I’m a little slow to find this one, since it was posted five days ago, but it seems Nickypoo is now a promoter. This is from his LakeFossilPress newsgroup on Yahoo.
It’s official! I am now a show promoter and doing more metal shows — I am working to bring in Dagon and bringing back Neutral Red then bringing in Psychoball (a band a former classmate knows.)
I thought Neutral Red had had enough of Nicky by now. Aside from the now infamous 24″ pizza he shared with them, Nicky had this to say about his experience the day he introduced them at some club.
I did a show two years ago in April with Pitch Black Productions and Rebel Radio to bring in Neutral Red — the Chicago scene took them in as one of their own, and to see that happen. It made me happy, but I was puking my guts up at the show because my nerves were going haywire.
It seems that every time Nicky leaves the house to go to a club or a convention, he gets sick. That’s a wonderful quality that every band/show promoter simply must have. He’s a natural.
I am not going for anything small either for these two — I want the legendary Metro for this one.
Good luck with that.
I want to do more shows but I don’t want anywhere that doesn’t allow for moshing.
Enough with the moshing already.
I might have me my first Fossil Girl — as in a few ladies promoting Lake Fossil Press at events too, they will man the tables while I am running around greeting everyone. That was what I was doing on April 19th, 2008.
So, nobody ever answered his ad for a Lake Fossil Girl. That was how many years ago? Moshing in a room full of tables and chairs is always a fantastic idea. Besides, I thought he was too busy puking to play the role of hostess.
I will be doing all my own giveaways meaning the giveaways will be from either NSP Books, Lake Fossil Press, Tales of the Talisman, or Darkened Horizons. That’s the advantage about having your own publishing company . . .
And here we get to the heart of the matter, which backs up what ETT’s been saying all along about Nicky only running his own press so he can give away his books and magazines. Do I smell another book burning video?
I published Issue 10 as FossilworX — I would scout the bands then send them along to the promoter who actually book the shows. I am actually trying to book this one myself but don’t have the right connections to make it happen.
I’m confused. Is FossilworX that new “publishing imprint” he was yakking about, or is it his own promotion company? If it’s the latter, this official promoter gig is bogus — nothing more than hanging out a shingle, begging to be hired. Yet, he says he doesn’t have the connections to actually book a show, so all he could do is make a few phone calls, and post fliers.
Holy…Nicky actually found an older woman who would cheerfully parade around in the tight jeans and the Reeboks with the straps?
That ain’t happening. Neither is his plan to book the Metro. Pacione will probably get overwhelmed by it all and go into hiding for a few weeks, regardless of how much progress is made (or not). Then, he’ll come back with the usual mundane “working on a new short story” post, and he’ll never bring up the concert promoter kick he was just on…
Nicky is a wack-job.
Brain, Hurt.
“Nicky actually found an older woman who would cheerfully parade around in the tight jeans and the Reeboks with the straps?”
Nicky threatened to hold his breath until he passed out unless Grammy did as he said.
LOL @ Phil.
I am afraid. I am very afraid. Imagining all those moshers getting Nick’s spew on them is too cruel even for me.
I’m highly amused. Since when is IOWA a bigger metal scene than Chicago? LOL LOL LOL
Well OK we did give the world Slipknot who are pretty decent.
First Lake Fossil Girl=Daggy in a wig
Thanks, Al. Spewing coffee out my nose first thing in the morning is a surefire way to banish the last vestiges of grogginess.
Daggy and nicky have matching wigs! only nicky has a merkin on his face.