[Dixielandjazz] Great Moments In Jazz

[Bill Haesler]

Marek Boym wrote [in part]
:........ And- WOW!  Suffice it to say that, by the time the evening  
show was
> scheduled to start, desite the frantic gesticulation of the stage
> hands, the band was still playing!  One of the best shows I've ever
> attended!....... a few years later.........Buddy TAte and Benny  
> Watters.......
> played well into the time of the next set!

Dear Marek,
Maybe great for you (and the lucky audience) but what about the  
unfortunate bands scheduled to follow on?
And the organisers, who have to pick up the lost time for the  
remainder of a tight concert program?
I have experienced this numerous times here in Australia, both as a  
bandleader and an organiser, and consider the offending, self- 
important, musicians (however famous) to be arrogant, conceited,  
unprofessional and downright rude to the other artists.
If, however, these headliners are the sole concert performers, then  
fine. It's their overtime.
If not, then it is extremely selfish and inconsiderate to the promoter/ 
organising group, the other bands and those in the audience who rely  
on public transport to get home, or are tied to a parking station  
closing time or the like.
There now. I feel much better.
<grin>
Very kind regards,
Bill.