[Dixielandjazz] Pay for Play

[David Dustin]

Somebody wrote:
The other piece of "education" is to try and help the person engaging the
group to reflect on what they are "doing" to their audience when they
inflict  
poor quality entertainment because it's free; subtly suggest how this
reflects 
on them.
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We can never forget that there are people out there ‹ I know many will be
shocked to hear ‹ who get a sincere kick out of Œkitchen bands¹ or acne¹d
high school students banging away on guitars.  ŒPoor quality entertainment¹
is doubtless discernable to many, but in some locales and in some markets
few can tell the difference, or care. Either they are camped in front of
their TVs at night, or when they do go out and about, they are more than
happy to listen to Aunt Tillie¹s Kitchen Band for a few minutes, especially
if the players seem to be having a good time or are brazen enough.  It¹s a
question of serendipitous immediacy: if it¹s there, it will get watched, as
with a horrendous car crash. People are drawn to it for various reasons,
such as horrific fascination or comedic entertainment.

David Dustin