Villan you are SO wrong dear boy - lol! You know me well and you think I'm very good (well you always say so)! And you are of course like 90% of organisers; a perfect Gent / Lady (well, just the first in your case :-).

I'm taking about the 10% who you don't know about. There are some who only ever use an answering machine. Now you could say that if you've not had a response in say three weeks then you're not wanted. But it aint that simple. For a start the business of planning tours needs a quicker dialogue, as I said. But also it often turns out that they DO want you, but were away (many bookers are retired and retire to hotter climes at times). Some of these Silent Few I've even played for in the past, and have been promised another gig. People move, get divorced, change their numbers. It's hard to tell who is awol and who is a Silent Phew.

I am in fact a pretty well known artist who headlines festivals and gets played on the radio. I don't expect every club to want or like me, of course, but many do. I've been at it a good while now, but there are still quite a few clubs I've never even managed to speak to. I can pretty much guarantee that the audience will be happy I was booked when I am - but I can't get booked if they don't answer the phone! It's not spamming to try to find out if you're up for a gig this year or not, or to try to find out if the word has spread yet to some cub you've not yet managed to play. If you knew my name you would be surprised that there are still a lot of clubs who have never heard of me - or others working at my level. Because they don't get out much.

These things need to be discussed. We're fighting a rearguard action here fellas.