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  <body>I thought this would help some of you guys in bands avoid the normal pitfalls of touring by sharing some secret insider tips. A lot of people think touring in a band is all fun and games, it's not, it is serious shit. Here are some precise things you can do to make sure your next tour is a successful one.

Budgeting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QBv4vOEVDg

Laptops:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7QQMcEmOsQ

Transportation: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VySgPo5hBiE</body>
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  <title>Tour Tips: for those of you in bands</title>
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      <body>watch these vids, hire skull with hair as your front man.  bam, major label deals.  </body>
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      <body>that dude sounds like Frank Caliendo's impression of Charles Barkley</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;Chaddoesdesign said:&lt;/cite&gt; that dude sounds like Frank Caliendo's impression of Charles Barkley&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ano9E-9c7t4/Sb9NEAI07tI/AAAAAAAADvI/BvMyWewbeO0/s400/FRANKtv_Frank+Caliendo+as+Charles+Barkley+PH+Karen+Neal.jpg" /&gt;

agreed haha</body>
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      <body>haha there should be a section on how to strongarm promoters that wont pay up what they owe you.

Step 1: grab by collar
Step 2: make eye contact
Step 3: show teeth
Step 4: threaten firstborn
Step 5: indian burn the shit out of them till they give you the 50 bucks they promised. </body>
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    <comment>
      <body>This guy starts new sentences before he finishes the last ones.</body>
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      <body>never trust a company called lifeburns</body>
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      <body>I played all three at the same time and cranked it. It was soooo funny.</body>
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      <body>so... being broke sucks and laptops are useful? Who would have thought.</body>
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      <body>is that his real hair? ... I LOVE IT!</body>
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