Re: [Callers] Colds
Thanks everyone for the replies. Those were unsurprising and pretty much what I expected. * Give as much notice as possible (days in advance). * Cancel if you’re contagious, or can’t perform well or drive safely. * If you go ahead, expect to be as alert, lively, and cheerful as usual. * The organizers contact and pick the replacement, not the cancelling caller. Organizers may ask you for help, but don’t be proactive by contacting other callers. I’ll add: Take good care of yourself as a performer so you won’t have to cancel. (Nature may interfere with that plan despite best efforts.) \Bob Peterson > On Nov 15, 2018, at 10:12, Donna Hunt via Callers > wrote: > > When I got laryngitis the morning of a gig out of town, I contacted callers I > knew in the town and asked if they were going to the dance if they would call > a couple of dances. We had a coordinated "open" mic which worked well and I > shared the fee. > > When I was a booker and someone canceled, I really appreciated that they gave > me a small list of callers they had already contacted, who were available if > needed. That made my job so much easier. > > The more notice the better of course, but we don't always have that luxury > and we need to take care of ourselves and those around us and not spread > germs. > > > Donna Hunt > > > > > > > > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Colds
When I got laryngitis the morning of a gig out of town, I contacted callers I knew in the town and asked if they were going to the dance if they would call a couple of dances. We had a coordinated "open" mic which worked well and I shared the fee. When I was a booker and someone canceled, I really appreciated that they gave me a small list of callers they had already contacted, who were available if needed. That made my job so much easier. The more notice the better of course, but we don't always have that luxury and we need to take care of ourselves and those around us and not spread germs. Donna Hunt ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Colds
Hi Bob, I would suggest that you talk with the programmer first as early as possible, alert that person and get feedback on their preferences. Offer to find a contingency caller -- maybe say a few possible names, get any feedback even if subtle (like an extended silence). Then visit with the band if possible. Like Don pointed out, ask if they have any preferences one way or another. Your health and safety come first. And the health of everyone you will come in contact with during that gig (including the musicians and organizers). Good luck with it, Woody On 11/14/2018 7:57 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote: Bob -- I've called an entire English dance so debilitated by a sinus infection that I had to lean against a wall the whole time. It's not ideal. Cancel if you're contagious. Cancel if you're enough under the weather that your performance will suffer. Cancel if it's not safe for you to get there and back. Don't risk your life and health or anybody else's. As a series programmer, I think I would prefer honest communication as soon as you know there's an issue. I'd way rather hear on Thursday, for a Saturday dance, "I'm starting to feel under the weather and if this gets worse I may have to cancel." Once we're in touch we can work out whether you'll find a replacement or I will. (In my case, I'm in a caller-dense area and I have the addresses of a lot of callers, so if I have a day or two of notice I can likely find somebody I'd want to hire anyway, or call the dance myself if I need to. I call some outlying dances where if I'm not up to making the three-hour drive somebody else will have to, in which case my finding an acceptable substitute can be a mercy.) The one thing that makes you less popular with a booker than canceling at the last minute with no replacement is canceling at the last minute and lining up a replacement that dance series would never want to hire, so talk to your booker. -- Alan On 11/14/2018 7:47 PM, Bob Peterson via Callers wrote: Cold and flu season is on us. Where is the line between cancelling on a gig and forging ahead despite how I feel? I guess it’s a matter of how composed I can be and how quiet I can keep my conditions from the dancers. Medication can help, but can interfere with safe driving. If I feel I must cancel, what’s the right amount of notice to give? Who finds the replacement if I have to cancel? ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Colds
I agree with Alan on this. It's not only arranging for someone the series hasn't qualified - even if the replacement performer is a series regular, there's the issue of balancing appearance frequency and creating harmonious performer groupings. As much as we like to think of our community as all happy together, there are some performers who have strong preferences re: whom they work with. Give the booking person an opportunity to manage the mix or accept your help before contacting others. -Don On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:57 PM Winston, Alan P. via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > [snip] > The one thing that makes you less popular with a booker than canceling > at the last minute with no replacement is canceling at the last minute > and lining up a replacement that dance series would never want to hire, > so talk to your booker. > > -- Alan > > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Colds
Bob -- I've called an entire English dance so debilitated by a sinus infection that I had to lean against a wall the whole time. It's not ideal. Cancel if you're contagious. Cancel if you're enough under the weather that your performance will suffer. Cancel if it's not safe for you to get there and back. Don't risk your life and health or anybody else's. As a series programmer, I think I would prefer honest communication as soon as you know there's an issue. I'd way rather hear on Thursday, for a Saturday dance, "I'm starting to feel under the weather and if this gets worse I may have to cancel." Once we're in touch we can work out whether you'll find a replacement or I will. (In my case, I'm in a caller-dense area and I have the addresses of a lot of callers, so if I have a day or two of notice I can likely find somebody I'd want to hire anyway, or call the dance myself if I need to. I call some outlying dances where if I'm not up to making the three-hour drive somebody else will have to, in which case my finding an acceptable substitute can be a mercy.) The one thing that makes you less popular with a booker than canceling at the last minute with no replacement is canceling at the last minute and lining up a replacement that dance series would never want to hire, so talk to your booker. -- Alan On 11/14/2018 7:47 PM, Bob Peterson via Callers wrote: > Cold and flu season is on us. Where is the line between cancelling on a gig > and forging ahead despite how I feel? I guess it’s a matter of how composed I > can be and how quiet I can keep my conditions from the dancers. Medication > can help, but can interfere with safe driving. > > If I feel I must cancel, what’s the right amount of notice to give? Who finds > the replacement if I have to cancel? > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
[Callers] Colds
Cold and flu season is on us. Where is the line between cancelling on a gig and forging ahead despite how I feel? I guess it’s a matter of how composed I can be and how quiet I can keep my conditions from the dancers. Medication can help, but can interfere with safe driving. If I feel I must cancel, what’s the right amount of notice to give? Who finds the replacement if I have to cancel? ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
