[Dixielandjazz] BMI

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Make sure you take this story in all it's details to the local  and  
National Press, and start to show these bastards that we can fight back  
to save live music, and yes Phil Eggers is correct you can bet all the  
money is going into the big pot in New York, for them to draw from as  
they choose and none of that $500.00 will ever trickle down to Jelly or  
Louis relatives.  Bet on it.

With enough negative press they will back off,  Now who won't support  
the cancer and medical illness causes,  Hell make sure you get the  
message to the media about how these guys are being nasty to people  
trying to do good things.
Tom Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: tbelmo at hotmail.com
To: Tcashwigg at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] BMI

   List-Message-Recipient: tcashwigg at aol.com

    What a great idea! I'm sure it didn't take long to raise the amount  
of the fine. 
 
 Tom B. 
 ------------- 
 >From: Margaret Squires <saxymargeaux at sbcglobal.net> 
 >To: Tom Belmessieri <TBELMO at hotmail.com> 
 >CC: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
 >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] BMI 
 >Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:47:08 -0700 (PDT) 
 > 
 >List-Message-Recipient: tbelmo at hotmail.com 
  >A restaurant/grill here in Modesto, CA was slapped with a $500 fine.  
The >owner has live music almost every Friday and Saturday nights
and sometimes >on Thursdays. He has opened his restaurant to allow us to  
put on benefits >for local musicians who are suffering from cancer and  
other illnesses. >Students from the studios at the music store where I  
work have performed >there, as well as our New Horizons Concert Band and  
Jazz Ensemble. 

 > 
  > Since he has been so supportive to the music community here, we  
decided >to have a rent party to pay his fine. 
 > 
 > 
 > Margaret 
 > 
 >Tom Belmessieri <tbelmo at hotmail.com> wrote: 
 > List-Message-Recipient: saxymargeaux at sbcglobal.netOne more time...! 
 > 
  >I received this from a non-DJML member but it asks an interesting  
question. 
  >Have any of you had a similar experience with BMI (or even ASCAP for  
that 
 >matter)? 
 > 
 >Tom B. 
 > 
 >------------------------------------------------------- 
 > >From: "Phil" 
 > >To: 
 > >Subject: BMI 
 > >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:11:10 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) 
 > > 
  > >I am curious how many of you have experienced the strong arm tactics  
of 
 > >BMI. 
 > >I just became aware of them recently. 
  > >They threatened the Pasta Pelican in Alameda with a lawsuit because  
Gene 
  > >Maurice's band (And That's Jazz)played old copy writed tunes from  
Jelly 
 > >Roll 
  > >Morton, Armstrong, all long dead. They always threaten the  
establishments 
 > >rather than the band leaders. 
 > >John Soulises Mission Gold Band has now experienced the same thing. 
  > >I am curious if those of you that are playing regular gigs in eating  

  > >establishments or bars have had the same bullying experiences. They  
don't 
  > >get any money because all of you know there is little money to get.  
They 
  > >just succeed in preventing one more band from playing publicly. I'd  
bet 
  > >dollars to donuts that the relatives of these old jazz musicians get  
next 
 > >to 
 > >nothing and those bastards get it all. 
 > >I'd be interested in any comments that any of you have about this. 
  > >My best regards to all of you who help keep this great music alive  
(in 
 > >spite 
 > >of the SOBs at BMI), 
 > > 
 > >Phil Eggers 
 > 
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