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About Me

The GigBoss.com site is currently inoperative... DO NOT REGISTER AT THIS TIME, OR YOUR INFO WILL BE LOST. Go to my blog page here for updates on available gigs in SoCal & Las Vegas. *********************************************************** Want a gig? Use GigBoss.com! Perfomers and entertainers of all types and varieties; if you have an act that wants to be hired, if you're looking for more exposure to bring in more gigs, go to www.GigBoss.com and fill out the simple registration form. GigBoss.com is currently accepting submissions from anyone and everyone that wants to be featured on the website... and if you submit your info now, you can join for free! Zilch, nada, zip, bupkus... FREE! GigBoss.com hopes to be the premier entertainers showcase, where clients of all types, looking for entertainment for all types of events and venues, can easily query, search and sort for artists to perform at their functions. There will never be a charge for anyone seeking to hire entertainers, and the entertainer-members will never pay a penny out of any booking fees negotiated. Being owned and operated by a former entertainer (who remembers playing the local bar on Friday & Saturday nights for five dollars and a meal), GigBoss.com will always keep the artist in mind first. If you have a gigable talent, put in on display! Please tell everyone you know about GigBoss.com, whether they're an entertainer or someone who might someday hire an entertainer. *********************************************************** Now, REALLY about me... Serial entrepreneur, professional gambler (if that's my major source of income I'm a professional, right?), music lover. Been there, done that, from singing in local bars on weekends for five bucks and a meal to licensed financial advisor and most everything in between. Have been on stage (largest indoor venue was the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the L.A. Music Center) and in the studio (when recordings were pressed on vinyl... Gawd am I old!). Currently on the board of directors of RAW Artists (www.rawartists.org). Pompous, arrogant, sarcastic, super-nice guy. I'm not always right, just 93% of the time (I checked) so I still have room to learn and grow. I'm only a jerk until you get to know me... then you'll think I'm either a bigger jerk, or the one guy you'd call at 3 AM to come and bail you out of jail because you were drunk and got caught doing horrible things to your neighbor's Halloween display on the lawn... by the way, you still owe me a Jack-O-Lantern (and you know who you are). Just get to know me before you judge me, or don't judge at all and we'll get along famously.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Not necessarily in order of preference... Jonny Lang, Toby Keith, every man and woman who dons the uniform of the U.S. military and puts their butt on the line for my freedom, Eric Clapton, Bono, that blonde girl that winked at me as she was walking by at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Jack Nicholson, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Artie Moreno, the guy that stole my Jeep, Warren Buffet, Jimmy Buffet, anyone else named Buffet, Jesus Christ. And anyone that wants to make the live music industry a better place to be.

My Blog

CURRENT GIGS AVAILABLE IN SO CAL & LAS VEGAS AS OF 01/20/10

*** IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG, YOU'LL NEVER MISS AN UPDATE ***NOT EVERY GIG I COME ACROSS GETS POSTED HERE!Sometimes when I get notice of a really great gig or one that would be perfect for one of...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:30:00 GMT

The GigBoss is now on Facebook!

 Follow the link to add GB on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000070530 3251&ref=pymk Peace, -GB .
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:00 GMT

WHY YOUR BAND WON'T SUCCEED - Part II

Well, I got some very positive feedback from the first part of this running rant, and Im sure I got a few raised eyebrows and cancelled friends, too.  Thats okay. I hate to lose friends just because...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:49:00 GMT

HUGE LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT

Yours Truly, GB, has been asked to serve as a member of the board of directors for RAW (www.rawartists.org) in 2010.For those who aren't familiar with RAW, you really should check it out.  Although my...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:21:00 GMT

TOURING BAND NEEDS LA/OC GIG ON FRIDAY 2/12

Jon Wayne and The Pain (www.myspace.com/jonwayneandthepain) out of Minneapolis, MN are going to be touring in the next few weeks and are looking for a gig in LA/OC on Friday, February 12th.  They play...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:56:00 GMT

OC DRUMMER NEEDED ASAP

Roman Alexander and The Robbery, based in Fullerton, CA, are in need of a replacement drummer immediately.  This would be a single-band commitment... no splitting time with other bands.The qualified c...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:11:00 GMT

WHY YOUR BAND WON'T SUCCEED

I had a choice of titling this "Why Your Band Won't Succeed" or "How To Help Your Band Be Successful" and I chose the negative connotation.  I'm actually a very positive person, but I believe that 'no...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:59:00 GMT

Pay-to-play?

If you're a big fan of pay-to-play or guaranteed presale for your gigs, you can stop reading this right now and go back to whatever you were doing before you came here. But if you believe, as I do, th...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A HIKE

http://www.break.com/index/scariest-hiking-trail-i... Scariest Hiking Trail In The World - Watch more Funny Videos
Posted by on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:04:00 GMT

ALWAYS TAKE THE GIG

I ran across this a couple of months ago on the G Love & Special Sauce blog page, and I thought it might be worth reprinting and posting here for a day or two.  Thanks, G!   -GB_______________________...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:52:00 GMT