Very professional but often very narcissistic and demanding. I had a friend who was tour managing for a major artist-- the amount of logistics he had to juggle was mind-numbing-- only to be fired a couple months ago because he forgot to order a pizza for the artist after the show. :-/

While this is a great anecdote I can't help but think that mayb this wasn't the real reason your friend was let go, it was more like an excuse or a last straw. Obviously I don't know anything about the circumstances but that's what Occam's Razor dictates.

Actually, the main article is a good argument that it can be both.

Yes, the organization method mandates that a person be fired for merely forgetting the pizza because ... this, arguably, makes it less likely that anyone will be fired for something more serious.

But at that point, the organization method itself kind-of ... sucks.

You'd be surprised.

This is quite different from the Van Halen story. No lessons to learn, but at least there's "Dead Dog Island" to give a few laughs...

If there's something to learn from it, it's that you can be professional and hilarious at the same time.