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    Hey everyone...I am starting to feature, which means traveling around everywhere. I have everything I need except a roadie! I have two friends that would love to do it, but can't travel all the time. I would like to have the same person everytime. Does anyone know how to go about finding a decent one that knows the business?

    I'm looking everywhere, and thought it wouldn't hurt to ask for suggestions on here too. Thanks!

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    What city are you in?

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    I live in Myrtle Beach, sc

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    I'd train a frat boy (is this just for the summer?) you could get one that's poor, polite, and intelligent rather than the "frat boy" stereotype. Call your local chapters (do you guys have a college near you?) and talk to the president or the treasurer--they'd know who'd be broke. no other ideas yet....oooo, but even if it's NOT for just the summer, the frat could put you in touch with possible unemployed or flexibly employed alumni members

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    The features I know, who havent snagged a friend or husband to act as roadie, get theirs through whatever agency they use.
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    Thanks! My agency is trying to find someone too for me.

    Coastal Carolina Univ. is near here...so that might just work. It might work to my advantage to train someone to do it the way i like. and if they aren't in the business...less drama!

    thanks girls!

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    Me, Take Me, I am poor and stupid and I have an RV with two single beds.
    I cook and clean.
    I can hand wash with wool lite.
    Will do nails.


    I will not however buy Tampax.. under any conditions.

    Ooops got to go now... wife has just assigned me new work...

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    LMAO!!! sitri....that is cute.

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    Ok, advice from the UK. I drive dancers about as a favour to them - so know a bit about what I'm talking about.

    1) Be sure you trust your roadie.

    This is a guy who will come to know most of your personal details and quite a few of your secrets. Being in a car in the wee small hours tends to result in an exchange of confidences. I know a fair few things about the dancer's I drive - and they trust me to keep my mouth shut.

    2) Be sure your roadie is discrete.

    Which mitigates against a frat boy. The last thing you want is a roadie who blabs "Yeah, sure I drive Emiliebelle about - and you should see the things she gets up to...."

    3) Be sure your roadie doesn't cross into your personal life.

    If you're like many dancers, not all your friends know what you do. A roadie that knows the "don't know" friends is a recipe for disaster.

    4) Find a roadie by word of mouth - don't advertise.

    Other dancers should be able to recommend a SAFE roadie. Some drivers in the UK are known to be right perve's - you don't want one of those.

    I started giving lifts to two dancers when they became OTC friends. I give lifts on occassion to several more. They approached me, having heard through the dancers grapevine that I was safe, discrete and trustworthy.

    (One driver who is none of the above was recently caught sneaking pictures in a changing room using his camera phone!!!).

    Hoping this helps...

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    I feel the opposite about traveling with someone. I feel it is better to go ALONE.

    This featuring is your gig and yours alone, right?

    No one you could go with will feel the same obligation to hang in there with you week in and week out, right?

    Dancers always seem to want someone to accompany them on out of town trips, but that usually holds them back.

    Men will travel alone more often, and as a result have more flexibility in where they go and what they do.

    Inevitably a dancers so called friend or travel partner will want to leave, not be committed to being on the road, and that leaves the dancer who wants to make traveling a success stuck.

    I never travel with anyone but my fiancee'. We have a life together and that is much different than being gone with someone who can flake out on you at the drop of a hat.

    You WILL meet some people on the road, and eventually someone may come along who fits into your life.

    If you are just going out of town for a few days, maybe going with a good friend is ok, but anything more than that in my experience is not going to work out too well.

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    This is great advice guys...thanks!

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    I realize this is an old thread, but a feature dancer has asked me to be her roadie. She is just about to start up her tour and knew I was looking for a change in my life. However, I have never done it before though. I appreciate the information already given in this thread and would appreciate more. Such as: Should I even do it? What can I expect? Do's and don't's. She just dropped me an email so we haven't talked about pay but what should I expect? What's the norm?

    FYI, I'm 6'3", 230 lbs, fit, and 42 years old.

