[Dixielandjazz] free Booze in the USA

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Lest we all forget:

Musicians are Hired Professional ( at least on occasion) employees  and 
if they are paid Well they should not be bitching about not getting 
free anything, buy your own, it is a courtesy extended by the client 
not an entitlement for being a musician.   Unless you are to be away 
during the normal dinner time you should not expect to be complimented 
a meal, it should be considered a generous tip if you are invited to 
eat.   The same goes for a drink, if everyone else is paying for their 
drinks there is absolutely no reason that musicians should get theirs 
for free.   I am sure there was a water faucet or hose somewhere for 
free if it was that desperate to get free Water. :))   Heck in St. 
Louis the damned river is not far from anywhere as I recall :))   LOL

Expecting all this  extra special treatment has simply gone on far too 
long folks, if you need that drink all that bad remember that's why God 
invented the Flask  bring your own.   And if you have an eating 
disorder that prevents you from getting thru a three or four hour gig 
without eating,  Bring a lunch and eat it on your break.   And never 
look a gift horse in the mouth,  especially if they extend you a gift, 
it after all is a gift not an entitlement.

Bye the way folks if you do get those free meals and drinks the IRS 
wants to know the value of them too so they can tax them.

There simply Ain't No Free Lunch or Dinner.   Get over it.

Cheers,

Tom  BYOB   Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: larrys.bands at charter.net
To: Tcashwigg at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] free Booze in the USA

    Last night I played at a posh winery in Illinois at a black tie 
event with several beautiful women in Las Vegas outfits mostly having 
their pictures taken with people. The band was a full size big band and 
the party was great. The band got some very exotic desserts on our 
break. The band had the best players in town. 
 
  Two problems the band leader bought those little LED lights that make 
it look like a large bug landed on the stand and worse there was 
nothing to drink not even water unless you paid for it. 
 
  "Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink --- Water , 
water everywhere and not a drop to drink" 
  Oh well it paid well and the cheesecake was a gas but what a bunch of 
tightwads. 
 Larry 
 St. Louis 
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbone" 
<barbonestreet at earthlink.net> 
 To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net> 
 Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
 Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 2:42 PM 
 Subject: [Dixielandjazz] free Booze in the USA 
 
  > We just about always get free booze at corporate gigs, weddings, 
(meals 
  > too), private parties, country clubs, etc. And like Bob Ringwald 
says, > free 
 > coffee and/or soda on club gigs. 
 > 
  > Some clubs do supply free drinks to us if we don't abuse the 
privilege. > One 
  > of the best ways to get free drinks if in doubt, is to tip the 
bartender > up 
  > front when asking for a drink. About 50% of the time that results in 
free 
 > booze for the rest of the night. 
 > 
  > I think where the clubs/restaurants know you, and you don't get 
blind > drunk, 
  > they will treat you pretty well. At least that's true here in the 
Philly 
  > area. But like Bob says, the chains are a little different and much 
> tougher 
 > to get a comped drink from. 
 > 
 > Cheers, 
 > Steve Barbone 
 > 
 > 
 > 
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