[Dixielandjazz] Food for the Band

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

The day will come soon enough when the cost of hiring musicians will be
borne by medical insurance plans, simply because it makes good actuarial
sense for them to do that ;)

On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Barb Jordan <jordan_barb at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Oh, you don't get it all do you?
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> Most of the guys in the band play music for a living and do so quite
> nicely.  They charge what the market can bear.
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> Your comments are insulting.  Do not reply back to me again on this topic.
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> Barbara Jordan
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> To: jordan_barb at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Food for the Band
> From: dixiejazzdata at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 23:25:18 -0400
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> Sounds like you have a retarded bandleader, who either undercharges for
> his band or has no clue what a Filet Mignon Dinner costs, because they
> probably never had one.  Bet they don't have enough class to tip the
> bartender either.  Probably brings a flask to the gig with his own booze to
> avoid ever paying for a drink too.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: Barb Jordan <jordan_barb at hotmail.com>
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> To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
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> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
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> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 1:52 pm
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> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Food for the Band
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> I book bands at the Brechin Legion and Lagoon City Community Center.
> Lagoon City
> is a community on Lake Simcoe and Brechin is the little town close to
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> City near Orillia Ontario.  ( cottage country )
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> Dinny and the AllStars, a well-known trad band from the Toronto area, will
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> playing at the Lagoon City Community Center on August 10th 2013.  They are
> making a name for themselves in the area as we have had 2 successful dances
> prior to the upcoming one in August.  The area is starved for live
> entertainment
> at a reasonable price and the people have really enjoyed the dances.  Many
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> think of "jazz" as that fast bebop stuff and can't believe how happy and
> danceable the music is.
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> The night is being billed as "A Fabulous Dinner Dance" and included is a
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> of filet mignon ( donated at a discount by a resident of the community)
>  etc.
> before the music.   The price of admission is $25.  The band is invited to
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> the same meal as the audience, but is being asked to pay $10.  The
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> the event is paying the band their asking price for the music portion.
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> The band members will not pay the $10, so I am covering the cost, as the
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> is a tight one due to the fact they are selling
>  less tickets than the hall will hold in order to have ample room for
> dancing.
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> This is a win-win situation for everyone.
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>   The objective is for everyone to have a great time and talk about the
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> we can have many more!  ( not all dinner/dances will have filet mignon !)
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> Barbara Jordan
> Burlington Ontario
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