Rich Lockyer wrote in a message to Doug McHarg:
 SM>> Yikes! $65 a night? That seems pretty bad, though if I was good
 SM>> enough and knew enough material, I'd play for free....
 DM> I get more than double that for a single night dance.
 RL> But with the exchange rate, after buying beer, you leave owing
 RL> $500! ~8-) 
Spew!!!  Reminds me of a gig we did about 8 years ago.  We were asked to play 
January 1st, in the afternoon.  This was the day after we did a New Years gig 
until 2:30 in the morning .  We played, and about an hour into the gig, 
the bar manager told us we had a $100 credit for booze at the bar.  Our wives 
were there, and they could also drink on the tab.  We ordered some beers, but 
that hardly put a dent into the bar tab.  I mentioned that we should switch 
to shooters as well.  Man, we were pissed when we left.  Had to taxi home and 
move the gear out the next day!  We didn't drink much New Years eve, but we 
made up for that.
The afternoon gig was a real blast too...the place got packed and everyone 
was drinking like crazy, dancing and telling us we were great.  Never done it 
since . 
 --Doug 
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