.... we can do duos! ;D
Oh.. who's the new agency??
mild2wild
12-17-2006, 03:16 AM
lilth was this job by any chance in Enogra (sp?) on the gold coast? If so pm me!
Lysondra
12-17-2006, 05:27 PM
No, it was in Toowoomba.
Lysondra
12-17-2006, 05:50 PM
Yay, the guys have agreed to pay damages + $200... turns out the buck who assaulted me was a catholic school teacher! Threatening to press charges was interesting. :)
Lysondra
12-18-2006, 09:34 PM
Oh fer fucks... the guy that sold me the car also sold me the rego and he SAID it was road-worthy... well guess what... it needs 2k in repairs!! wtf... and he never got the road worthy certificate for it!! So he ILLEGALLY sold me my work car.
I'm asking for a full refund and he can have his damned car back.
Asshat.
Edit: Decided to repair it myself. They wanted to charge $40 for fixing my LICENSE PLATE LIGHT! What the fuck? That's a .50 cent repair if I do it myself.
So I got the list of things to do, am armed with a car-part salesman (for parts at cost!) and some tools and a book from the library.
I'll fix my own car for 1/10th the price.
GoldCoastGirl
12-19-2006, 02:05 AM
Lilith.... buying a lemon is your own fault. It must come with at least a road worthy certificate which you can actually see before you purchase it even if it is currently registered. You can't blame the guy so much as yourself for not being BUYER AWARE.
www.drive.com.au would've had some articles tips etc for you ;)
My rant is that learning that my travelling IS affecting my work "back home" is not a nice thing to learn.... especially today. I travel because of the lack of work back home ... and I don't get alot of work back home because I travel. I really wish I could work this independant of the agents back home so that my travelling really didn't affect me like it does now.
Lysondra
12-23-2006, 07:39 PM
Lilith.... buying a lemon is your own fault. It must come with at least a road worthy certificate which you can actually see before you purchase it even if it is currently registered. You can't blame the guy so much as yourself for not being BUYER AWARE.
www.drive.com.au would've had some articles tips etc for you ;)
My rant is that learning that my travelling IS affecting my work "back home" is not a nice thing to learn.... especially today. I travel because of the lack of work back home ... and I don't get alot of work back home because I travel. I really wish I could work this independant of the agents back home so that my travelling really didn't affect me like it does now.
He said he had one! He lied to me to sell me the car and sold it illegally.
Lysondra
12-23-2006, 09:03 PM
GRRR... I just remembered.
An agent booked me for two waitressing shifts and 4 shows yesterday... two of the shows were in between the waitressing!! The waitressing was only two hours apart! Gaaah... I barely made it and I didn't even get to eat the entire day... anyway, after my last waitressing I do another show... and when I head to the fourth place I am told they CANCELLED FOUR HOURS AGO... during the second show!! NOBODY CALLED ME! I called the agency and they went, 'woops, they did cancel, sorry'...
So I had to still pay my driver for time but I didn't get that last show... and they said they'd make it up to me and... nope... didn't get anything else that night.
Phooey.
GoldCoastGirl
12-24-2006, 01:38 AM
He said he had one! He lied to me to sell me the car and sold it illegally.
Saying he has one is not the point. To sell a car you must DISPLAY the RWC on the car somewhere.... or else advertise that it doesn't have one. If the car is un-registered, the RWC must be available as you require this in QLD to be able to register it.
So yes, you are correct. He did something very illegal. Hopefully people have learnt from your mistake. You're only human ;)
LM: A question -- are you finding that the waitressing is kinda getting in the way of you doing shows ? As in you are booked to waitress so then you have to decline shows?
My rant: The bullshit and politics within this industry. Enough said. Why can't people with integrity get somewhere and instead the people who lack integrity (who are fake/liars) are doing better ? Why can't people stop playing favouritism ? Yes as long as humans work with humans there will always be politics... sad yet true... yet I don't have to like it. I just feel the next two months (jan and feb) when I am home are going to be interesting. All the agent/agencies know I'm home.......... so no longer can they use the "can't get in touch with you" excuse.
mild2wild
12-24-2006, 07:11 PM
Vee... make sure you sms them again between now and january the 1st to let them know that your home so then there is no excuse for getting no work :D
Lysondra
12-24-2006, 08:41 PM
Saying he has one is not the point. To sell a car you must DISPLAY the RWC on the car somewhere.... or else advertise that it doesn't have one. If the car is un-registered, the RWC must be available as you require this in QLD to be able to register it.
