Mallory Square, Key West,Fl.

[Mr Qwirk]

Aztommyb,it's the hardest thing in the world to perform when your sad.

I hear that, I spent last xmas breaking in my new show down in Melbourne whilst living out of my car - after losing my 8mth old baby girl in July.

tough times.

just paint on that smile....

[jeep caillouet]

Aztommyb,it's the hardest thing in the world to perform when your sad.Some 20 years ago I split with my daughter's mother. I was working as a white face doing comedy stuff and balloons and a magic skit.I worked with tears coming down my face,as I tried to entertain all those young children ,my daughter's age. and I was 2000 miles away.I feel your pain!As I said you had a really great drummer. I hope he comes back and you guys had a really good show.I really don't think really you under stood how the system works here, the day that I out drew you? But anyway piece...

[aztommyb]

Mallory lottery system explained

Perhaps you could clarify the payment situation for us.

The Mallory Square lottery system works as follows. If I've made any errors, please feel free to correct them.

First, the Cultural Preservation Society (CPS) leases Mallory every night for 4 hours. Vendors pay the lions share of the lease amount. They are charged $10 or $15 each night to setup. Performers don't pay, but do put money in a tip jar to be put toward the daily lease.

In the lottery there are 4 buckets (Newcomers, Snowbirds, Snowbirds in waiting, Regulars), each with metal washers in them stamped with a number. The lowest numbers are in the Regulars bucket, next lowest in Snowbirds in Waiting on up to the highest numbers in the Newcomers bucket.

It takes 60 days to get from the Newcomers to the Snowbirds bucket
It takes 3 years to get to Snowbirds in waiting
It takes 5 years to get to the Regular bucket
It takes 10 years to get to Grandfather status, who pick first out of the Regulars bucket.

If you've been away from the pitch, and return, you drop down a bucket for 35 days...

There are about 21 spots right now with 9 available for circle shows. This will increase when the pier is finished being re-built. Looks like sometime in mid February.

Hope this helps.

[aztommyb]

Aztommyb, too bad, you had the makings of a really good show.Heard your girl split town, the drummer quit and you got a job. What happened to the dog?

Thanks for blasting that up here Jeep. Good of you. Maasai, our kick ass percussionist went back to New York for about a month. Cammie did indeed jump ship. We were pulling crowds just fine and making decent hats too....but the stresses of getting a pitch, and finding a place to park our travel trailer (other than Will's front yard), among other things caused her to leave. Hussie the dog was hers before we met...so there went the pooch too. I'm still reeling a bit over the whole thing. Kind of hard to re-create your show and put on a successful solo act when you're sad. So...got to make some money for a bit (ie. J-O-B). I'll be back at it, but need a little break.

[RINGON]

Not so much

[jeep caillouet]

Well then I'm just guessing, that makes us uniquely different thin!

[Lee Nelson]

Thanks for the offer to come sailing Jeep but honestly I dont think I will ever come to Key West to work. Whilst I am sure you would share your spot with me to cut me a break that is alot different from having a right to work and being treated as an equal.
The whole situation sounds bloody awful and is exactly the kind of thing I have fought against on other pitches around the world. We are all equal. In Key West some are more equal than others.

[jeep caillouet]

fat men don't sail good!

[RINGON]

That Is So Wicked funny. Ya better come with your Best Fat man.

[jeep caillouet]

Don, SHUT UP! Or I'll sick Mark on ya. HA HA HA!

[jeep caillouet]

Gav, we as performers don't pay for space. C.P. S. leases and pays for the space from the city for us to hold a Sun Set Celebration. Venders pay for the space. We draw the crowd. But we are all C. P. S. members and we pay to be a member. We all draw for a space including venders. There is just a rule that that lets members with over 10 years service draw first . There are maybe 15 grand fathers that draw first.If you draw a bad number you could draw a not so good spot! If you are way down the line you may not even get a spot. There are only so many spots you know. If you want to come down and check it out ,and if you don't get a spot and really need to work ,I'll for sure share my spot with you ,like most of the rest of us do. And don't forget I'll take you sailing and btw I need a crew for Sunday's wreckers race.

[RINGON]

I've heard it's wise to trust a 60 yr young man in neon. And then the FIRE! How about our sailing trip??????

[gav]

So let me get this straight Jeep. Is it just you and all the others that have seniority that pay to lease the space ? If that is the case, then fair enough if you pay for the space, and the new comers don't.

Perhaps you could clarify the payment situation for us.

[jeep caillouet]

Now come on Gav. We (being C.P.S.) lease space from the city for 4 hours a day. 2 hours before Sun set till 2 hours after. It's not a free space like the street. But through the effort of people like Will Soto myself and others we have kelp freedom of speech and expression in a celebration of the sun set. And I can tell you now that ain't been easy. So come on down have some fun and enjoy the good life.
Aztommyb, too bad, you had the makings of a really good show.Heard your girl split town, the drummer quit and you got a job. What happened to the dog?

[jeep caillouet]

Tha'd be a neon pink speedo!