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    Make sure you know what you are getting into.

    a) Seeing a dancer at work from the other side of the fence can be a shock to the system in more than one way. It's vastly different from the stereotype you'll have seen as a customer or on documentaries, etc.

    b) Make sure you know exactly what terms you are going on. If she wants you there just as a friend make sure you can abide by the terms of that. If you're going as more than a friend and the attractions mutual - fine. If it's not, then it's only going to end in tears.

    c) Be sure you can deal with the emotional part of it - even if you are just friends, you'll have to get used to seeing someone you like on the ends of all sorts of stupid comments, being pawed by drunks, etc. It ain't always easy.

    d) Some dancers I know well feel uncomfortable dancing anywhere close to me - it's a lot easier for dancers to strip in front of strangers. If the dancer you are driving develops this attitude, I hope you can avoid paying attention to her while she dances. Me, I'm pretty good at looking the other way at need.

    e) Make sure you're good at map reading, estimating journey times, etc. If I take a dancer from A to B, I figure it's my responsibility to get her to where she needs to be at the time she needs to be there. Finding that club at the end of the twisty country road on a dark rainy night can be a nightmare.

    f) If you're going to be away for some weeks with this dancer, I'd very much recommend that you work out on paper what each of you have to do and sketch out some written agreement. Saves arguements later about what was and what was not agreed.


    Beyond that I'm out of advice - maybe one of the dancers on this board can help out further.

    Phil.

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    ^^^ When I was going to get into featuring, I talked to a couple features that came to my club, and they all told me the same thing. They usually paid their roadies $10 per show. So if the feature is in the club for 3 days, doing 3 shows each night, the roadie will get $90 for that trip, plus all their expenses (food, travel, lodging) paid. You definetely will not be able to support yourself on what you get paid as a roadie, which is why most features who have roadies have their husbands/boyfriends do it.

    As a roadie, some of the things you'll be expected to do are keep track of the dancers costumes and props, collect money for promos/polaroids sold, and clean up the stage after her show (unless the club provides someone to do it- in which case you'll still be expected to collect money off the stage and gather her costumes together.
    Take the road less traveled- just make sure you have a map.

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    I sent her an email that I was tentatively interested but needed to know more about what the job would entail. She's now replied back with the following.

    + She tours five months on and takes one month off. Her months off are June and December. She would swing by here to pick me up and we will do November together. If, after that month, we find that we get along and I'm still interested, she wants me to sign a five-month contract for her Jan-May tour. We would take it one tour at a time. She's not asking for any further out commitment than that. During her month off, she doesn't schedule the next tour but the one following it.

    + She tours in a motorhome with a trailer that has a matching paint job. The motorhome is a nice one. A Bluebird . She sent me photographs. The front half of the trailer is a walk-in closet for her costumes and the back half is a garage for a tiny two-seat compact car. I wonder if my 6'3" frame can fit into it. When we arrive at a city, we park the motorhome and trailer at a campsite, I set up camp, and then I drive her to a grocery store for her to do the shopping. I will do all driving, setting up camp, breaking down camp, flushing of the septic tank, and am the one that takes the vehicles in for repair and oil changes.

    + The Bluebird has a master bedroom in back and the dining area converts into a king-size bed. I will sleep in the dining area.

    + She loves to cook and will thus do all the cooking, except for grilling. She wants me to do the grilling. That's great as I'm not a good cook (unless you want to eat Ramen noodles all the time) but am a decent griller. However, I have quite a few food allergies (one severe) so that might kill the deal.

    + She likes regular campfires and I'm to buy the wood and get the fires going. That's no problem as I enjoy them too.

    + She and only she does the laundry of her clothes. She will also do mine at the same time if I would like her to.

    + For when I'm in the clubs, I am to wear "smart casual" and she will select and buy me a small wardrobe of it. The clothes are mine to keep.

    + We will pack two meals-for-two at the campground, keep them in the car, and eat those at the appropriate times at the club.

    + I am to dust mop the stage before and after her performances. During her performance, I am to catch all the parts of her costume she will throw to me and I'm to "smile like an idiot" when she does. After her performance, I sweep again and in the process collect all the dollar bills. I'm to then count and safeguard the dough.

    + During her performance, I am to keep on eye on the audience and try to identify those that show interest in her. After she comes back out from redoing her make-up and changing into her floor attire, I'm to point out to her which patrons to first hustle. I get a commission off of each one I get right. She says I will quickly get the "eye" for who will buy LDs.

