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Bear's Den Cafe (Langford)
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A. Musician
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Beautiful Acoustic Venue: Bear's Den Cafe (Bear Mountain, Langford)

(http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/muc/2648031424.html)

"Resort" = $$$

"Affluent clintele" = $$$

Musicians who perform live provide a service - all services are worthy of compensation.

Live music is a commodity - all commodities are worthy of compensation.

As with most contract workers, performing musicians usually bring their own tools to the job.

The best workers (those who do the best work) usually employ high quality tools to acheive such work.

High quality tools cost money, as does maintaining and transporting them.

Performing music may be enjoyable but, it is still work and, as such, deserves fair compensation.

You and your business have (and generate) far more money than the musicians whose work you wish to benefit from, yet you expect them to provide their services without financial reward.

Despite the fact that it takes far more dedication, effort, money and time to become a musician than a cook, wait person or dishwasher, you apparently deem the latter as being more worthy of financial compensation.

This seems very much to be an example of greed.

If you are unwilling to pay musicians to enhance your venue, why should your business, patrons and staff reap the benefits of such an enhancement?

Why should we (or anyone else) feel compelled to pay you for your services, if you are unwilling to pay us for ours?

We musicians have already begun spreading the word that you aim to exploit us without fair compensation and should therefore be boycotted.

Your loss.

Sincerely,

A. Musician. - Fri, 14 Oct 2011 2:11pm
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