In a message to Doug McHarg  Stephen Jones wrote:
SJ>   DM> a long time now, it's not worth it for just $65 a night.  I do
SJ>  like the
SJ>   DM> big PA and drums that sound like cannons, but the 2:00 am is a
SJ>  killer as
SJ>   DM> well (I still gotta go to work).  Private dances are the best.
SJ>  Much
SJ>   DM> better pay, and people are there to dance to the band.
SJ>
SJ>  Hmmmmm...maybe it's the exxchange rate, but $65 for busting your
SJ>  garbonzos in a hot tavern sure sounds like a ream job to me. They
SJ>  probably make that in 5 minutes during the breaks. You deserve
I was thinking the same thing.  Either that or the club scene has changed a 
LOT since I played it.  We wouldn't even look at a gig unless we could each 
leave with $150-200 per night.
What a way to make a living.  
 
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