    + I am to be the money collector and photographer for her polariods with patrons. She also sells the thong panties she wears on stage. She will hand those over to the patrons herself and I'm to just collect the money.

    + While she works the floor, I am to keep an indirect eye on her via the bar mirror. If a patron gets too friendly and she gives me the signal, I am to stand up and directly look at them and hopefully that will calm him down. If not, I'm to signal the bouncers and let them "earn their pay". When she goes to the VIP room, I'm to watch the security monitor and alert the bouncers if she ever gives the signal.

    + If a fight ever breaks out, I am not to participate in it at all except in self-defense and in defense of her. My job at those times is to rush in and get her out safely. Let the bouncers deal with the fight and not me. If all Hell breaks loose, we head out to the car and wait it out. At those times, I'm to keep the car running. If the fight spills outside, we circle the block until it is safe to return.

    + When the night is over, I am to go out to the car and warm up the engine and interior. Once the interior is nice and toasty, I'm to then drive the car around to the door where the bouncer is, honk, and she will come out, get in, and we're to head to the campground.

    + She would like me to give her a sports massage after work and in the morning. It isn't a deal killer if I don't want to or cannot give a good one. It is just something that she would like if I can provide. She will train me and give me one in the morning after hers. I have good strong hands and long fingers so I think I'll do fine with the massages.

    + I am never to drink alcohol at the club or do drugs while touring with her. I do and I'm gone. She caught her last roadie snorting coke with a dancer in the dressing room and she canned him on the spot. Since I don't drink at all and have never done drugs, this isn't an issue with me. She says clubs give roadies their drinks free so I can "drink as much soda as my bladder and teeth can stand." If the club doesn't give free drinks, she will cover the tab.

    + She is a big movie buff and wants to go to early matinees. I am to drive her to the theater and can come in and she'll pay for both of our tickets and snacks. If we go to a multi-plex, I don't have to even see the same movie as she does if I don't want to.

    + When traveling from one club to the next, she always plans for a little bit of sightseeing along the way. She plans this when setting up her tours. This enable her to enjoy life and keeps her from burning out. When not sightseeing, she sleeps in back as I drive along. She loves to sleep. She doesn't want me to speed and the smoother I can drive, the better. Her Bluebird comes with Tom-Tom so I'll never get lost.

    + If she ever strikes up a relationship with some guy or gal, she will either go to their place or they'll get a hotel room. She never has dates come to her motorhome and neither am I to have mine come there. After dropping her off at the motorhome and making sure she's safe inside, I can take off for any date I have and can use the car to do so.

    + She has a small employer health plan and I will be covered by it. She say it is a good one as she "pays a Hell of a lot for it!"

    + She is trying to make her tours smoke-free as much as possible. Someone close to her died recently of lung cancer and she doesn't want the same fate. She says more and more cities are forcing stripclubs to be smoke-free, she likes that, and she is trying to make them part of her tours. She says if I smoke, I'm to do it outside the motorhome and car. Since I don't smoke, this is another non-issue.

    She says she has tried touring alone (as she is right now) and hates it. It is too lonely and burdensome. It is also great to have someone helping you at the club and watching your back there. That a good roadie is worth the cost.

    Now when I read the above, the word that comes to my mind is "butler". A personal valet. Am I right? That's fine if I am. Heck, I'd even look into going to a butler school to do it right.

    As for pay, she didn't mention that yet.

    One possible problem point might be music. I really don't like country or heavy metal. Country depresses me and heavy metal just rubs my nerves the wrong way. I'll have to ask what she listens to in my next email.

