GoGrips
$265.00
Every venue is a new adventure. What they promised. What they actually have. It’s the chaos before you can even set up. GoGrips™ ends this problem for good — Built for Imperfect Environments. The kit clamps to nearly anything at the venues you perform in. Rotate and extend up to seven feet. Hold your signs — your backdrops — whatever you need. Stop hoping. Show up ready for anything.
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People Won't Change... but You and Your Setup Can
Ever feel like you’re in the movie The Goonies? It happens every time you walk into a new venue.
Not the part where they find the gold. Not the camaraderie. Not the cheering at the end.
But… the part where everything feels rigged to stop you(?)
“Booby traps” — everywhere.
You show up to the venue with your normal routine. The plan – set up, do a killer performance, entertain the audience, and make the coordinator look good. But each venue is already fighting you. What you were promised isn’t there. What you need existed in your mind. And all of this is before you can even think about doing that great show.
You Keep Hoping — They Keep Forgetting
Unlike the Fratelli’s chasing you — it’s worse.
It’s the dependency.
The constant need for the venue to have what YOU need. The rider the booker agreed to but never read. The equipment they swore they’d have. The promises that vanished long before you even walked through the door.
You’re not fighting criminals. You’re fighting against people that forgot you were coming.
People who don’t see you as a highly professional performer. If we are being totally honest, they don’t care about what you need. They just want to check a box and move on to their next thing.
And every venue? It’s a new buried treasure to unearth. A new hope that THIS time, you might get lucky — you might strike gold.
You won’t.
Same Traps — Every Time
Let’s face the facts. The booby traps are real-world. Not pretend. Every venue you go to has new ones.
You show up expecting what was promised to you. Aside from a contract or a rider it is just common courtesy. Yet, you always have to adjust to what they actually have for you — every single time.
The booby traps don’t change. The people don’t change. The problems don’t change.
After a while, you finally stopped expecting anything would change. Another day. Another town. Another scramble to fix problems before you can even setup.
You’ve resorted to all of this as part of being an entertainer. The chaos before the calm. The fight through the landmines before your performance.
But your acceptance isn’t peace. It’s sad resignation.
And here’s the truth nobody else will tell you aloud: you should be more prepared — more self-contained. More service-geared (just hear me out).
You’re a professional. You’ve done this hundreds of times. You should walk in ready — not hoping.
The dependency on them having what you need should not exist.
But you still try to fight the path. Still hitting the same booby traps, time after time.
I Know You — I Know Booby Traps
In the Goonies, Mikey says ‘Goonies never say die’ when everyone else wanted to quit and go home. Mikey was the believer of the group. The one who kept everyone moving forward because he believed in the outcome. At this stage of my career, I am like Mikey — just with 50 years of road know-how behind me.
The difference(?) You feel like you’re running from the Fratelli’s out there — all by yourself. Different venues. Different nights. Same treacherous traps. It feels like you’re the only one hitting them. You’re not. We all feel this — even when we’re alone.
I know you. I know booby traps.
I know because I’ve personally hit every single one. I know the tripwires of every setup. I know what makes you scramble in frustration. I know what the coordinator probably won’t have for you — before you even walk through the door.
Still feel alone?
But I also know this: we’re in the service business. And serving others means showing up ready — not hoping they’ll serve you.
So… I created the thing that makes that possible. For me. For you. For anyone who’s tired of fixing problems at every venue.
GoGrips™. Simple: two telescopic poles that extend up to seven feet, rotate 360-degrees, and securely fasten to whatever your venue already has.
Inside the venue or outside. Mic stands, chairs, tables, stools, trash cans, rails — whatever’s there — you use it.
Add the crossbars if you want. Now you’ve got up to a seven-foot span. Your sign. Your backdrop. Your curtain. Your banner. Exactly how you need it.
The venue already has the infrastructure. The event coordinator already has enough on their plate. I made an easy solution that benefits everyone.
Preparation Meets Reality
So here’s where I take your hand. Not as a Goonie, but as a fellow entertainer.
Imagine walking in. Scouting the room like you always do. But this time, you’re not looking for what they promised. You’re looking at what’s already there.
It’s a mind shift (not a mine shift).
You now have your own loot. Just 3 pounds of glorious bounty. Imagine it. All of this weighing less than your laptop. That’s GoGrips. You’ve carried heavier coffee orders into a venue than the gear that’s about to save your show. Don’t let this small bag of treasure fool you.
This is what finding real treasure looks like — it’s preparation meeting what happens in the real world.
I’ve walked this path ahead of you. Now I’m handing you the map and the gear. You are no longer alone.
Black Cloth Gold
Since I have performed in most of the same venues you have — this should land. I’ve added a solid fabric 7’x7′ black curtain panel into your GoGrips kit.
Here’s why.
Black cloth is gold in Venueland. If you’ve been performing any length of time, you already know this. And if you don’t have a piece in your road cases right now, you should (you’ll thank me later).
I could have left the curtain panel out. Made you hunt something down — the right weight, the right size, the right hems. I could’ve made you do the extra work. But, that’s not how I create tools for you or the road.
To make it easy, the curtain panel slides onto the crossbars through a top pole pocket. Stretch to full size — bunch it together — or expand and clip it to the width you want. Next.
