#164927 by fisherman bob
Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:49 am
Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:49 am
Tennessee Jedi wrote:. No, I didn't say F off because he had the nerve to run an open mic for free and he wasn't stealing money from me because he played for free. I said F off because he was RIPPING HIMSELF off by not demanding his FAIR SHARE of the money he was earning for the bar. He wasn't "stealing" money from me, he was making it harder for me and others like me who DESERVE a fair wage for all the HARD work we do. The irony is when he lost his paid day gig he realized that he SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID all along for his successful jam session.fisherman bob wrote:RhythmMan-2 wrote:Hey Bob.Not exactly ballistic but I've heard the same crap from bands/musicians in this town. One guy had started a blues/rock jam on a Wednesday evening at a bar that previously had no live bands. A "friend" of his owned the bar, so he started the jam for free. Two years later they were pretty much packing the place every week. Then this guy lost his day gig and called me up looking for a paid gig. I said "wait a minute aren't you getting paid for your blues jam you're hosting?" He said he "can't ask to be paid because he does it as a favor for his friend." I told him I don't want to play with somebody who in effect is stabbing himself and MYSELF in the foot by playing for free.
I'll bet when you saw the title of this post, you started to go ballistic!
So a guy loses his job and you basically say F off because he had the nerve to run a open mic for free ?
Like he was stealing money from you because he played for free ?
Damn that is twisted.
Make sure you add that to your list of rules !
I know another muscian who started a jam session for free and built it up, and then when he asked for a SMALL amount of pay the bar owner GOT SOMEBODY else to do it for free. Idiots are lined up, desperate to play and willing to do it for nothing. Owners/managers know it and take advantage, it's a shame.