Polyphonic Spree question

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you're a member of the band, you play a show...how much money do you leave the venue with?

Not a lot right? $50 maybe? I'm sure a working class indy band, working dayjobs and doing weekend mini-tours would probably be siked on this, but the polyphonic spree seem to tour all the time! I'm sure it's fun to wear a robe and sing shitty songs, but splitting all the money with 20 or so people...is it worth it? I don't think they are selling tons of records either.

anyone have an inside track on their finances...soundscan?

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I imagine that they all pool their money together and use it to buy drugs.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd need it to make music like that and pretend to enjoy it, so I think you're onto something.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

dude, they do it for Jesus, maaaaan.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

(someone who isn't at work do a "bong hits for Jesus" Google search plz)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

don't people on drugs usually make good music?

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' sign at Olympic Torch Relay leads to two JDHS students being suspended

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/images/1273shows-showpage%5B1%5D.april10.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ifakedit.com/gallery/mardigras/bonghits.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ifakedit.com/gallery/mardigras/bonghits.jpg

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

shit raggett beat me

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck, it's worth a double post

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

See, if the Polyphonic Spree looked like that, I'd forgive them for a lot of their music.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i read that the polyphonic spree's new deal with hollywood records basically gives the label all of their money in exchange for setting them up on tour and generally allowing them to exist as a group with 923480324 people.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TV COMMERCIAL MONEY RUNS OUT?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

They sell "Soldier Girl" to the Army for recruitment purposes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.arengario.it/immagini/archive/controcu/beats/sandfami.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Dune Buggy Attack Battalion!!

RAD.

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

did Polyphonic Spree do a VW ad yet?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

who would have thought that the dune buggy could be used for EVIL!

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah totally...Buy a VW, get an ipod...FOR FREE.

YAY!!!!!!!

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

ddb, you're joking, right?

http://www.cars-that-suck.com/hitler_vw.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

no, are you?

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't joke about Hitler, dude.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

but he seems so FUN in that picture

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.eyeonsoaps.com/soapjournal021803_files/image002.jpg

― common_person (common_person), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

he was a vegetarian who was kind to animals, too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.hotdogsforbreakfast.org/hitlermelon.gif

― FUN HITLER (ex machina), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

guy on left: we made this tiny model out of the ashes of 4,000 dead jewish babies!

hitler: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Hitler thinks the polyphonic spree is too macho.

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/hitlerwasavegetarian/hitler1.GIF

― Holy Crap! Typhoon is Coming!!! :O (ex machina), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_v/volkswagen/images/Volkswagen-Hitler.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ica-d.de/srv/chr/pic/e115a.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

http://people.westminstercollege.edu/staff/bknorr/graphics/present38.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/830000/images/_830220_hitlersolution150.jpg

― Holy Crap! Typhoon is Coming!!! :O (ex machina), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.nolancompany.com/Main/Pictures/Photos-for-web-091603/Lg-PD-1-derail-flag.jpg

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.exclusivefilms.com/sp2000photo4.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.black-dahlia.org/images-manson/Family-Children.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

http://umusic.ca/thepolyphonicspree/art/thumb_int.jpg

― common_person (common_person), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

omg MERCEDES BENZ is in league with Manson too?!?!!?

http://www.baja101.com/4x4abc/images/ML_DV/panamint_2M.jpeg

We will head up Goler Wash and visit Barker Ranch (Hideout of the infamous Manson family).

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JLT5.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― common_person (common_person), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa. that brings it all full circle, dude.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

lock thread!

― common_person (common_person), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Im so proud.. all of you. this thread is deemed grebt.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

How do all of those municipal symphonies split their payout?

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

dude those bros can't even afford to dry-clean they tuxes no more.

http://www.danvillesymphony.org/dso%20images/finfacts.gif

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.picnicsinc.com/chicago-picnics/picnic-entertainment/images/2003/moneymachine.jpg

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh God, the idea of The Polyphonic Spree getting a multimillion dollar endowment that could fund them in perpituity is literally about to make me cry.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

The Polyphonic Spree have sold 19,888 copies of their album to date. None of these copies have been purchased by Hitler.

― Talent Explosion (Talent Explosion), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

A LIKELY STORY

(No seriously; that's very likely, what with Hitler being all dead and stuff.)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 5 August 2004 03:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait--Hitler's dead?

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 5 August 2004 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe a couple of them (the core / ex Tripping Daisy guys?) run a record shop which (presumably) helps to subsidise the band.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 5 August 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think it's always necessarily quite as unrelentingly gleeful being a member of the band as apearances might suggest either.

I heard that a couple of members defected during the last UK tour because they couldn't cope with the low pay / lousy accomodation etc.

Fortunately, because there are so many of them and they all look the same anyway, I don't think anyone actually noticed.

They really are great fun live 'though btw.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 5 August 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

i tried to book the polyphonic spree

they do a nice stage performance

but they cost 20,000.

so it never happened

― i want a soldier girl, Thursday, 5 August 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

so this is what ILM was like back when it was funny/interesting..

― mentalismé (sanskrit), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 10:39 (nineteen years ago)

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