[Dixielandjazz] Why is it that big business always gets a holdof art and takes the life blood out of it?

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I'm sure bands would do that here in St. Louis but they have laws to prevent 
it.  About the only way is to convince a merchant to let you play in front 
of his business and get it cleared through city hall.  Taking tips is 
strictly off limits most places.  They passed these laws in the late 1940's 
to clear the streets of beggars.  Now it's almost universal.

Besides those laws, there are noise abatement laws too.  I got closed down 
at a wedding, at a restaurant even though all the instruments were acoustic 
and we weren't even near a home.  If someone complains you are dead in the 
water.

Get the blessing of business and city hall or don't do it.
Larry
StL.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "philwilking" <philwilking at bellsouth.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Why is it that big business always gets a 
holdof art and takes the life blood out of it?


> Exactly. Present your product and see who wants it at a fair price.
>
> Here in New Orleans about 100 years ago, long before movies, radio, TV, or 
> video games, public dances were a frequent entertainment. The band very 
> often would hire a wagon (the flatbed truck of the day) on the afternoon 
> of the dance and put large signs on each side advertising the dance. Then 
> they would have themselves driven around town while they played. If you 
> liked the music, you could go to the dance or book the band for your own 
> affair. Guess who got to sit at the back of the wagon with his slide over 
> the tailgate? Right, this is where "tailgate trombone" came from.
>
> PHIL WILKING
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ministry of Jazz" <jazzmin at actcom.net.il>
>
>> So we take the music to the streets and play for them
>> in public. Today in less than two hours playing downtown at lunch time, 
>> we
>> booked 2 wedding gigs for the coming month. And I pre-sold one of my new
>> CDs.
>>
>
>
>
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