[Dixielandjazz] (no subject)

[Robert S. Ringwald]

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard@hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 4:54 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] (no subject)


>Bill Gunter wrote:

>
> Consider:
>
> Bob Romans posed the hypothetical situation:
>
> ----> the Romans scenario
>
> . . your band is booked at a local country club. It pays $100 per man, and
> is a very nice gig!! Everything is going great, the band is cookin'
>
> During the last break, you find the manager and let him know you've
> enjoyed the gig, and you hope he'll call you again, so you hand him your
> card and he informs you that one of your sidemen just gave him HIS card,
and
> suggested he call HIM the next time if he wanted a band since he, too, has
a
> band.
>
> What would YOU do?? Is this an ethical thing for a sideman to do? Would
> you hire that sideman again for another gig?
>
> -----> end of Romans scenario
>
> THAT is the situation I've been talking about.
>

As Gunter states, Roman's questions are:

1.  Is this an ethical thing for a sideman to do?

The answer is simply NO.

2.  Would you hire this sideman again?

Simply put, NO.

mr.wonderful@ringwald.com
Placerville, CA USA Earth