I sort of forgot what i had typed yesterday but it obviously wasn't very important.
Only to know that last Saturday was Hardsequences' last event at Ruums. As usual i arrived at the club just before 9pm to setup the presales counter. And like routine, ordered my jug and got the presales tickets [not much different from the previous weekends]. It was just past 10.30pm and still Drive wasn't behind the decks. WHAT THE FUCK!?
Getting nervous that those who actually paid for their presale would demand for their money back. A few punters kept asking whether we'd be playing and i could only reply with, "Of course we are... soon soon. I'm so sorry, don't leave, HS will be playing".
Then i noticed that the club was opening presales at the entrance. Which previously they never did and usually the cashier would direct people towards our counter. But noOOoot this time. Asked MaBoss what's the deal and decided that we'd pack up and just do the guestlist. We would sacrifice our preales and just give it straight to the club. So after only selling 3 presales at that time, i stood outside with the Ruums guestlist chick. [Trying not to get in the way of the girls who were promoting for bottle sales. But they took over most of the space anyway, like leeches they attached themselves to anyone who came near pushing for them to buy a bottle].
THEN i turn around to see that the club has decided to charge doorsale price of RM35 instead of the advertised RM25 before 11.30pm. It wasn't even 11pm. So i went a bit ape shit, saying it is unprofessional and not right, if we state the price in the newspapers and eflyers and then those expecting to pay a certain price to then have to pay 10 bucks more. Went up to my MaBoss who was trying his best to look calm but was obviously stressed and explained to him what was going on. Telling the cashier that we have a core group of supporters and i didn't want them to feel cheated. We can't advertise something and then change it.
MaBoss was back in discussions with the BIG BOSSES. Then MaBoss decides that anyone who had booked presales through HS would automatically get in free. And although this decision was only implemented for 5 minutes, we did manage to get about 7 people in. Meantime the BIG BOSSES must have freaked out and was then informed to reopen the counter. And all night, they kept a watchful eye over us.
Already stressed that the music wasn't playing and they had funky arse Ghetto music on, people were hanging out outside, i grabbed the presales list and reopened. And still the BIG BOSSES wouldn't let Roy play until midnight! By which time, people were getting a bit antsy.
Eventually we packed up and made it inside. Those of us who knew that this would be our last event at the club, you could feel the tension in the air. I was in no mood to dance and sat by the bar with Supastar, ChilliPadi and SK, pacing back and forth to chill.
At one point during the night, i made my way to where the BIG BOSSES were sitting and shared my point of view that people who come here, come for the DJs and Hardsequence. Put aside the fact that most of our supporters are clean clubbers that aren't drinkers and purely come in JUST for the music and the adrenalin. But the BIG BOSSES don't care, they're just looking at the dollars and cents. And all i could think was, fair enough.
Although everyones' sets' was halved, Drive, Nottifish, Dr Willis, Learn and Bass Agents had their turn banging out some tunes. And as i stood beside the speakers, i couldn't help but feel sad and think now we've lost our one home, we're going to take all these bitches with us to our new home [not yet found]. Good luck to them trying to fill up the place.
And it is true, HS and the BA boys are my family and we're a tight group. And wherever the BA boys go, rest assured i'll be following them. I don't think there's anyone like us, like HS. Much love to HS, Bass Agents and the crew.
Only to know that last Saturday was Hardsequences' last event at Ruums. As usual i arrived at the club just before 9pm to setup the presales counter. And like routine, ordered my jug and got the presales tickets [not much different from the previous weekends]. It was just past 10.30pm and still Drive wasn't behind the decks. WHAT THE FUCK!?
Getting nervous that those who actually paid for their presale would demand for their money back. A few punters kept asking whether we'd be playing and i could only reply with, "Of course we are... soon soon. I'm so sorry, don't leave, HS will be playing".
Then i noticed that the club was opening presales at the entrance. Which previously they never did and usually the cashier would direct people towards our counter. But noOOoot this time. Asked MaBoss what's the deal and decided that we'd pack up and just do the guestlist. We would sacrifice our preales and just give it straight to the club. So after only selling 3 presales at that time, i stood outside with the Ruums guestlist chick. [Trying not to get in the way of the girls who were promoting for bottle sales. But they took over most of the space anyway, like leeches they attached themselves to anyone who came near pushing for them to buy a bottle].
THEN i turn around to see that the club has decided to charge doorsale price of RM35 instead of the advertised RM25 before 11.30pm. It wasn't even 11pm. So i went a bit ape shit, saying it is unprofessional and not right, if we state the price in the newspapers and eflyers and then those expecting to pay a certain price to then have to pay 10 bucks more. Went up to my MaBoss who was trying his best to look calm but was obviously stressed and explained to him what was going on. Telling the cashier that we have a core group of supporters and i didn't want them to feel cheated. We can't advertise something and then change it.
MaBoss was back in discussions with the BIG BOSSES. Then MaBoss decides that anyone who had booked presales through HS would automatically get in free. And although this decision was only implemented for 5 minutes, we did manage to get about 7 people in. Meantime the BIG BOSSES must have freaked out and was then informed to reopen the counter. And all night, they kept a watchful eye over us.
Already stressed that the music wasn't playing and they had funky arse Ghetto music on, people were hanging out outside, i grabbed the presales list and reopened. And still the BIG BOSSES wouldn't let Roy play until midnight! By which time, people were getting a bit antsy.
Eventually we packed up and made it inside. Those of us who knew that this would be our last event at the club, you could feel the tension in the air. I was in no mood to dance and sat by the bar with Supastar, ChilliPadi and SK, pacing back and forth to chill.
At one point during the night, i made my way to where the BIG BOSSES were sitting and shared my point of view that people who come here, come for the DJs and Hardsequence. Put aside the fact that most of our supporters are clean clubbers that aren't drinkers and purely come in JUST for the music and the adrenalin. But the BIG BOSSES don't care, they're just looking at the dollars and cents. And all i could think was, fair enough.
Although everyones' sets' was halved, Drive, Nottifish, Dr Willis, Learn and Bass Agents had their turn banging out some tunes. And as i stood beside the speakers, i couldn't help but feel sad and think now we've lost our one home, we're going to take all these bitches with us to our new home [not yet found]. Good luck to them trying to fill up the place.
And it is true, HS and the BA boys are my family and we're a tight group. And wherever the BA boys go, rest assured i'll be following them. I don't think there's anyone like us, like HS. Much love to HS, Bass Agents and the crew.
And of course HUGE THANKS to all our HS loyal supporters and new found friends.
2 comments:
sigh...
Yea my thoughts exactly...
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