    So what do people think of the above? Is the above normal duties of a roadie? Anything I should ask for clarification on? Anything you think she might have left out? Besides pay and music that is. Any red flags you see? Thoughts? Comments? Advice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil-W
    Make sure you know what you are getting into.
    That's what I'm hoping to do.

    a) Seeing a dancer at work from the other side of the fence can be a shock to the system in more than one way. It's vastly different from the stereotype you'll have seen as a customer or on documentaries, etc.
    I've had my share of shocks and seen the underside of many people.

    b) Make sure you know exactly what terms you are going on. If she wants you there just as a friend make sure you can abide by the terms of that. If you're going as more than a friend and the attractions mutual - fine. If it's not, then it's only going to end in tears.
    We've known each other for a couple years now. Exchanged emails, chatted over the phone, and such. I know her well enough to ask her directly on this point.

    c) Be sure you can deal with the emotional part of it - even if you are just friends, you'll have to get used to seeing someone you like on the ends of all sorts of stupid comments, being pawed by drunks, etc. It ain't always easy.
    Being 42 and having a degree in psychology should help in this regards.

    d) Some dancers I know well feel uncomfortable dancing anywhere close to me - it's a lot easier for dancers to strip in front of strangers. If the dancer you are driving develops this attitude, I hope you can avoid paying attention to her while she dances. Me, I'm pretty good at looking the other way at need.
    I think I can do that if that becomes a problem.

    e) Make sure you're good at map reading, estimating journey times, etc. If I take a dancer from A to B, I figure it's my responsibility to get her to where she needs to be at the time she needs to be there. Finding that club at the end of the twisty country road on a dark rainy night can be a nightmare.
    She maps out her tours and her motorhome has Tom-Tom. I have also driven a lot so I think this shouldn't be a problem.

    f) If you're going to be away for some weeks with this dancer, I'd very much recommend that you work out on paper what each of you have to do and sketch out some written agreement. Saves arguements later about what was and what was not agreed.
    I think that's what will happen. I've already posted her reply back with what the job entails. I can see that being made easily into a contract.

    Beyond that I'm out of advice - maybe one of the dancers on this board can help out further.

    Phil.
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    Hi TT! Nice to see you again! As for your job outline as a roadie, she sounds pretty demanding. Lmao if you ever get tired of being the butler, PM me. I'm going to need a roadie in the summer or fall of next year.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Gemini_Syn
    Hi TT! Nice to see you again!
    Hi. It's nice to be remembered. In a positive way.

    As for your job outline as a roadie, she sounds pretty demanding.
    What would be more reasonable then?

    Lmao if you ever get tired of being the butler, PM me. I'm going to need a roadie in the summer or fall of next year.
    I haven't committed to doing this yet. Not sure about it at all. I started a thread about this over on the Junkie side and their replies are anything but positive. How would being your butler be different?

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    + She tours five months on and takes one month off.
    Not sure about my tour dates yet BUT I wount be away from home that long, maybe every other month.

    + She tours in a motorhome with a trailer that has a matching paint job.
    Dont have one yet. I do love camping though.

    + The Bluebird has a master bedroom in back and the dining area converts into a king-size bed. I will sleep in the dining area.
    I agree with seperate bunking areas.

    + She loves to cook and will thus do all the cooking, except for grilling.
    Nope, I do all the cooking! You wash the dishes, unless we invest in disposable, which is even better. Less crap to pack.

    + She likes regular campfires and I'm to buy the wood and get the fires going.
    No problem here!

    + She and only she does the laundry of her clothes. She will also do mine at the same time if I would like her to.
    or here

    + For when I'm in the clubs, I am to wear "smart casual" and she will select and buy me a small wardrobe of it. The clothes are mine to keep.
    How old are you again? I think you know how to dress to impress. Buying your clothes? Sounds a little comtrolling.

    + We will pack two meals-for-two at the campground, keep them in the car, and eat those at the appropriate times at the club.
    No problem here but I normally eat what the club has to offer if any. They need the business too!
    + I am to dust mop the stage before and after her performances. During her performance, I am to catch all the parts of her costume she will throw to me and I'm to "smile like an idiot" when she does. After her performance, I sweep again and in the process collect all the dollar bills. I'm to then count and safeguard the dough. no problem here, just good manners for the girl after her.

    + During her performance, I am to keep on eye on the audience and try to identify those that show interest in her. After she comes back out from redoing her make-up and changing into her floor attire, I'm to point out to her which patrons to first hustle. I get a commission off of each one I get right. She says I will quickly get the "eye" for who will buy LDs.
    A good feature appreciates this but on a busy night its hard to do. Even if they are giving her that much attention there is no garuntee he will buy. What about the guy that sits by himself and would really like a dance from her because he drove 5 hours to see just her?
    + I am to be the money collector and photographer for her polariods with patrons. She also sells the thong panties she wears on stage. She will hand those over to the patrons herself and I'm to just collect the money.not sure about this one. If panties have any bodily fluid on them, they are illegal to sell.

