Disappointed musicians stood outside Radio City Music Hall as the first show of the season went on with canned music.

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FUK U RADIO CITY

― Special Agent Dale Koopa (orion), Thursday, 3 November 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

Canned dancing next year, dood.

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 November 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

David Lennon, Local 802: "They destroyed the Knicks. They destroyed the Rangers. And now they want to destroy Christmas."

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

wot, the curtains?

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:04 (twenty years ago)

A spokesperson for Radio City Music Hall said union members are already making $3,000 a week on a ten-week schedule plus benefits year-round.They call this latest demand for money, a shakedown.

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

30 grand a year for two months work? fuck em, cheesy bastards.

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

the knicks and the rangers don't play at radio city. does msg own it now?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Cablevision

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

ah, got it. mormons.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

There is not much sympathy in my body for someone who makes $3000 a week.

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

maybe jon will sympathize with them then.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:19 (twenty years ago)

I don't get what that means.

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

i make like $300 per week.

― Special Agent Dale Koopa (orion), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)

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― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

I get less than a grand a week.

― Alex in Novosibirsk (ex machina), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

You're not a "rich asshole"?

― discus (dr g), Thursday, 3 November 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm...

He said Radio City Entertainment is trying to cut the musicians' base pay of $133 per show; that is about $40 less than standard Broadway pays, Johansen said. At the height of the Christmas season, the orchestra works as many as six 90-minute shows every day - at overtime pay beyond the first two. The musicians must play at least 12 shows a week.

On average, Johansen said, a musician doing 150 of about 200 shows in the run would make about $25,000; orchestra members also receive very basic year-round health benefits.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 4 November 2005 01:03 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure they don't have other work the rest of the year.

― Alex in Novosibirsk (ex machina), Friday, 4 November 2005 01:49 (twenty years ago)

certainly not "professional," unionized gigging musicians with a prestigious holiday job in new york city, jon!

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 November 2005 01:51 (twenty years ago)

Making $3000 a week during a 10 week show does not equal "making $3000 a week." Unless you really think they're getting equally well-paying gigs the other 42 weeks of the year in which case good for them.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:09 (twenty years ago)

Captain obvious?

― Alex in Novosibirsk (ex machina), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:13 (twenty years ago)

how much do you guys think the average record label flunky makes?

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:15 (twenty years ago)

JOEL THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU

I'm well aware that they don't make around $150,000 a year. I can read the article too. Still, they're getting paid a lot for DOING THIS and they're getting yearly benefits for DOING THIS so if they're willing to walk away from that, then they either must have something else great lined up or they're willing to gamble.

― discus (dr g), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

JEFF I WASN'T MAKING IT ABOUT ME

sheesh.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

"average record label flunky" joek
he, he

― discus (dr g), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

he, i'm sub-average, obv.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 November 2005 02:49 (twenty years ago)

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