One of us locals should call in a $400 walkup bid then the rest of us can blowup his answering machine with an upwards bidding war.
I was thinking that this would be a fun LAB get-together project... one of us call up and take the gig, and then maybe 10 of us show up for the actual gig... we bring all the right gear, go completely over the top and absolutely knock the gig out of the park. Kinda like one of those restaurant make over shows - we provide them with a bill for what real production would actually cost, and agree to do their one night for free if they promise to NEVER EVER put on a half-assed show (with no pay for the sound-guy) like this again.
We just need someone here to volunteer as the crazy, ranting Gordon Ramsey type character for the night... any takers?