[Dixielandjazz] FW: Musician's Club

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Bob --- Then about that time the young Rock bands started coming in playing 
for
> virtually nothing.

Along with a lot of others I might add.  I guess it's justice but they get 
it in the neck too since even they have been replaced by DJ's.

It's sort of funny to me but the civilians out there think that the bar 
bands are making a killing.  When I tell someone I don't do bars they have 
that deer in the headlights look when I tell them you can't make any money 
doing that.  I just tell them that the smoke bothers me now.  That's an in 
thing.  Bar bands have a certain amount of glamour to many working class 
people.  They just don't understand why I might not want to do it but they 
understand the smoke issue.

So far as the DJ's are concerned my brother in law hired a DJ for his 
wedding reception.  He and his new wife have very high pay jobs.  The DJ got 
$500 for not quite 3 hours.  I could have gotten the best Piano - Bass team 
in town for that and probably a pretty good trio.  The reception was in one 
of the top, most expensive restaurant's in town.  By the time they paid the 
tip the cost was well over $100 a plate.  The 15% tip alone (virtually 
insisted on by the restaurant) was more than a 3-4 piece band would have 
charged.

People, even if they can afford the best just think DJ now.
Larry
St. Louis