just another Saturday night
May. 12th, 2002 01:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
labrujahThis weekend I am very sick. Working the door at Rubulad, when drunk annoying men would hover around begging pathetically for a two-dollar discount, I figured if I coughed a lot in their direction they would move. But evidently they are not as germ-phobic as me.
On that subject, as veteran box office for Bombshell! Burlesque, the Bindlestiff Cirkus and other sundry interests, I have to ask: Why does everyone feel entitled to pay less than the admission price?
I mean, it's okay to ask one time nicely if you can get a discount. That is very forgivable. But last night was just a nightmare of yahoos in fancy leather jackets with trendy haircuts pleading drunkenly. What encourages people to behave like that? It was actually difficult to enjoy the party because I kept looking at people and thinking "That guy gave me a hard time about paying $8 to get into this party which employs about 6 bands, 4 other entertainers, bartenders, door people, security etc. and which runs until broad daylight. $8 is what one drink costs in Manhattan. You can't even get in to see the Scorpion King for $8, but you can get in here."
On that subject, as veteran box office for Bombshell! Burlesque, the Bindlestiff Cirkus and other sundry interests, I have to ask: Why does everyone feel entitled to pay less than the admission price?
I mean, it's okay to ask one time nicely if you can get a discount. That is very forgivable. But last night was just a nightmare of yahoos in fancy leather jackets with trendy haircuts pleading drunkenly. What encourages people to behave like that? It was actually difficult to enjoy the party because I kept looking at people and thinking "That guy gave me a hard time about paying $8 to get into this party which employs about 6 bands, 4 other entertainers, bartenders, door people, security etc. and which runs until broad daylight. $8 is what one drink costs in Manhattan. You can't even get in to see the Scorpion King for $8, but you can get in here."
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sick 2
Date: 2002-05-13 02:13 am (UTC)if you're cool, you don't have to pay. a strange and annoying status symbol.
here come my head-ache and sore throat.
but i think i definitely did it to myself.
Re: sick 2
Date: 2002-05-13 08:22 am (UTC)i have this friend that asks me, "did you pay to get in??"
fucking retard.
i can understand broke folks that ask for a discount on a low price, but NOT people that are financially stable. the friend i mentioned is currently making $50 an hour when he does work, and his girl has 60k job. wtf??
Re: sick 2
Date: 2002-05-13 11:02 am (UTC)The other incident: a friend of a friend gave a waitress a hard time about the price of side dishes -- "Two dollars for a bowl of rice? I could get a ten pound bag for that." And she goes "Listen, you're in New York City," and storms off. And I was like "Hey, she didn't write the menu. Lay off already." I hate it when people act bitchy just because they can.