Well, now that I know what you people will work for, can anyone steer me to
a good wholesale source for peanuts?
Just kidding, ha ha.
Thanks for the responses, on and off-list. The plans are still being worked
out on all of this -- we've just barely started working on it! I'll keep
you posted. But the ideas about rates, food, gift certificates, a tip jar,
publicity, merchandise sales & etc. are helpful. The shop is first and
foremost a bookshop, but Lynn's already selling used & remaindered CDs and
collectible LPs, and will probably expand the music section as time goes
on. What I want to do, if we do regular music-type events, is to have a
small section for local CDs & "As Heard At Diablo Books." If planned far
enough in advance (and Kim, who will be doing the actual booking, is a
"planned in advance" kind of person), what I'd want to do is put up a
counter display for the band -- a sign and CDs or cassettes -- a week or so
ahead of time. (You provide press packet, photo, or direct me to same on
Web: I create sign.) I don't know how this would work, whether wholesale or
consignment, or as a sort of advance merch table, but I'll figure it out.
Any feedback on this would be helpful.
Also, I'm not sure what Kim and Lynn are thinking about in terms of food,
or if they've even thought that far yet. What kind of food are we talking?
What would you suggest? What do you like? <g>
More about Diablo Books: The shop is in Walnut Creek, California -- which,
though out in the boondocks, has the advantage of being on a route between
San Francisco and Sacramento, if you're going that-a-way (coming from SF,
you'd go east first, then north).
It's a little place. Take your average Borders or Barnes & Noble and divide
by 147. Inside gigs would be better suited to a trio, duo, or single
musician. But it can be done with a full band. With a *small* P.A. or
*actually and truly* unplugged. The outdoors gigs would be in a small
corner courtyard, in the shade. (For which you will be grateful, believe
me.)
Which reminds me. We do not as yet *have* any kind of P.A. What should we get?
Thanks,
--Cheryl Cline