    + While she works the floor, I am to keep an indirect eye on her via the bar mirror. If a patron gets too friendly and she gives me the signal, I am to stand up and directly look at them and hopefully that will calm him down. If not, I'm to signal the bouncers and let them "earn their pay". When she goes to the VIP room, I'm to watch the security monitor and alert the bouncers if she ever gives the signal.
    Your not a bouncer. Yes its a good idea but roadies and bouncers cant see everything. A bouncer may get irritated that you are doing his job.

    + If a fight ever breaks out, I am not to participate in it at all except in self-defense and in defense of her. My job at those times is to rush in and get her out safely. Let the bouncers deal with the fight and not me. If all Hell breaks loose, we head out to the car and wait it out. At those times, I'm to keep the car running. If the fight spills outside, we circle the block until it is safe to return.
    Good idea but I would let the club know this. They may think the feature is taking off!
    + When the night is over, I am to go out to the car and warm up the engine and interior. Once the interior is nice and toasty, I'm to then drive the car around to the door where the bouncer is, honk, and she will come out, get in, and we're to head to the campground.good idea

    + She would like me to give her a sports massage after work and in the morning. It isn't a deal killer if I don't want to or cannot give a good one. It is just something that she would like if I can provide. She will train me and give me one in the morning after hers. I have good strong hands and long fingers so I think I'll do fine with the massages. no offense but not interested.

    + I am never to drink alcohol at the club or do drugs while touring with her. I do and I'm gone. She caught her last roadie snorting coke with a dancer in the dressing room and she canned him on the spot. Since I don't drink at all and have never done drugs, this isn't an issue with me. She says clubs give roadies their drinks free so I can "drink as much soda as my bladder and teeth can stand." If the club doesn't give free drinks, she will cover the tab. very good idea

    + She is a big movie buff and wants to go to early matinees. I am to drive her to the theater and can come in and she'll pay for both of our tickets and snacks. If we go to a multi-plex, I don't have to even see the same movie as she does if I don't want to. you should be allowed free time. I dont need a baby sitter to go to a movie. Normally I am too tired.

    + When traveling from one club to the next, she always plans for a little bit of sightseeing along the way. She plans this when setting up her tours. This enable her to enjoy life and keeps her from burning out. When not sightseeing, she sleeps in back as I drive along. She loves to sleep. She doesn't want me to speed and the smoother I can drive, the better. Her Bluebird comes with Tom-Tom so I'll never get lost. nothing really wrong here but jumping from club to club means hardly any time to sight see. I try to arrive early to meet with management.

    + If she ever strikes up a relationship with some guy or gal, she will either go to their place or they'll get a hotel room. She never has dates come to her motorhome and neither am I to have mine come there. After dropping her off at the motorhome and making sure she's safe inside, I can take off for any date I have and can use the car to do so. am definately not into meeting up with anyone outside the club. As for you, your an adult, make your own choices.

    + She has a small employer health plan and I will be covered by it. She say it is a good one as she "pays a Hell of a lot for it!" read the fine print!

    + She is trying to make her tours smoke-free as much as possible. Someone close to her died recently of lung cancer and she doesn't want the same fate. She says more and more cities are forcing stripclubs to be smoke-free, she likes that, and she is trying to make them part of her tours. She says if I smoke, I'm to do it outside the motorhome and car. Since I don't smoke, this is another non-issue.
    I'm a smoker but respectful to those who do not smoke.



    I am in no way bad mouthing this person at ALL! I am merely giving my opinion.


    I like things laid back. Do things as they happen. I dont like strict schedules, although I will abide by them. Mistakes happen. Trips like these are supposed to be fun, so have fun. I dont treat anyone like a butler


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    Not a big difference but I guess the way you typed it made it seem a little strict. Understandable though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Gemini_Syn
    Not a big difference but I guess the way you typed it made it seem a little strict. Understandable though.
    She wrote it up differently. I didn't just copy and paste what she sent me. I tried that but it then needed me to delete out personal stuff, change wording for it to then make sense, and eventually it because such a hassle that I just scrapped it and put it all in my own words. Hers had a much less strict tone to it. Lots of times very funny. I was trying to just state the core of what she said. Thus the strict tone was mine and not hers.

