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Thread #115935 Message #2490554
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
11-Nov-08 - 04:58 AM
Thread Name: Bogus Support Spots on Guest Nights
Subject: RE: Bogus Support Spots on Guest Nights
A mate of mine went to wedding a few years back and reckoned his spot went down better than McTell's - so he had Ralph as a support act, I suppose.
Going back to the original posting, I think somwe mutual respect is in order.
In a good club and with reasonable human beings, both performers and club organisers realise that they are mutually dependant.
If someone is planning to travel halfway across England to appear at your club, it would be courtesy at least to make it plain there are no false expectations. Similarly if you can see that the club organiser is being put under pressure from locals (his regular clientele) and even if it has been pre arranged and advertised - back off! You don't need to leave him anything in your will, and bear it in mind that its not your sort of place - and theres not really much point in making further arrangements.
This really isn't the business to indulge in orgies of bearing ill will. just cool it, and walk away. even when there are signed contracts involved, for most of us at this micro organism level, they don't mean anything. They are impossible to enforce, and what sort of message does it give the rest of the fishpond that you need contracts and a legal team to get people to listen to you.