Re: Klezical Tradition in Springfield, MA April 19

[Martin Horwitz <mhorwitz...>]

RE: GIGS,WHO IS IN CHARGE

When I was a young man there was a rule at the Sunday dinner table to restrict 
topics to those
"of general interest". Is the difficulty of one group of musicians finding a 
gig in one venue in New York
a topic of "general interest"?
Martin Horwitz,Director
Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine
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  To: World music from a Jewish slant 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:59 PM
  Subject: Re: Klezical Tradition in Springfield, MA April 19



  In a message dated 4/21/04 12:59:12 PM, rokhl (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:



    Maybe you were getting someone who didn't know
    what they were doing...




  Presumably I'm "speaking" with the guy in charge for now: Steve Lurie. Not 
impressed....
  I send a packet and the first thing that comes back is "Do YOU think you can 
get 50 people there?"  Almost like a dare. You send a CD, full of good reviews 
in the envelope and a decent bio and that's what he says first thing?? They 
needn't approach people that way. After all, you're not getting a king's 
ransom; it's called "da door!"   I' would think there more pleasant ways to get 
a dialogue going.  And it continued downhill from there. Did you hear, Rukhl, 
from this "horse" Steve or do you think it was someone else?