I ' "'The Hut-.',. y-.-.. 5 "1-us to anyone, right? Wrong! Roomrates at the user friendly Positively 4@' Street are on average $50-100 higher,rooms of equal size at Downbw~~h4usiic. -And what glorious rooms they arel Ihaven't Been all tbt Positively 4th St. h<strong>as</strong>to a*, but the handful of r+ that I didget 20 see smelled likd cat pbl wereof the rules that they incur (ancl.they only~ hof us o in ~ i ~ nthe w lutury ~ of ~ tcfam~ed and ma*' Poor use of Tacel allow 1 guest per band Bingo!owning a secluded piece of prctperty orwere extremely difficult to get gear in and You +k around, you get fukd. &k*hd space w~ to hu*ourampllIi-. . out of andhad inadequate power supp~es Wicked bocehce if you'don't belie* me..ma,,,cation devica * dhath up tpNQ to mention'the bullshit Fat goo$ @IT - -It's a rehedd studio, not a '!come downbus, brhgbg~-tb life the prirnal fest~ngsrig& ou'tside the front door with all t& and che& 6ut my band je@le&. Sotht pervade our brains <strong>as</strong> songs, $9dealers and vagrants droaling all o v ~ what is the manaiement 6f Downtownforced to pay exarbi?&nt fees to in YQ"' m" eyen wants to there at . music requir6d to prsy-lde for yo? since itme ccf wo places to lopd bands:to Be P ~ for-drugsb! v ~ cost$ Sb much ~ and the ~ le<strong>as</strong>e states ~ thatPoai~vdy d& Street or Dom&Wn- mugged pr have your car fucked with? I'll bands am practidly held accountable for- adfit that faint smell of rotbg semen,. If.the_re is another place tha;P&ts out -. -all possible situations, <strong>as</strong> wen <strong>as</strong> holding-.&mrsal space to bands in the Saltpis and vomit re-d me of going to hefty deposits? Not too fueking mu&.*.-'wlley t)ren call me hequse I am nofawarebahd practicebach in New Jews or even Heak,=ele&-icity, a h&onal soqa,3.of it.-What I am awaluref is that botha few places that my friends and I'uuouJd, , machig, ahd toil& paper. bne out of fourof' theseeplaces are money grubbing stinkpmctice at in Brooklyn, but hell, every- ain't baddTBeing ? paying custo&ler,at :.bksS&t could give two &hits aboutthing smeUs like that tt-t9re..,About a half '"Dowrrtoyn &f&c for almost d pW.now,'&L@s, local music, pr The needs of 1~caLmile away on 8th South and b ties the Lu$nyt Wbeen fighting for 24 hpr~p~Tciart~~Z~~at~~con;d~~ntl~-unde~ %o spcond option for local bands not w*Wg . access sinceday ,me iind b<strong>as</strong> b&-i@piwt-$adu;rtrat it ~y$tiwest Fgner of Piqeer.' b wear g<strong>as</strong> m<strong>as</strong>h and clin;b-flights of edly shot d& by whdsyiy 'i&mi to be'I && lies a cofidemned,di&@<strong>as</strong>e infested, &bs through;hu~ to g+k~rac-' managing at thje tQne for kqexcusk inred brkk building $hat appears ta be justtice, Down~'~s~c.This is the'place ' the,w~kl& It is& !ust the Ir?anag&$ifs.- PKaiw for somiocalwhere my bd,-tii&ut calls home and it fablt eWIer. Fha* brought up m*obbyied put it out dpjL.miseq. Human Shitis the b<strong>as</strong>e of my dealings with titost of the le& afahia-lisd hours o$ ope ratio^. .' hnd used needlei (w9rks)'Ym the alleys of 9- l&al b;rr;ds that I cba&der W s , groba- with' o,fier bands that &em to be jwtpsFositivel~ 4th Stree~ $&me*i~ siivkal of . bly + bcause we ke each at&-& the hwtrated'wijh the fact that they a& pay-'*dt Lake's well es@&&$&a bandS ernus - tiG taeamg and pLa- o'L"-' : ing a I?tdmoney for an incomplete &-:,~d- a wyj;~bis tk $lace.Management h<strong>as</strong> been the Achhwkr&l of - 6ice.yet they do very tittle about-tRe&.b~-& jt*$luxuf2 all&whg 24 hour ai:cess to"wntO~ Mw'c accmd% tO se*aldi~ tion &d.coi~t&ue b pi~t .trp with h;tvjng,is