From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018102220053357300-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Our risk is that things don't work out.  We commit to gigs out to the end   
   > of next year, and so don't accept any others.  All our eggs in one basket,   
   > in a sense.   
      
   That's why I could never understand that Silly idea of planning so   
   ridiculously far into the future. My best response to something like that   
   would be; "IF we're available", we'll play....or as we usually say it at   
   church, Lord willing!   
      
   > Isn't there some old saying warning not to do that ?  In reality is isn't   
   > that bad.   
      
   Until something goes wrong, but then there's always the Sensible excuse - we   
   had NO WAY OF KNOWING a year ago that  this would happen NOW, because it's   
   Absolutely True!   
      
   > It's only one night a week, pretty much every week, but we have gigs   
   > booked on other days of the week. Plus we just agreed to take on regular   
   > gigs for the whole of next year on the on free saturday we have per month.   
      
   Scheduling problems become easier when there are more dates involved, which   
   is another reason why I'd prefer a Concert Tour instead!   
      
   > true.  I was thinking more about the old boy network of knowing what jobs   
   > are coming up and hiring each other when possible.   
      
   What kind of scheme is that?   
   Sounds like Deaf bands have some kind of influence with venues about getting   
   gigs, but I don't see how, because they don't hear very well and are too   
   loud.   
      
   > talked to them today. city council meetiong tonight. we'll certainly come   
   > up. the city hires us.  Our guy - ;-) - the guy who recuited us, called me   
   > this morining. Wanted to know how we felt about the gig. I said we enjoyed   
   > it and were excited to be doing them. He then told me about the council   
   > meeting. No surprises expected. Told me they had very good response from   
   > the people.   
      
   The political approach to setting up gigs ;)   
   But barring any nepotism or things like that, it should work out basically   
   the same - do a good job, get hired again - a concept totally elusive to the   
   Clueless.   
      
   > We get paid by check all the time.  Often mailed to me days or months   
   > later.  I'm fine with that.   
      
   That Sucks!   
      
   > corporate gigs nearly always pay by check.   
      
   To me, only large amounts would be by check, but smaller amounts are petty   
   cash and should  be paid in cash.   
   Checks are (more of) a hassle insomuch as they're inconvenient by adding an   
   extra, Unnecessary step in the payment process...AND risking privacy to   
   boot - in other words, checks can be NO GOOD in more ways than one!   
      
   > It's ONLY about the money. I play gigs for cheap to free.  But I won't do   
   > that for someone who's making money off me.   
      
   A Gift Economy is about Cooperation, not one party doing something for free   
   while the other party is charging for what they're doing!   
      
   > We are the summation of our experiences.   
      
   JimD   
      
   Not too pleasant ;)   
      
   Regarding getting somewhere good in Music, I've often mentioned that for   
   every successful band/artist, it's practically a given that they could each   
   tell an immense collection of horror stories of problems, stupidity, and   
   failures. Still, be being Smart, a LOT of those problems, stupidity, and   
   failures can be totally avoided, like a ship avoiding icebergs ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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