Just in case you are wondering- Anything over $1.00-2 a pint is a rip off price.

As I said you cant be expanding the community when you keep so many people out. Sure you will get some, maybe what the land lord thinks of as enough customers but you wont maximize access to the music by bringing in people to be ripped off or keeping poor people out.

Simple. Do the math.

So you advocate exclusivity- proven

Not good

Find the cheapest food and bier in town and bring the music there.

Competition will soon begin and the more expensive place will lower its prices.

Go back and forth till the prices stop falling- competition is the american way. Bargains should be obtained for our audiences.

Yes in the past folk music was found in the halls of the kings. Good thing that they were swept asside and the dancing masters were forced to serve ordinary people bringing more music to the community. Lets sweep asside our current variety of elitists and their dedication to paying too much for food and drink for exclusivity and to keep the peasants out.

Conrad