Booking and Books
When you google the word 'booking', this is the first image that
pops up.
Rightfully so.
Booking is basically and extended version of balancing and
filling a calendar - but with so many variables. It's been a large
project for that has really sucked a lot of my soul and time.
I spend a lot of my day online - probably 8 hours or more.
People see me on facebook and say 'Matt - how do you have
so much time on your hands?' The right response would be
'Go f*ck yourself'. Actually scratch that - the right response
would be 'I use facebook, myspace, twitter and email as
networking tools for clients and email is where the real
brass tax business is done'. Email makes a hard copy form of
conversations. It also leaves a contractual footprint, if
need be, so I always know what's been said.
It's really tough, though, and most days I wake up and wish
I was just bartending again. I spend a lot of time talking to
people who don't seem to be there - but then, after about
20 emails, they show up. It's often like climbing a muddy
hill. You feel like you're going nowhere (and often, this is
the case) but then, all of a sudden, you're at the summit.
The afternoon light is closing in at 4:18 pm and I feel like
I should be doing more with my life but for now, it seems
like this is my lot.
Welcome December. May I book you up solid and fill a
book with entries of booked bands.
