rob aylestone
Moderator
My mother’s in hospital at the moment again. Last week she was just old and weak but didn’t have it. Now she’s back in hospital and they’re waiting for the test results again. She’s only had contact with the medics so she probably caught it in hospital or on the way back from hospital.
Here in England we’ll come out of it. However, here, we have lost a number of small and large venues already. Closed and no income and no bank balance to see it through. When it’s over I wonder how many will be able to find the funds to open again. Other music venues have lost key people and getting them back might be a problem and two hire companies I use are selling kit on ebay and nobody is buying! I looked at a five grand item for 900 but I darent risk spending what I have saved. Love to but it would be stupid. I’m looking at work for when it’s over but the infrastructure is gone. One venue I look after is essentially abandoned. I reckon to get it going and clean for customers is likely to cost ten grand at least and that’s before a complete restock of beer and food items. They will have to borrow money to start up and I don’t know if it’s affordable. It’s probable here in just my area that around half have given up and won’t open again. The remainder intend to and are shouting about it. Entertainment will be different. Annoyingly I’m due to retire before it will get fixed so my retirement can either be delayed or I will be significantly poorer in my old age.
One other thing will be entertainment as a career is damaged. Parents will not promote the arts to their kids. Go work for a bank, don’t make music is sadly sensible advice. We’re suffering and lots of higher earning professions are not! If you are a parent what would you advise your kids?
Here in England we’ll come out of it. However, here, we have lost a number of small and large venues already. Closed and no income and no bank balance to see it through. When it’s over I wonder how many will be able to find the funds to open again. Other music venues have lost key people and getting them back might be a problem and two hire companies I use are selling kit on ebay and nobody is buying! I looked at a five grand item for 900 but I darent risk spending what I have saved. Love to but it would be stupid. I’m looking at work for when it’s over but the infrastructure is gone. One venue I look after is essentially abandoned. I reckon to get it going and clean for customers is likely to cost ten grand at least and that’s before a complete restock of beer and food items. They will have to borrow money to start up and I don’t know if it’s affordable. It’s probable here in just my area that around half have given up and won’t open again. The remainder intend to and are shouting about it. Entertainment will be different. Annoyingly I’m due to retire before it will get fixed so my retirement can either be delayed or I will be significantly poorer in my old age.
One other thing will be entertainment as a career is damaged. Parents will not promote the arts to their kids. Go work for a bank, don’t make music is sadly sensible advice. We’re suffering and lots of higher earning professions are not! If you are a parent what would you advise your kids?