the only re<strong>as</strong>on I can' - gruntled%an+ who w ~dd bddpay '.limited acce&& a,space that we are .pay=p ~ up t with such atro- higher prices and lie iq fhe-s$$a'gf;,$f . .ing for. Don't be a .p*..Get you fucking.cious mnditiarr and juY tough it wt and Posifively 4th Street than pu%$with all of heads out of your Iaq m;sician:sppay. The 24 h6~system is enfOked by a the idiotic rule% a-ne hds af opera- . and help-fne do scpethihg aboM it. It '^=ria of +@tal c-wtiofi l ~(ls that rep- ti~fi~ and general i n ~ m ' ~ such ~ to#;zve ~ to ~ brhgpou d d&m aqd(atate hallways. I bpoke to the inconvenience that Downto- is famous amps home after a show just k~ have to.wha is 6nlqr avaflable od Tuesday nigh& for. The walls are thin and the fluorescent reload it in yov.car and then unload it6-9 pmr& he me..sevem[lighti* Qves me a headache i~ timel again when Downtm dwides to be open., mom bf &err avatlaue and explained sound like my mother..i) 'And I say "decides" becape anyone whoi how tliy!)gkm work. But after spendingbut the am prew 'lean and there shows up right at the opening time is wellB+soF.fwgw Po~velY 4& itbig dive~ity to the size and shape d'f the aware that you will be sitting in your qr,.seems:,*at an md evesyone can get moms available so it's not c.&pletely krri- ! foj-fifteen minutes until someone Fomes tocmta tsbbildinp by jmtutanding mu4d ble findhg sbmelhing within yow,bafld's unlock the dosts. They are ctosed on every:a* PlSing fm "Ute dildi~it apen. Getting budget. Sametimes tke cob machiak majw holiday, every winte~solstice d-,to blwaes is <strong>as</strong> k<strong>as</strong>y <strong>as</strong> getti% a . works. Sometimes there's toilefpaper. every go&dm time I need to 'm downISometimes there's a lock qn the door. there and pick up my four'track and recordY&~ n&m&r wall pnd ,fccorddinpg to kverd mwicjam WPO - there's just a &PFY littk PoS~-~~ this great newsong idea, It is bullshit and:Pth SWet home, the management changesnote! M@ of the time, however:the,ftORt %;or codes ~f will and it is up to Downtown Music is closed. Hours of ope+the musicians to call in and g& new atim are-from 3pm to midnight: Nine&ess code at random. Now I don? have hours a day. This sucks* As ppo*g.&'tell you all how important 24 hour . tome& 1 require 24 hour Y day access to mjr'access is* a musiciw. We live our lives roam and equipmgnt <strong>as</strong> long <strong>as</strong> my rentisnot by b 9 to.s butaround the and paid. There is absolutely no need £or a-being able to pra~tie, record, or @t plain buirding mger be in @e buit&ng atu~oa~your ban#s gear: after a show at a11 times, Why? Because in the le<strong>as</strong>e agree-,"2:~ am on any given day in the place that ment is clearly states that the~igpd,~ar- ..'9ou are paying for would seem bl&ntly 'ties are held responsjbie for any -: andall . :- - .I-_lb .ctactions, damage and/or theft that canoctq on said premises. That leaty. that.pusigned is also full qf rules if +]$.one ever .cared to glanee through it. Bands are.&~pomiblefor iqsuring fikir 09 eqdpment.You a5 also held responsible for,your pests and any damage or ighition 'it is unnecessary. We pay for a $emice that.is inadequate. 24 hour access @ a roomthat you are paying for should be the bareminimum that is cwidezed acacceptablaWe'll only get it if eyeryone sticks together,abides by the.simple q&s+of the game, .and bitches aboi it. Constantly. Every day.,Every time you pay rent,-evkq W e yousee a manager in the halls, every time yo@see a band after practice. ..tnvTIL rr's FD(ED !!!!, ~'
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