[Dixielandjazz] Handling cancellations and breaks

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Tom - How true - I used to play clubs but it's always the same.  I gave them 
up years ago.  I figure there are so many guys out there that are willing to 
play for beer so why not let them do it.  Good riddance to both of them.

Unfortunately if you are trying to make your living from music you almost 
have to put up with a lot of it.  At one time I had three small kids and a 
wife to support and I had to put up with them but no more.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tcashwigg at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Handling cancellations and breaks


>
>
> Ah yes!!    the proverbial Pub owners and purveyors of alcohol
> beverages, it's always about the BOOZE with them lads.
>
> Just one of the many reasons I don't play them anymore,  The Band is
> Too Loud, The Band is playing too many fast songs, Too many slow songs,
> Take longer breaks and get those damned dancers off the dance floor so
> they can buy more drinks.    The next night, there are not dancers here
> tonight you guys ran them all away last night taking such long breaks.
> Don't invite your musician friends here they bring their own bottles
> and don't buy drinks, and your dancer friends come in here and buy one
> damned coca cola and sip it all night long.
>
> I am running a business here and it just isn't profitable with a band
> get out.
>
> Cheers, and blessing upon those of you who still work these kind of
> joints.
>
> On the rare occasion that I might sit in in one of them I reserve the
> right to tell the pub owner or manager where to go if he does not like
> what the band is playing then he can damned well play for his boozers
> himself, I don't come behind his bar and pour his drinks or tell him
> how to do it either, and I would appreciate it if he stays the hell
> away from Our stage and lets us do a professional job for his clientele
> as it really is all about THEM and not him no matter how much he thinks
> it is.
>
> Ya see guys and gals most of the wrong folks own the bars these days
> and many of the wrong ones did a long time ago too.
>
> The sooner ya'll learn to get out of the alcoholic beverage business
> and into the Real ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS THE BETTER OFF AND HAPPIER YOU
> WILL BE PLAYING MUSIC.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom  "It's always the bands fault when business isn't good" Wiggins
>
>
>
>
>
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Handling cancellations and breaks
>
>   Dear David,
> More speed than haste, as usual.
> The last bit of the last line should have read '.......the patrons
> didn't
> buy booze while we were playing.'
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
>
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