Your Timmie is a braver man than I! I was offered a five dollar tip to play "Flag Decal" not long ago. I turned it down because I knew the offer was just bait to get the guy's buddies (military types) pissed off.Unfortunately, sometimes, in the not-too-far-post-9/11 world self-censorship = self-preservation. May it be different by the time Timmie's ready to start gigging.
Bruce