or practically ineffective or cancelled. "To forfeit" something is to give up a legal right to it, and a "deposit" is the advance money that is given to a person in order to guarantee the availability of something later, such as an apartment, or here, a concert hall. Your damages have put you way in the hole for this tour. If band is "in the hole," they have lost more money than they have made. Hey man, I’d travel on a pogo stick if I though we could make more money. "Hey man" is a very common way of expressing general emotion at the beginning of a sentence, but it’s over used and I would avoid it. A "pogo stick" is a large stick with foot supports which allows you to jump up and down very high. You could play more dates with a plane. :: It’s not about money, it’s about playing music and turning people on. "To turn on" a person is to make them happy or excited, or in the right context, sexually excited. One of the truly great phrasal verbs. Do you know how to do a headlining tour? Do you know how to get a record not just pressed, but played? "To headline" a concert tour is to be the last and most popular group to play each concert, after the less known groups have played. If a record is "pressed," it is made in the factory, and if it is played, the music on it is played on the radio. I didn’t invent the rainy day, man. I just own the best umbrella. This is Dennis’ way of referring to a situation with lots of problems. Side proposition to the winner. For 50 bucks and a case of Heineken, I’ll throw into the pot three lovely ladies. In this case, a "side proposition" is an additional offer (at the poker game they are playing). "Bucks" is very common slang for dollars. A "case of Heineken" is 36 bottles of Heineken beer. "The pot" is the money that the winner of the poker game will win, and "lovely" is a British word for pretty. Russ is getting soft on us. If you get "soft on" someone, you no longer are as strict or mean to them as you were before. A joint. A common word for a marijuana cigarette. I’m in. A term in poker meaning that the person wants to bet money on that particular hand or distribution of cards. You’re so sweet. God, if there was more of you in him. "Sweet" is another way of describing a person who is kind and gentle. This is Penny’s way of saying she wished Russ was more like William. I could go with the Stillwater road crew, but that would be pathetic. The "road crew" for a band are the people who carry around all the musical equipment and make sure the stage is ready for the concerts. "Pathetic" is a strong and excellent adjective meaning ridiculously bad, hopeless, or worthy of pity. I’m flying to New York by myself; I know his ex-wife current girlfriend thing is going to be there. This is Penny
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