On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Martha Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > In any case, it's a nicer thought than "The ingrates started treating us > like dirt as soon as we started paying them more."
Since no one's getting rich on the fees we pay musicians, I doubt that there are many musicians who show up just for the money. [If I play for a couple more dances, I might be able to afford a new set of strings for my bass (grin)] I think that the "ingrates" (I read that as "inmates" first, but I'm sure that's Freudian) are there because they are having a good time. They may be there just 'cause they like playing music with each other for three hours. They may be there 'cause they enjoy performing to an appreciative audience that's not drinking and smoking. They may be there because they like the community though they no longer enjoy the actual dancing. Whatever their motivation is (and I'm sure there are an equal number of motivations out on the dance floor!) everyone gets what they need from the evening, and we all keep coming back. This holds even though a few of the musicians may appear to have an "attitude problem." (Of course we've never had to deal with _dancers_ with an attitude problem, right?) Dale -- I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. -E. B. White
