[Dixielandjazz] Getting Stiffed

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Thanks Steve  -- these are valuable pieces of information.  I don't want to 
go off half cocked and I'm a bit steamed now.  That woman flat out lied to 
me -- twice.  I do blame myself for the second gig that I did for them but 
I'll tell you this, there won't be a third.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:56 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Getting Stiffed


> Larry asked what to do when a venue doesn't pay you. His was an  Assisted 
> Living Venue.
>
> I  had that experience with an Assisted Living Facility early last  year. 
> Here's how it went:
>
> 1) Performed and left an invoice with the Activities Director
>
> 2) After 30 days, sent a statement to the Activities Director
>
> 3) After 15 more days, called the Activities Director (she was on 
> maternity leave)
>
> So I called the executive director of the facility. Switchboard would  not 
> put me through, but would take message and promised a call back. I  left 
> message.
>
> All through the above, there was no response from facility to me so I 
> mailed a statement to the Executive Director, and called again leaving 
> message that I would pursue legal remedy if i did not hear from them.  - 
> Again, no response.
>
> I looked up the parent company of this venue on line and lo and  behold, 
> there was a procedure to use when you were having a dispute  with one of 
> their local facilities. I followed that procedure and also  wrote a letter 
> to the Chairman of the Board about my problem, sending  supporting 
> information.
>
> I got my check in 10 days with a letter of apology from the Chairman.
>
> Failing that, I would have taken them to small claims court. In PA,  all 
> you need is your invoices and statement that you performed a  service and 
> did not get paid. When you win, the defendant has to pay  court costs. 
> This is an easy procedure and the court clerk will help  you through the 
> process.
>
> BUT, in my experience, the easiest way to get a problem resolved with  a 
> company, is to write the Chairman of the Board and make your case.  It has 
> always worked for me.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
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