[Dixielandjazz] Playing For Free

[rorel at aol.com]

 I try to play for free whenever I have time. Many Saturdays, rather than sit around watching the Hogan's Heroes reruns, I'll call a nursing home at random and ask if they would like someone to come in later in the day to lead a sing-a-long with the residents. On vacation, I usually try to stop by the local nursing residence, and in the rural areas, they are more than happy for any new face to be kind to the people there. Every Thanksgiving my wife and I work a soup kitchen and, after serving, we play flute and piano music during dinner. I believe that if you have a talent, no matter what it is or how meagre it may be, it is your responsibility to share it freely with those in need.
 
 Promotion? Hardly. Does it benefit me? Oh yes, more than I can say.
 
 Respectfully submitted,
 
 Ray Osnato
 
 
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: robert at ringwald.com
 To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
 Sent: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 3:39 PM
 Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Playing For Free
 
  Listmates,


While I usually do not go out & play for free, one major exception I always 
make is doing TV & radio.  Where else can you play & get exposure to 
thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, of people at one time?

Promotion is promotion.  Take advantage of the promotion that benefits you.


--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
916/806-9551
www.ringwald.com
--
Leader, The Fulton Street Jazz Band
www.fultonstreetjazz.com
--
The Boondockers (jazz and Comedy)
www.theboondockers.com

 In the 60's, people took LSD to make the world weird. Now the world is 
weird
and people take Prozac to make it normal.



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