Who could refuse this offer?
This summer, I had the pleasure of seeing Jon Troast perform live at The Flying Pig, and it was wonderful! Each song he sings, you'd swear he's written just for you, a huge talent that's going to go far, no doubt in my mind! Yesterday I got an email with an offer that would be hard to refuse, seriously! Read through this & then let me know how many of you are having him come to your home for your very own private concert! And make sure you take a minute & go to his Youtube link, this guy has a sense of humor:)
I'm going to play a concert at your house!?
Here's the way I picture it. There I am, sitting in your living room,
talking about the song I'm about to play, when suddenly the timer on
the oven goes off or the phone rings. "Go ahead and get it." I say.
"I'll wait." A few minutes later, you hang up from talking to Aunt
Bernice or you finish pulling the cookies out of the oven and walk
back into the living room. The music continues...
What am I talking about? Well, it's a little thing I'm calling the
"Jon Troast Hundred Dollar Tour". An experiment of sorts. Let me
explain. I've had a number of people tell me, "You need to come play
in _______ (fill in the blank)." Well, believe me, I'd love to, and
I'm going to try, but I need your help. Sometimes it's easiest just
to break it down to bullet points, so here we go-
-I will travel to your town (ANYWHERE in the contiguous 48 states)
and play in your living room, dorm room, coffee shop, business, etc.
-I will play for one hour.
-The cost will be $100 (hence the name of the tour)
-BUT, in addition to a one hour performance, I will also give you 10
copies of my latest cd, Second Story! You can sell or give them to
your guests. Charge them $10 to get in and then give a complimentary
cd to the first 10 people through the door. Whatever. They're yours!
I know, you're thinking "Jon, you must be crazy!" Believe me, I've
thought it through, and I've decided it's worth it if it gets the
music into the hands of people that enjoy it.
Now, of course there will be some other details to work out (usually
referred to as the "fine print"). Let's try bullet points again-
-You will need to be open to midweek scheduling. I realize weekends
would probably be best for everyone, but only 2 out of 7 days are
weekends, so why not schedule something for a Tuesday night, or an
afternoon for that matter? If you've got a big family, I could play
while you eat dinner! We've got options. The point is, please be
flexible.
-If for some reason you need to cancel, I'll still need to be paid.
No deposit is required or anything. Just the honor system. Don't
worry though. I will still send you 10 cds in the mail. So,
essentially you're just ordering 10 cds.
-If for some reason(car trouble, illness, etc.) I can't make it to
the show, you don't have to pay me, but I will still send you 10 cds.
Bonus for you!(besides the fact that you'll miss out on my show of
course). That's just my way of doing business.
So, call up 10(or more) of your family and friends, invite them over
for a game of pinochle(it's a pretty cool card game if you've never
heard of it), and let me provide the music!
I'm hoping to make my first run of this at the end of November
through most of December. That's just a little over a month away, so
act quickly(wow, that really sounds like an infomercial)! I realize
that's a fairly busy time of year, but it's also a great time of year
for a holiday party or reunion. Sorry though, I won't be playing any
Christmas songs...well, maybe I could play one.
If you're interested, it's very simple- email me your:
NAME,
the CITY and STATE where you live,
any CONTACT INFO you have,
and the DATE(S) you're interested in. Again, PLEASE be flexible.
I'll follow up with you as I try to put my calendar together. Also,
please tell anyone else you think might be interested in being part
of this.
I think this could really be a lot of fun! You'll get to hear the
old songs and quite a few new ones(as well as some of the stories
behind them) up close and in person!
Normally I don't ramble on this long about one thing in my emails,
but I wanted to get you as much info as possible.
I'll limit my other news to one very simple thing- the third episode
of "Jon's Place" is now available on YouTube and my myspace page!
Alright, please send me an email if you're interested in being part
of the "Jon Troast Hundred Dollar Tour". I've got a new car, and the
odometer has way too few miles on it!
Here are some of my upcoming gigs-
Wednesday, October 24th, 7:00 PM
Milwaukee Ale House
Milwaukee, WI
Thursday, October 25th, 9:00 PM
Student Center in Brownstone's Annex.
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Wednesday, November 14th, 7:00 PM
Yardarm
Racine, WI
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 7:00 PM
Milwaukee Ale House
Milwaukee, WI
I would also suggest checking my website calendar for details and to
confirm there are no last minute changes or cancellations.
Jon Troast
Related links:
http://www.jontroast.com
http://www.myspace.com/troast
http://www.youtube.com/jontroast
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