[Dixielandjazz] FW: I seem to have accidentally bought a jazz club...

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

Long time ago it would have been the mob wanting protection money ... Some
things never change ;) we don't expect to get rich; breaking even would be
really nice though...
On Jun 3, 2015 12:23 PM, "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> Bob Ringwald wrote:
>
> >Employees have no business sense. They don't realize what it cost you to
> operate a business. They see the money come in but they don't see it go
> out.
>
> Although Bob wrote a fairly black picture of the business scene, if anyone
> has ever played a steady club gig over a period of time, you will have seen
> the waiters/bar staff come and go on a regular basis. It is usually due to
> money disappearing from the til!
>
> The places that are successful are where the boss is always there.
> Certainly not an easy life, so I also wish you well, Gary.
>
> I agree with Bob that musicians often find it difficult to understand the
> costs of running a club or even a festival.  It's not just the expense of
> the band, but all the other costs of running a business...., even having to
> pay the "composer's society" (or whatever it is called in your area) for
> the
> songs being played by the band AND recorded music played during the rest of
> the day/night.  There's the food/liquor consumed, the help, business
> licenses, electricity, trash pickup.....etc., etc.
>
> Jim
>
>
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