So yes, you are correct. He did something very illegal. Hopefully people have learnt from your mistake. You're only human ;)
LM: A question -- are you finding that the waitressing is kinda getting in the way of you doing shows ? As in you are booked to waitress so then you have to decline shows?
My rant: The bullshit and politics within this industry. Enough said. Why can't people with integrity get somewhere and instead the people who lack integrity (who are fake/liars) are doing better ? Why can't people stop playing favouritism ? Yes as long as humans work with humans there will always be politics... sad yet true... yet I don't have to like it. I just feel the next two months (jan and feb) when I am home are going to be interesting. All the agent/agencies know I'm home.......... so no longer can they use the "can't get in touch with you" excuse.
No, actually... I tend to get more shows because I do waitressing. I tend to do LESS waitressing because the companies see that I'll do them in-between shows. I did a show, a waitress, two shows, another waitress and two more shows on Friday... it was busy but I wouldn't have gotten the shows AT ALL if I had declined the waitressing. If you make a tit-for-tat deal with the agencies... yeah sure, will do waitressing IF you give me a show (doesn't have to be at the location, but I can usually convince a show out of the location too!)... so they've started to give me two shows for every waitressing... and then some days they pull me out of waitressing all together and get someone else so I can do more shows, because they want me. :)
GoldCoastGirl
12-25-2006, 09:22 AM
I pulled out of waitressing because I found that it was getting in the way of doing shows. I didn't feel that it was tit for tat in my case. I felt very much treated as a waitress first and showgirl second when it should be as a showgirl first and foremost then a waitress. Any suggestions ????
I generally accept waitressing work if it has a really good potential for a show/tips (waitressing on boats generally are good for this) or a show is guaranteed. I also wouldn't mind doing more waitress work WITH you as the second waitress.
The waitressing I was tending to receive was (for me) of a night more than a day and usually during prime time for show work (anytime between 7pm and 10pm).
.......and yes I will definately do another mass text message to all the agents informing them all (as well as an email to follow up) that I am home in Jan and Feb on Wed/Thur ;D
Lysondra
12-29-2006, 05:52 PM
I pulled out of waitressing because I found that it was getting in the way of doing shows. I didn't feel that it was tit for tat in my case. I felt very much treated as a waitress first and showgirl second when it should be as a showgirl first and foremost then a waitress. Any suggestions ????
Maybe I just got super lucky and on their good side? I was told that with my ambition and work ethics, I'd be top 5 before the end of the new year. There's this huge thing going on currently to make a top 5 again (because the last one broke down when some girls got into a huge fit with each other - tall poppy). She said that since I don't take the back-handed cruelty to heart, I should be able to stay top 5 for a few years if I don't fall out with anyone.
I seem to mainly get great work from Red Hot and Brisbane. They're my main two agents currently. I seem to also be in their priorities. Red Hot actually is getting me so much work early on, I'm having to cancel on Brisbane, making him want me less (I think it's her plan.)....
I think you had a falling out with Red Hot, though...
Ah, I really didn't want to say anything about this, but I really think it's hurting you... I heard through the grapevine that your passing out your business cards it making the agencies really upset. They don't like sending you out on show work because they think you'll take their regulars. They figure you can't do that with waitressing. :/
Don't shoot the messenger... it's just what I heard and it seemed to have affected agencies opinion of your business skills.
I also heard something about having a midnight show and calling up at midnight saying you couldn't do it after all?
But I'll hear that from you.
