Should I Keep Trying to Contact the Host for My Show on 2/23?

[tinat51796]

I have a show booked on 2/23. The host still hasn't given me her guest list and she hasn't returned my calls or emails. I called on Thursday night and her daughter who answered the phone said she'd be gone a few days....I've left messages on her cell phone too with no response.

Do I keep calling and emailing? I don't want it to seem like I'm stalking her. She booked this show in December as part of a booking blitz. I just want to know if she's actually going to have the show. What would you do? Thanks!

 

[vogee13]

I have had this happen and here is the message that I have left:

Hello XXX, I am excited about your show on xxx. Since we haven't had the chance to talk I am hoping that you don't have any questions for me. If you do you can call me at xxxxxxx. I will email you the grocery list that is needed for you show. I have directions to your home from mapquest and I will be at your home at xxx. Please feel free to call me at any time.

With this message I usually get a call back within 2-3 hours. Usually this is to cancel but I never assume that the show isn't a go. Several shows that I thought would cancel b/c of lack of communication have been >$500 shows. After this message I don't call again. I just plan on doing a show and keep on going.

Good luck.

 

[Dawn4]

Are you supposed to be mailing out her invites for her???

 

[tinat51796]

I told her that I would mail her invites after I got the guest list from her.

I think I will leave her the message saying the I'll email the grocery list and what time I'll be at her house. My only concern is I know this woman. I'm a nurse and she's a patient at the office where I work. She also used to be the receptionist at one of the physical therapists we deal with a lot. So we've talked a lot! I thought we were sort of friends. I guess if she flakes on me then if she comes in as a patient she should be the one who feels bad about it....not me, right?

 

[CookingwithMary]

Perhaps the out of town trip was an emergency.

In this situation...
Since you have past history with this person, I'd leave one last email and phone message if I didn't hear w/in 48 hours of her scheduled return.

Would offer the choice of rescheduling the cooking show, or turning it into a catalog show.

Allows her to gracefully back out if she wants/need to at this time. No discomfort when you see her in the office, either.

 

[reba515]

I know we like to have our guests get those invites out but the show is still 2 weeks away.
This is just me but I wouldn't be in a panic just yet