Jeff Krauss

that used to work for the Mets, that used to bring the owner of the lounge that I used to run the marketing and promotions for back in the day, used to bring him Mets tickets, calls me up and he says, hey, Jeff, do you want to work with SNL for their after after parties? I said, well, yeah, of course. But then I told him the story. He goes, listen, I don't think that you understand.

that used to work for the Mets, that used to bring the owner of the lounge that I used to run the marketing and promotions for back in the day, used to bring him Mets tickets, calls me up and he says, hey, Jeff, do you want to work with SNL for their after after parties? I said, well, yeah, of course. But then I told him the story. He goes, listen, I don't think that you understand.

There's several people that are direct or indirect with SNL that are in the family, so to speak, that handle these parties each week. So I'm going to introduce you to my friends that do them, and you guys can take it from there. So I said, come down to the bar and let's hang out, have a drink. They came down. We were talking, we hit it off. And I told him the story about what happened previously.

There's several people that are direct or indirect with SNL that are in the family, so to speak, that handle these parties each week. So I'm going to introduce you to my friends that do them, and you guys can take it from there. So I said, come down to the bar and let's hang out, have a drink. They came down. We were talking, we hit it off. And I told him the story about what happened previously.

And he said, okay, Jeff, let me just give you the lay of the land here. There's several people that choose this party each week. I happen to be one of them. I will give you a couple parties. If it goes well, you can have my end of the parties. I just want to show up and have fun and hang out. Great. Everything went well. He gave me his end of the parties. It's great, right?

And he said, okay, Jeff, let me just give you the lay of the land here. There's several people that choose this party each week. I happen to be one of them. I will give you a couple parties. If it goes well, you can have my end of the parties. I just want to show up and have fun and hang out. Great. Everything went well. He gave me his end of the parties. It's great, right?

Well, the guy that in the beginning that I was dealing with, one of the reasons why he wasn't texting me back as much is because I didn't realize that he was moving out of state. Again, you never know what people are going through or dealing with.

Well, the guy that in the beginning that I was dealing with, one of the reasons why he wasn't texting me back as much is because I didn't realize that he was moving out of state. Again, you never know what people are going through or dealing with.

So now, because he moved, I, by default and hard work and a little bit of timing, have now been given most of the parties at that point because there's only a few people to choose And they kind of just went back to me to rely on.

So now, because he moved, I, by default and hard work and a little bit of timing, have now been given most of the parties at that point because there's only a few people to choose And they kind of just went back to me to rely on.

And I just want to say something also to that. A lot of times when people get rejected in whatever the case, You don't know what's going on on the other end. You don't. So if you just take things with the pure thought of, hey, you know what? I really don't know what's happening on the other end. I'm going to breathe. Try again in a month or two months or whatever the case.

And I just want to say something also to that. A lot of times when people get rejected in whatever the case, You don't know what's going on on the other end. You don't. So if you just take things with the pure thought of, hey, you know what? I really don't know what's happening on the other end. I'm going to breathe. Try again in a month or two months or whatever the case.

People have a lot of things going on that you probably don't know. That's the truth. And even in this case situation, by the way, What ended up happening is they would call me on Friday night at eight o'clock and say, where are we going? Now, I had been texting all week. I might be in the middle of an event and I have to step outside the event to start calling owners of venues.

People have a lot of things going on that you probably don't know. That's the truth. And even in this case situation, by the way, What ended up happening is they would call me on Friday night at eight o'clock and say, where are we going? Now, I had been texting all week. I might be in the middle of an event and I have to step outside the event to start calling owners of venues.

frantically, because all week I heard nothing. I don't know what's going on. And the guy that I'm now dealing with is the real deal. This just isn't a priority to them all week. So I said to them, hey, look, is there any way of kind of moving this up a little bit? He says to me, Jeff, I'm going to just give you a little bit of a piece of advice as a friend.

frantically, because all week I heard nothing. I don't know what's going on. And the guy that I'm now dealing with is the real deal. This just isn't a priority to them all week. So I said to them, hey, look, is there any way of kind of moving this up a little bit? He says to me, Jeff, I'm going to just give you a little bit of a piece of advice as a friend.

If you want to work with them, this is how they operate. Party is not their top of mind. The show is their top of mind. This stuff is not their priority. I'm telling you this because I've tried to change it for years. It's not gonna happen. Just go with the flow, do whatever you gotta do. If you wanna continue working with them as whatever, This is what you have to do. So I said, OK, noted.

If you want to work with them, this is how they operate. Party is not their top of mind. The show is their top of mind. This stuff is not their priority. I'm telling you this because I've tried to change it for years. It's not gonna happen. Just go with the flow, do whatever you gotta do. If you wanna continue working with them as whatever, This is what you have to do. So I said, OK, noted.

So what I did was every week now, now that I know that they are going to call me, I know that call is coming in. I would at the beginning of the week call a whole bunch of venues and say, just letting you know, I'll be calling you on Friday at eight. staff up, because the worst that could happen is you have to take staff off. That's a lot easier than putting staff on.

So what I did was every week now, now that I know that they are going to call me, I know that call is coming in. I would at the beginning of the week call a whole bunch of venues and say, just letting you know, I'll be calling you on Friday at eight. staff up, because the worst that could happen is you have to take staff off. That's a lot easier than putting staff on.