Douglas said You may say that getting there costs more than the tips you make. And yet, if you can time this with your weekly run into town for food, gas, beer, garbage, recycling and deck screws, then the transportation cost has been paid by the "never drive empty" trapline.
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John F Dean wrote:Try it and find out. You should know within the first hour.
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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Stopped in and talked to the head honcho. They had a guitar guy last year but he stopped coming (bad tips? lousy player? crunchy playlist? who knows). It's a small venue but it's handy for me. He said to be in place half an hour before opening -- people line up. Next Thursday, if the stars align. Guess I'd better get to work on this so's I don't stink up the joint. It'll be fun.
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At my age, Happy Hour is a nap.
At my age, Happy Hour is a nap.
Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I'd like to bump the "song suggestions" post from earlier in the thread. What would you guys like to hear while you're shopping for carrots and carrot cake?
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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I appreciate your thoughtful post. But respectfully, I'm not sure it's practicable, at least in small venues.
The whole thing is curious, isn't it? A seller who puts a price sticker on their product doesn't make people uncomfortable. But an entertainer who makes the price for their product completely voluntary, including free, causes people all sorts of conniptions. Does it perhaps hold up an uncomfortable mirror, or is there a social calculation in there somewhere? I don't know. Maybe I could put up a sign "tap the gong if you dig live music" alongside the open guitar case.
I don't feel bad about the open case. Not one bit. I've paid for a bunch of gear and put hundreds of hours into playing well, singing well, memorizing lyrics and driving to this venue. The volunteers who run the market certainly appreciate me coming out. It's hardly mercenary to give passers-by the opportunity to offset my costs -- provided that they dig the music, and it's my job to crack the code and make sure they do. If they don't, that's their choice and I respect it. No sweat.
Colin Fletcher wrote:As a market-goer, I find that my relationship with buskers is always a little weird. The donation box always looms a little large in my mind to fully enjoy the music, whether before or after I've dropped money into it. So is it possible to get rid of the donation box?
Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I'd like to bump the "song suggestions" post from earlier in the thread. What would you guys like to hear while you're shopping for carrots and carrot cake?
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