[Dixielandjazz] Free Music ("Exposure") update

[David Richoux]

BTW, I have no idea if the "Dixieland Jazz and Zydeco bands" are  
getting paid for this gig (or how much.)

Dave Richoux
On Feb 2, 2008, at 11:15 AM, David Richoux wrote:

> I just saw a poster for an upcoming Beer Festival in Oakland CA -  
> all the publicity there is probably going to be (web and paper)  
> says: "music from Dixieland Jazz and Zydeco bands" - that's it! No  
> band names, nothing.
>
> Tickets are $55, VIP $80 by the way - most other beer fests I have  
> seen around the Bay Area are much less than this and there usually  
> is some advance publicity with band names prominently featured.
>
> http://celebrator.com/features/beerapalooza/2008/ 
> cbn_anniversary_20th.html
> \
> Dave Richoux
> On Feb 1, 2008, at 6:41 AM, <eddiemetzjr at cfl.rr.com>  
> <eddiemetzjr at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear DJML,
>>
>> I don't subscribe to DJML but sometimes get an e-mail forwarded to  
>> me by my dad or Bob Ringwald. This e-mail is in response to Bob  
>> Ringwald's e-mail to the baseball team looking for free music.
>>
>> Bob's response to this knucklehead was totally appropriate. I wish  
>> more of us would stand up to organizations (jazz festivals  
>> included) who say "But look at the exposure you'll get."
>>
>