Applebee's

Fellow musicians & friends,

My band was hired to perform at the Applebee's establishment on 100th and Halsey April 20th. We made a flyer and promoted for weeks prior to that date. Immediately after walking in the resturant we felt disrespected by the bar tender and (music) manager. Our show was supposed to run 9-11PM. They failed to clear a spot for us to set up and did not want us to do so until after the blazer game was over sometime after 10PM. We brought inside our PA system and all of our gear ready to set up ahead of time. Then the unimaginable happened when they told us to pack up and leave without our $100 pay and two food items per band member as arranged. The emotions that I was feeling were unexplainable. Especially, dealing with something as personal as my music. The most frusturating part was that they clearly enjoyed telling us to leave considering that they were instigating the situation with thier smart-ass attitudes while taunting us for only bringing in a few fans. I can honestly say I have never met more unprofessional people. I will continue to persue this event in every way I can to insure that this will never happen again. So please, help us in any way you can. I called the police and they gave me another number to call and they said that it's not a criminal injustice and all that I can do is take them to court. I disagree. This will not be taken lightly. Do not make the same mistake we did by booking with them or ever eating at an Applebee's again. Special thanks to our friends who did come out to support us that night.

Kicked out of Applebee's