[sotd] Smoking Gun - Back Stage Pass [August 7, 2009]

From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:46:45 -0300
        Site of the Day for Friday, August 7, 2009

        Smoking Gun - Back Stage Pass

Today's site, from the well-known Smoking Gun organization, offers an insider's
look at the fine print in the contracts of popular performers. Gentle 
Subscribers,
who have always wondered what their favorite diva demands in the way of 
backstage
comforts, will find the answers uncovered by the site.

"Over the past couple of years, The Smoking Gun has published excerpts from the
backstage riders of a few dozen performers. But that assemblage has not been
extensive enough for demanding TSG visitors, so we've gone out and obtained 
loads
of new riders. So many, in fact, that our backstage collection now covers a
whopping 250 acts -- everyone from Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones to 
Kenny G
and KC & the Sunshine Band." - from the website

The Smoking Gun has ferreted out dozens of celebrity stage contracts, so many 
that
the artists have been thoughtfully arranged by performance categories, including
Alternate Rock, Hip Hop, Country, Oldie Acts, and Arena Rock, among others. 
There
are the Divas -- from Aretha Franklin to Jennifer Lopez -- and the Boy Bands, 
with
acts such as Hanson and Clay Aiken, and notable names from the past, like the
legendary Tony Bennett. Taken directly from the artists' contracts, which are
reproduced at the site, are the many startling requirements insisted upon by 
these
hugely popular acts. Some, with an attention to detail that defies belief, even
specify the brand of the plastic cups to be provided, while others insist on
pre-stamped local postcards and red onions in the tuna salad, along with often
remarkable quantities of alcohol.

Sidle over to the site for the scoop on backstage perks for celebrity performers
at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/index.html

  A.M. Holm
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