Thanks for the input everyone.

I'm thinking that I might adopt this as my rule of thumb: I'll make the suggestion of rescheduling only if it's a place that I've played already so I know they already have a good impression of me. But I won't try it for a first gig at a place (which they all are right now). Make sense?

(My other rule of thumb, of course, is "Always listen to Genie.")

Asking for advances, Rick? People do that? I don't think it would have ever occurred to me to try that one.

Marion