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    As a travelling feature for almost a decade, never once did I travel with a roadie....They really are not needed!

    Every bar has a porter or bus boy available that you can pay your $10-20 per show too!

    They will help carry baggage in and out of the club, set you stage, clean you stage, take pics for you, etc.!

    While, I understand using a roadie for a contest...since you need to ensure things are done right! Weekly work does not require it, nor is it worth it financially.

    Remember, it is not what you make...it is what you keep at the end of the week!

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    Alenadowns,

    Would it be unwise for me to then be one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gemini_Syn
    + She tours five months on and takes one month off.
    Not sure about my tour dates yet BUT I wount be away from home that long, maybe every other month.
    I do know that she doesn't have a permanent home. In the past, I believe she said something along the lines of "Why pay rent or property taxes if I'm rarely there?" Made sense then and now. On her months off from touring, she visits family and friends. She's joked that the visiting is so stressful and hectic at times that getting back on tour feels more like a vacation.

    + She tours in a motorhome with a trailer that has a matching paint job.
    Dont have one yet. I do love camping though.
    She says she saves a killing in hotel rates. Campgrounds are a lot cheaper. That and she's not living out of a suitcase. By living in a motorhome, she feels at home on the road and says that helps prevent burn-out.

    + While she works the floor, I am to keep an indirect eye on her via the bar mirror. If a patron gets too friendly and she gives me the signal, I am to stand up and directly look at them and hopefully that will calm him down. If not, I'm to signal the bouncers and let them "earn their pay". When she goes to the VIP room, I'm to watch the security monitor and alert the bouncers if she ever gives the signal.
    Your not a bouncer. Yes its a good idea but roadies and bouncers cant see everything. A bouncer may get irritated that you are doing his job.

    + If a fight ever breaks out, I am not to participate in it at all except in self-defense and in defense of her. My job at those times is to rush in and get her out safely. Let the bouncers deal with the fight and not me. If all Hell breaks loose, we head out to the car and wait it out. At those times, I'm to keep the car running. If the fight spills outside, we circle the block until it is safe to return.
    Good idea but I would let the club know this. They may think the feature is taking off!
    I was assuming both the above situations would be discussed with the bouncers so everyone is on the same page.

    + She would like me to give her a sports massage after work and in the morning. It isn't a deal killer if I don't want to or cannot give a good one. It is just something that she would like if I can provide. She will train me and give me one in the morning after hers. I have good strong hands and long fingers so I think I'll do fine with the massages. no offense but not interested.
    No offense taken. Her request, not mine.

    + She is a big movie buff and wants to go to early matinees. I am to drive her to the theater and can come in and she'll pay for both of our tickets and snacks. If we go to a multi-plex, I don't have to even see the same movie as she does if I don't want to. you should be allowed free time. I dont need a baby sitter to go to a movie. Normally I am too tired.
    And yet you expect me to burp you after each meal??

    My alone time would probably be hanging out and reading at the local Barnes & Noble.

    Also, the free movie and snacks was meant as a job perk. Or at least I took it that way.

    + She has a small employer health plan and I will be covered by it. She say it is a good one as she "pays a Hell of a lot for it!" read the fine print!
    Me? Oh no. I have a friend that's an insurance agent and I'll let him read the fine print. But this is a big incentive to go with her. A couple other feature dancers have contacted me when they found out I'd be up for being a roadie and none of them is offering health insurance.

    I am in no way bad mouthing this person at ALL! I am merely giving my opinion.
    Opinion appreciated.

    I like things laid back. Do things as they happen. I dont like strict schedules, although I will abide by them. Mistakes happen. Trips like these are supposed to be fun, so have fun. I dont treat anyone like a butler
    Ever see or read Jeeves & Wooster ? Or Batman's/Bruce Wayne's Alfred. I've never had a low opinion of butlers. If I had my own butler, I'd treat him nice and respectfully.

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    Hell I would too! They do a damn lot for not the greatest pay sometimes.

    She does have some good points about traveling so much.


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