HELLO FBF....... I WAS TRYING TO STAY QUIET TO LET THIS GO BY QUIETLY BUT FOR SOME REASON SOME PEOPLE STILL THINK ITS STILL NECESSARY TO ACCUSE CLAUDIUS & OREO ON FACE BOOK FOR NOT CONTRIBUTING AT ARUBA DAG..SO HERE IT GOES..... YES...OREO WAS ASKED TO PERFORM AT ARUBA DAG WE THOUGHT THEY EXTENDED THE INVITATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD THE FATHER AND SON CROWN THING GOING ON, AND I GUESS THEY THOUGHT THAT ACHIEVEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION FOR THAT EVENT, AND WE WERE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO PERFORM AT THE FUNCTION FOR ALL ARUBANS AND ALL THOSE WHO WERE PLANNING TO ATTEND BUT FROM THE MOMENT THE MANAGER REQUESTED THAT OREO BE PAYED FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE... GUESS WHAT?... THEY CANCELLED US!!! ITS NICE TO BE GIVEN A TICKET AND DAG VERGOEDING BUT GUESS WHAT...THAT IS ONE OF THE REGULAR REQUIREMENTS WHEN BRINGING A GROUP OR ARTIST FROM ABROAD AND YES WE DO CONSIDER OURSLEVES ARTISTS EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ARUBANS!!!! SO THAT IS NOT ENOUGH!!! WE DESERVE TO BE PAYED FOR OUR PERFORMANCE! I CANNOT TAKE 12 OTHER MUSICIANS FROM THEIR JOBS WITHOUT PAY AND HAVE THEM SIT IN HOLLAND FOR ALMOST A WEEK WITHOUT PAYING THEM FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE!!! THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT IT AND NEITHER WILL I!!! I RESPECT EVERY OTHER BAND THAT CAN DO IT BUT I CAN NOT!!! BY THE WAY... THIS IS NOT A HOBBY NOR A SIDE JOB FOR ME.... I DO THIS FOR A LIVING SO THIS IS MY JOB..THAT PAYS MY BILLS AT THE END OF THE MONTH!!! FOR THOSE WHO CRITISIZED ME FOR NOT BEING PATRIOTIC AND PERFORMING FOR FREE...GUESS WHAT........ LAST YEAR.......OREO PLAYED FOR FREE!! I DONT HAVE TO DO IT TWICE IN ROW!!!! OREO WAS NOT GOING JUST TO FILL UP A ARUBA DAG PROGRAM BUT WE WERE GOING TO DO A SHOW JUST LIKE WE ATTEMPTED TO DO LAST YEAR BUT WAS CUT SHORT!!! SO IT TAKES PREPERATION!!! I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS NOW SO I DO CONSIDER MYSELF AND MY BAND WORTH PAYING A FEE FOR THEIR SERVICES!!! AND IF I CANT GET THE RESPECT AS AN ARTIST FROM THOSE AT THE TOP THEN HOW DO WE EXPECT THAT ANYONE ELSE WOULD GIVE US THE VALUE AND RECOGNITION WE SO RIGHTLY DESERVE?? ONCE AGAIN I HOPE I HAVE EXPLAINED MYSELF AND DO HOPE THAT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND THAT EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME BLESSINGS TO ALL CLAUDIUS PHILIPS! BTW...DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT D2I THIS WEEK END 3 NIGHTS..3 LIVE BANDS...OREO ON SATURDAY...GETTING READY FOR MY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION...IN OTHER WORDS...LIFE GOES ON..PEACE!!! :-) C.P.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:03:45 +0000
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