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[sully]

Just my thoughts!

We could talk about:

Musicians not paying their taxes.
Musicians without health care.
Musicians and their choices.
Musicians being socialists.
Musicians and how hard life is.
Musicians thinking they are owed something by society.

Oh, Im sorry. That has already been covered!

Sully

ps to Tom G. I told you at Cabin Fever I would try to get something
started.

[bill burgess]

What about Musicians without a gig?

 

These hard times have reached so deep that people aren't hiring bands to perform.

Or, bands can't afford to travel to play..

 

We (Hot Lix Bluegrass Band) recently decided to just play locally but the opportunities are few and far between.

 

These are indeed sad times.

 

 

Bill Burgess

Hot Lix Bluegrass Band

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[John Billerman]

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[Barb Diederich]

At 1:55 PM -0400 3/9/09, John Billerman wrote:
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There is activity on bassfi...@googlegroups.com - 9 posts in the
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[More Cowbell]

I read this article and have heard about this phenomenon for weeks:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26484550
 
In response, these are my thoughts considering the information contained within the link:
In these times, why are there more musicians without a gig if bars are among the primary places musicians get gigs? And furthermore, why should any band take a pay cut due to "hard economic times"?

It seems to be that bars, according to this article, should be relatively recession-resistant, and therefore should not affect hiring and payment for musicians as much as some have experienced or noted.
 
Discuss. Or not.
 
Brad
 
 
 

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[Paul]

On paying your taxes - I'd recommend you keep everything current and up to date.  Bad things happen if you don't pay taxes.  You could be appointed to a cabinet position or elected Senator in MN (maybe). 

 - Paul

[Barb Diederich]

At 11:30 AM -0400 3/9/09, More Cowbell wrote:

I read this article and have heard about this phenomenon for weeks:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26484550
 
In response, these are my thoughts considering the information contained within the link:
In these times, why are there more musicians without a gig if bars are among the primary places musicians get gigs? And furthermore, why should any band take a pay cut due to "hard economic times"?

It seems to be that bars, according to this article, should be relatively recession-resistant, and therefore should not affect hiring and payment for musicians as much as some have experienced or noted.

It does say in the article that "it's clear consumers are going out to eat less and drinking more at home".  Bars that formerly hired bands might cut back to just having bands on weekends, or not at all, as revenues decrease.

[Taylor, William L.]

I know we have lost several jobs to bands willing to work for less. We also did a lot of county and community arts sponsored shows and that program was cut this year.

 

Bill

 

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At 11:30 AM -0400 3/9/09, More Cowbell wrote:

I read this article and have heard about this phenomenon for weeks:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26484550
 
In response, these are my thoughts considering the information contained within the link:
In these times, why are there more musicians without a gig if bars are among the primary places musicians get gigs? And furthermore, why should any band take a pay cut due to "hard economic times"?

It seems to be that bars, according to this article, should be relatively recession-resistant, and therefore should not affect hiring and payment for musicians as much as some have experienced or noted.

 

It does say in the article that "it's clear consumers are going out to eat less and drinking more at home".List-Unsubs  Bars that formerly hired bands might cut back to just having bands on weekends, or not at all, as revenues decrease.

[bill burgess]

This list seems pretty active to me, John.

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[bill burgess]

This List seems pretty active to me, John.

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