But even if you never touch your GoGrips hardware — this curtain alone earns its place:
- Merch tablecloth when the venue’s table needs to look pro
- Masking gear or cases you don’t want the audience to see
- Emergency fix for problems you don’t even know exist yet
Wrinkle-free. Flame retardant. Road-worthy.
How Many More Gigs
I said I know you. And here’s what I mean by it.
You keep allowing these problems to happen to yourself — every venue — every gig. Every time.
You show up hoping. You leave blaming.
The rider said this. The contract said that. The coordinator promised. The booker confirmed.
And none of it matters. Because at the end of the night — they go home feeling fine.
Guess who doesn’t?
You drive off from a show that shrank before it even had a chance to succeed. Material you had to cut because of bad angles. A performance you SURVIVED instead of OWNED.
And the audience? They don’t know what was promised. They don’t know what you cut. They just know it didn’t feel right — it wasn’t 100 percent.
“The show could have been better”, they say.
That’s not them blaming the venue. Let me be blunt… that’s them blaming you.
But here’s the part you won’t admit to yourself:
They are 100% right.
You keep walking through venue doors hoping instead of knowing. Depending instead of delivering. Blaming instead of owning.
Simply put, you need reminded of what you do for a living (the larger picture, beyond performer).
You serve people.
And service doesn’t start on stage. It starts the moment you book the show — prepared or not.
In our movie, Chester Copperpot adventured into the venue (the cave) and hit booby traps just like you. He tried to go it alone. He was so close to that treasure. But eventually he couldn’t escape the traps set for him.
So how many more gigs and venues? How many more “I’ll just deal with it” moments? How many more times do you swallow the words “they promised I’d have ___”, all behind that fake smile?
Is it fair? Hell no. Reality? It’s yours nearly every damn time you show up. And again, let me be direct (because I care)… the blame is yours. It’s okay to own it.
The possibility for change exists. The gear exists. Your high level of service exists. The only thing missing is you saying ‘I can fix all of this’.
(Read on or stop now?)
More Than Rebookings and Applause
We’re not there to demand. We’re there to deliver.
To make the coordinator and booker look like a hero to the audience. To show up so prepared, so self-contained, that you can’t help but give the audience the best damn performance possible.
That’s what gets you booked and rebooked — over and over. That’s what businesses and careers are built on. It’s that simple.
You show up with confidence. Same venue types. Same chaos.
But now you’re not scanning for what they promised you anymore. You’re scanning for what’s possible in a 60 second situation. You’re not giving up valuable chunks of time in exchange for setup logistics.
GoGrips. Done.
The coordinator watches you set up. No demands. No requests. No scrambling. You’re just… set to go.
They don’t know the booby traps you just sidestepped (they don’t need to). They just see a professional who showed up — the way it should be done.
And when the show’s over? When they’re being told what a great show?
They’re thinking about how easy it was to work with you. They get the applause too.
You’re not relying on coordinators or venues anymore. You’re not hoping. You’re not depending. You’re not blaming.
You’re delivering a great performance and what many entertainers don’t care to offer — high level service.
That’s the treasure.
The Goonies earned theirs. So have you.
Billy’s Pro Tip: You already know that the GoGrips kit can support your signs, your banners, your curtain backdrops. Attach to chairs, mic stands, tables, vehicles… nearly anything — what the industry never gave you.
Here’s the truth. You don’t need matching pairs of anything.
One mic stand. One chair. Stool in the corner. None of the heights match. It doesn’t matter.
Clamp one pole to the chair. Clamp the other to the mic stand. Each pole extends to its own height. Each clamp rotates to its own angle. Connect the crossbars (or don’t). Hang — whatever you want. The way you want.
Done.
Years of walking into venues where nothing matches taught me one thing: stop fighting reality and start using it.
Product Specs:
Total Weight: ~5 lbs — about the weight of 4 Starbucks drinks in a coffee carrier
Telescopic Poles (2 ea.): 19.5″ collapsed that can extend up to 61.5″ — when mounted to a 22.5″+ object = 7 feet of height
Crossbar Span: 28 inches to 7 feet wide using 1, 2, or 3 interlocking sections based on your setup
Clamp Range: Secures to surfaces 1/8″ to 1-3/4″ thick — Mic stands, Chairs, Tables, Stools, Road cases, Trash cans, Rails, Carts or dollies
Crossbar Attachment Clips: 4 clips — position and pivot as needed to match any pole angle — adapts when telescopic poles mount at different angles
T-Configuration: Split into 2 crossbars with center clip — cover both sides of stage from one system — suggested for tall banners or wings
360° Rotation: Adjust the telescopic pole angle to match any mounting surface
Grip Pads: Protect venue furniture — you’re a guest, not a liability
Included: 7’x7′ Black Curtain Panel — wrinkle-free, flame retardant, top pole pocket, hemmed edges
Travel Bag: Oxford fabric handle bag, 30″ x 4″ x 2.5″ — fits anywhere
Available Upgrades: Curtain Panels (various colors), TourCore™ BackdropPro sign, branded StageLux™ fabric panels
Built for imperfect environments — executed like it was planned that way. GoGrips™
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