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Ok, I'm starting to get really stressed now with NXNE coming up..and a new month starting at work. Last month I did good at work, so this month I have to at least come out good if not better. The NXNE is what's really frustrating me though...my bands are great, they have all been good to work with so far..but my Assistant Stage Manager has gone AWOL. The thing is, we had worked together last year, and she wanted a more "leadership" type role this year...and since we got along well, I made her my Asst. Stage Mgr. Well, the "excitment" and "self startness" <-- I don't even know if that's a real word...has seemed to fizzle out. She hasn't been getting back to my recent emails asking for her help, and she didn't show up at this mandatory meeting nxne had yesterday. Fact of the matter is..a little help would be nice right now because the pressure is on at work, my REAL job..the one that pays the rent. I guess I'm a little bitter about the "volunteering so many hours" part now because as "payment" for the extra hrs we put in as Stage Managers, we get a Lamenant Badge that allows us into the conferences. Well, seeing that I work durring the day on Thursday and Friday, and that I have no real reason to go to the conference (I dont work with bands anymore) I asked if I could tranfer my badge to someone else I know who is in a band. And the answer was no. Grrr...so basically I am getting no payment. Meeeeh. Well just the reward of being part of an event that means so much to the independent music scene grrr.