RE: [Harp-L] Re: re: how much do you get paid for a gig?

["Steve McIver" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let's look at this in a different light.

I play very little anymore (about once a month) and I'll admit to being one
of those shcmucks. When I use to play the reg club scene, rates here were
prox $300-500 a nite and you split it even. My cut was 75 - 250 a nite, my
wife got half of my share (as bribe money for letting me out of the house)
and I spent 100% of the rest on whatever I wanted!!had a day job!!. That
would make my disposable income 50%. I would be willing to bet most full
time pro-musicians only wish they could net 50% of their earnings. So, on
that note, being a shcmuck doesn't sound quite so bad.

Steve 

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bob Cohen
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:11 PM
To: Paul Bowering
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: re: how much do you get paid for a gig?


On Jul 31, 2006, at 5:45 PM, Paul Bowering wrote:

> Yeah, but then there are greats like Jason Ricci
> driving around in a broken down van and having to
> crash at your house. If that's the best he can do
> where does that leave the rest of us shcmucks?

e: 7/28/2006