You kids and and your Rock and Roll, In my day we used to GET PAID!
On Apr 10, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Travis Hartnett wrote: Right, but how many *decades* ago?
The idea of "union" musicians doesn't work in most circumstances these days, and the proliferation of an near infinite library of world-class recordings at bargain prices has forever put a stake though the heart of that concept.
But yes, I too get misty-eyed at the thought of getting union-scale to play jazz standards at a polite volume at Rudy's Speakeasy five sets a night. Those were the days.
TH
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Chris Sewell < lunamusic@mac.com> wrote: Its power did. Used to be, you couldn't get on stage in any reputable venue without a union card.
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