16 Jul 05 - 11:00 AM (#1522502) Subject: Lock up your daugters & piano From: ET Interesting little article in Times last Thursday about tenions over licensing - piano left unlocked for use in pub without licence and guitarist strumming in unlicensed back room of private club - £20,000 fine and or 6 months for owner. Musicians oppose criminalising live music! Been doing this for some years but to no availe - bill is n ow an act and comes in in less than a month . |
17 Jul 05 - 11:04 AM (#1522946) Subject: RE: Lock up your daugters & piano From: The Fooles Troupe Sorry - no prize mate! |
17 Jul 05 - 12:04 PM (#1522989) Subject: RE: Lock up your daugters & piano From: Amos Whatever do you mean, Robin? A |
18 Jul 05 - 08:55 AM (#1523160) Subject: RE: Lock up your daugters & piano From: ET Just a little aside - some local pubs in the area I live are in competition for sessions musiciaians - offering cheap beer to move! Also in the Guardian on a music survey 2% only rated folk as their favourite music by type but almost 20% liked music in pubs as their favourite venue. |
18 Jul 05 - 09:01 AM (#1523168) Subject: RE: Lock up your daugters & piano From: Rapparee I still wanna know what happens if a bunch of drunks starts harmonizing and people start dropping money in a hat. |
18 Jul 05 - 09:41 AM (#1523202) Subject: RE: Lock up your daugters & piano From: The Fooles Troupe I'm not gonna let him get the prize for a one post thread Amos! I'm like an elephant. Why do elephants drinkl a lot? To forget! |