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1 - dream on

2 - Andy Rodgers, likely - great player, and a nice guy, too

bloke wrote:1. Wouldn't it be nice if marching bands had another band doing all the playing for them (in the pit) and they could march on nice wooden floors indoors?

So, are you saying that the Rockettes have it easy?

Mark wrote:
So, are you saying that the Rockettes have it easy?

Good looking, talented people ALWAYS have it easier than the rest of us.

They reek with privilege and it isn't fair!!

Three Valves wrote:They reek with privilege and it isn't fair!!

The Rockettes make about $1,500 a week and don't even work the entire year. In NYC that is a poverty level wage.

Mark wrote:
The Rockettes make about $1,500 a week and don't even work the entire year. In NYC that is a poverty level wage.

1. Not quite poverty, but close! It is a huge challenge to be able to live in Manhattan and rent for under 2K, living by yourself.

2. The band is still live: Took my daughter and son there last year. It is a riot to see the pit retract. A friend of mine who just subbed there mentioned it was crazy to have the lateral motion as the pit went under the stage.

Mark wrote:

Three Valves wrote:They reek with privilege and it isn't fair!!

The Rockettes make about $1,500 a week and don't even work the entire year. In NYC that is a poverty level wage.

What about the ugly no-talents??

Yes, as mentioned before, it is Andy Rodgers a great guy and excellent tuba player. He has a large collection of Yorks in all keys and uses them in the show.

Casca Grossa wrote:
You don't need looks and talent when you're a sponsored artiste

I have always compensated for any lack of looks and talent with volume and enthusiasm!!