Re: Sit-Ins (sessions)/MORE

["John P. Giunta" <JGIUNTA@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date sent:      Mon, 05 Sep 1994 06:42:25 -0700 (MST)
> From:           Barry Schaede <barrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject:        Re: Sit-Ins (sessions)/MORE
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> A mercenary lot we Americans.  I suspect that part of what got on the 
> list about sessions taking away paid musicians venues was due to the 
> mistaken belief that if you're paid you're professional and this is 
> somehow better.  I found much of the jam etiquitte discussions on friday 
> to  be somewhat depressing.   a whole bunch of focus on who's being bad.  
> A lot of namecalling and virtually no focus on what in my opinion should 
> really be a t the heart of the discussion.  Playing music with others and 
> the sharing that can take place in a nurturant and sharing environment.  FJM


It is easy to become mercenary about anything we do on which we 
depend for a living.  Free is a four-letter word.

I agree that there are venues which should be free.  In the Wash. DC 
area there is a salon restricted to performers of music.  They bring 
their instruments and play for each other.  Space limitations 
restricts the get-togethers to performers only.  It works.