[Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance...for a gig

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Bob Romans writes:

 > Kurt Abell, banjoist with Cell Block 7 and the Washboard Wizardz just
> arrived and told me that the Dixon, California, May Fair the Wizardz are 
> scheduled to play tonight just notified them this morning that they have 
> to have Liability Insurance or they can't play the gig tonight! Has this 
> ever happened to anybody else out there in OKOM Land? Sort-of short 
> notice, I'd say!
(snip)

A couple of years ago I had a trio doing a private gig at a Casino at North 
Shore Tahoe.  As we were bringing in our equipment, someone from the 
hotel/casino told us the same thing.  Luckily the client who hired us, who 
owned a large computer company, got it fixed.  I don't know if he threatened 
to pull his party out or if he got us covered under his own business 
liability insurance.

That is the only time so far that I have run into this situation.

There was quite a discussion on this topic here on DJML a year or two ago. 
I am sure some listmates, especially Tom and Steve, will have plenty to say 
about this.


--Bob (Where's the dotted line) Ringwald