Darcy Foxx
12-29-2006, 06:13 PM
Ah, I really didn't want to say anything about this, but I really think it's hurting you... I heard through the grapevine that your passing out your business cards it making the agencies really upset. They don't like sending you out on show work because they think you'll take their regulars. They figure you can't do that with waitressing.
mm... that's a very valid point. if you do a show for agency X, and at that show you pass out a business card saying "i am a freelance entertainer, you can book me personally or you can book me via angencies W, X, Y or Z, here's how to contact me directly", if agency X finds out about it then they're gonna be pretty pissed. basically, if they get you work and you take the repeat work for yourself or pass it on to another agency, they are really not going to like it.
the only reason that risque entertainment allowed me to put darcyfoxx.com on my business cards and hand them out at their shows, was because they knew that i NEVER took freelance bookings and that everything about booking me on my website lead straight back to them. i'd built up a level of trust with them that they knew i would not take any of their clients behind their back (i'm not saying that you DO that, it's just that's what a lot of agencies might THINK)
GoldCoastGirl
12-29-2006, 06:44 PM
What the fuck? They all have SEEN my business cards and know that they are very generic. I list my name, what I do (mild to wild shows - solo and lesbian), my website (www.goldcoastgirl.info) and put THE AGENT'S PHONE NUMBER (written) on it as I do not list my own phone number.... anywhere!!!
I hand out my business cards because of the pure fact that alot of the time I do not have ANY OF THEIR BUSINESS CARDS to use and thus hand out.
I made this very plain and clear and even changed my myspace profile (which www.goldcoastgirl.info is linked to) so that it is very generic and I got the okay by everyone to go ahead and promote that website. WTF??!?
I made extensive changes to the whole profile page months ago to be able to use it. It doesn't promote any one agency in particular as no one agency can guarantee me enough weekly work when I am home for me to promote them on top of everyone else. It promotes me, an individual, and thus you (my duo partner)... that's it.
Looks like an email is in order. I will attach an image of the business card that I hand out so that they know and everything is now "on record" that I am NOT STEALING ANYONE'S CLIENTS!!!
(Here is a link to an image of the card -- http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h101/GoldCoastGirl/BusinessCardsETC/85536e5f.jpg)
All the work I get is from the agents. Not myself. If I ever do accept freelance work it is because I had organised outside of the gold coast (ie darwin) at a private party or wherever that was not supplied to me by any of the agent/agencies I work for here. Plus when did I have a falling out with Red Hot? Was it over me posting those photos of Jessica and myself here? It was obviously a silent falling out as I never heard from Red Hot about it.
Fucking politics. That's my rant. I try to do good by them and what happens? It backfires in my face!
I repeat I only hand out my business cards when I do not have any from that particular agent on hand/available (when I do have their business cards I do use them by writting my name on them) and I never list my own phone number just the website which I did get approval to promote by everyone. I have the emails to proove that one!!! *sigh*
Goodness, if an agency as strict as Catharine's can allow me to promote my website.... and they were the ones who had me make the most changes so it was very generic and all about me.
I'm not angry at you M. I'm angry @ the stupid politics and "game" that is played or being played on me.
Lysondra
12-29-2006, 06:47 PM
What the fuck? They all have SEEN my business cards and know that they are very generic. I list my name, what I do, my website and put THE AGENT'S PHONE NUMBER (written) on it as I do not list my own phone number.
I hand out my business cards because of the pure fact that alot of the time I do not have ANY OF THEIR BUSINESS CARDS to use and thus hand out.
I made this very plain and clear and even changed my myspace profile (which www.goldcoastgirl.info is linked to) so that it is very generic and I got the okay by everyone to go ahead and promote that website. WTF??!?
Looks like an email is in order. I will attach an image of the business card that I hand out so that they know and everything is now "on record" that I am NOT STEALING ANYONE'S CLIENTS!!!
All the work I get is from the agents. Not myself. Plus when did I have a falling out with Red Hot? Was it over me posting those photos of Jessica and myself here ? It was obviously a silent falling out as I never heard from Red Hot about it.
Fucking politics. That's my rant. I try to do good by them and what happens? It backfires in my face!
I repeat I only hand out my business cards when I do not have any from that particular agent on hand/available and I never list my own phone number just the website which I did get approval to promote by everyone. I have the emails to proove that one!!! *sigh*
I'm not angry at you M. I'm angry @ the stupid politics and "game" that is played or being played on me.
No.. I was told from others that you didn't appear at some shows and/or were late to a few? Something like that... I don't know what happened... argh... please don't tell anyone I said anything to you. :(