I agree, Don. . They are not mutually exclusive, but I guess I would much rather play for free for 5 people who really get the music than a full auditorium well paid gig for folks who don't appreciate it. We played a Christmas party for a bunch of 30 year old junior execs who kept requesting Rocky Top and Free Bird. Nice folks, having a good time, but we were pretty much Muzac to them..Just some noise to fill the void. Paid us a thousand dollars for an hour. It was pretty much a rehearsal. We left that job not being angry but sort of not appreciated either.