I think we are both referring to musicians who are paid - my point is that a paid booking does not necessarily mean either a good performance or a responsible attitude from the performer.
This, as far as I can see, is perfectly relevant to the subject in hand.
As far as I am concerned, the priority for any club is to develop a half decent resident set-up.
If that means you can book guests, fine, but I don't believe it should ever be the aim of any club.
Guets can be the icing on the cake, but they should never be a necessity
Jim Carroll