[HANASHIR:13622] Re: What About Musical Fairness?

[Rabbi Richard Schachet <lvrabbi...>]

So how do we order a CD.  how much is it?  Tell us about it.  Of course, you 
will autograph it, won't you?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Batiya5723 (at) cs(dot)com 
  To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org 
  Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:55 PM
  Subject: [HANASHIR:13621] Re: What About Musical Fairness?


  The Grammys? Money? Fame?
  Huh?

  I'm reminded of a single-A minor league ball game I attended a couple of 
years ago. We got cheap seats in the left field, right above the bullpen. 
During pitching warmups, I listened as the practice catcher complained, loudly 
and colorfully, about how he was here to get to The Show, and why on earth 
wouldn't they put him in a game (so he could be seen). He'd been nothing but a 
practice catcher since the start of the season and he was bummed because the 
team had so much depth that he hadn't gotten any at-bats.
  He went on at length until a guy sitting by us spat out a wad of chew and 
yelled down at him what we were surely all thinking: "Hey, you down there! 
Anytime you don't wanna wear that uniform anymore, you let me know. I'll trade 
my job for yours in a heartbeat, and YOU can drive my garbage truck all day 
long. So quit yer moanin'!". The crowd in the cheap seats roared its approval 
as our hero re-filled his cheek and grinned broadly.

  My point: I just made a CD and it may NEVER find its way into a section 
called "conteporary Jewish music" at the local record store? I may not sell 
even half of the measly 500 copies I could afford to have made? I may never 
play anywhere but local coffeehouses and my shul? I may need to keep my bike 
shop job to pay the rent?

  Okay. I'm fine with that. I still get to play. 

  Cheers --Beth Hamon
  www.beth-hamon.com