[Dixielandjazz] NY EVE gig

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

When Steve and I were discussing cool he forgot to mention "hang out 
with musicians" is cool.
Larry
St. Louis

tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> By cutting the price to $400.00
>
> Yep  a great fee for a band full of Doctors or Lawyers who just want 
> to play a bit of music to relax on the weekends, why can't they just 
> play golf with the Plumbers and hang out with guys with real money 
> rather than a bunch of under or no paid musicians just to be COOL.   
> Heck Richard that's BIG money to some bands.
>
> And like I have said before, when the buyers know what the bands work 
> for every other day of the year they quickly figure out that they are 
> not worth any more money on New Years Eve than they were the night 
> before or what they will play for the next night.   They are not 
> looking for Benny Goodman or Woody Herman or Tommy Dorsey here, they 
> are looking for some background music from Delbert & his Dipshits.   
> And the sad news is they probably booked it an hour after they posted it.
>
> The sad state of musical affairs in some parts of the USA.
>
>
> Heck that is nothing,  I had an offer yesterday to bring my 13 piece 
> Show to Portland for an authentic "Marty Grau" party at some club for 
> 25% of the door which should be about $300.00 according to him,   only 
> about 1200 miles a way, no hotels, and no meals included either, and 
> they wanted us to bring the Marty Grau" Beads too.    They want to do 
> it up right.
>
>
> Tom  "Not a Starving Artist" Wiggins
>
> -
>
>    WOW, how can you get a "small" swing band? What a fabulous fee for New
> Year's Eve.
>
> regards,
> Richard Stevens
> www.thejazzfactory.net
>
>
>
>
> Just passing on the info for anyone in the Beaverton, Oregon  Area
>
> Tom Wiggins
>
> Subject: NY EVE gig
>
>      Need small Swing band
> Reply to: tim at starscabaret.com
>  Date: 2005-11-28, 2:50PM PST
>
>
>  Stars Cabaret in Beaverton is looking for small Swing Band for New
> Years Eve Party. Looking for the band to play 10 to 12 songs through
> out the night. We will have a Speak Easy style night with gaming going
> on also along with our normal show. We are looking at spending right
> around $400. Feel free to contact me at 503.350.0868. Thank you tim
>           this is in or around Beaverton
>
>
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