Re: Sit-Ins (sessions)/MORE

[haandruss@xxxxxxx (Harvey A. Andruss, III)]

>The informal playing sessions are a great blessing for people who 
>don't need to make a living with their music.  Unfortunately, 
>the commercial element--pub/bar owners--know how many people out 
>there would like to play in any--ANY--venue and these business 
>owners get to provide free entertainment for the booze-buying public. 
>This happens while a lot of highly trained musicians are scurrying 
>for a dwindling number of paying jobs.  These open mic nights should 
>not undercut the opportunities for the pros.

I always presumed that lots of these places would not even be open on these
nights anyway, and the 'booze-buying public' ends up being the players or
the friends of the players *ONLY*.  So I never thought (still don't think)
these things put people out of work, or limited the venues, so to speak. 
Interesting twist, John, to an already overplayed thread. Agree with the
invite friends over/block party suggestion.  Here we go again ??....:)  



Regards,                  haandruss@xxxxxxx                  
Harv                      *Opinions my own*