Re: [Harp-L] RE: $10 Cover

[Scott Harris <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Respectfully, it costs money to start and run a business.  I'm always amazed how many people think its easy, but it's never the ones who have actually done it.  I guess I figure we all have choices to make, even musicians.  If someone doesn't pay enough to make it worth your while, don't play.  The owner is under no obligation to pay more than he/she wants to.  Employees and artists can choose to not work for what's offered, of course.

Scott Harris
President
Mustang Marketing

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On Aug 19, 2012, at 10:00 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> On Aug 20, 2012, at 12:27 AM, Scott Harris wrote:
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>> And yet the owners take all the risk.
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> Respectfully Scott, and I DO mean respectfully..what risk? You open your doors, if the place flies, you're in. If it doesn't, you're out. It's the same in anything. 
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>> I'm sure we'll get a meta notice here, but it's so tiring to keep hearing how greedy owners are.
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> Some owners....key word here. No one said everyone. What they said was: I have seen. Possibly you're an owner or at least represent them. Your tag Mustang Marketing would indicate that you are a marketing consultant.   
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>> If it ain't worth it - don't play:-)
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> True. And I was giving another side of the coin. Sorry if I tired you. Personally I have seen a lot of places where NO one gets a full week..ergo no benefits whatsoever, very low wages, and if everyone did that, no worker would be able to make a living. The food industry is infamous for it. I (again..personally) think that if a business has to operate so close to the (proverbial) bone..they need to go OUT of business. Floating a business on the misery of others is something that tires ME. (again..personally). 
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> BTW, I don't have an i-phone.  And as far as meta. I (again personally) feel that If (that's IF) harp-l is going to cease after I have been on it for 12 years...I lose either way. So let the chips fall.    
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>> Scott Harris
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>> Mustang Marketing
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>> Sent from iPhone
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