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Yeah , Ritchie is ok and now he's ok and older. I like "Without Your Love* Blue

Now that I know more about the money side of the business, I really doubt that Noel Redding walked away from The Experience with a ton of money. But neither did Jimi or Mitch.. Blue

Agreed, Me, at 64, all I want is to have 2 gigs a week. That means decent bar gigs and my share of the local Festival & Fair business. Blue

2 Ritchie Clips I get why Ritchie never made it big, but I still love old NYC guys like him He's full of himself,a throwback from the past, you gotta love it. Blue

I think only Ace or Kiss fans have ever heard of Ritchie Scarlet. Blue

I think you have to have the same attributes going for you even with the X Factor. Blue

Colleges used to big big busines in the USA. I'm not sure that's the case anymore. Blue

I would bet anyone on an Iron Maiden tour as a sideman is making huge money Blue

I know the feeling. Generally Private Events are not a great match for rock and blues bar bands. Blue

I meant the UK and the USA are different from each other when it comes to tipping, to a degree. Blue

Good Lord that seems like a lot of money. What was Bad Company playing at the time, all large arena shows? Blue

Great commentary on why it's so difficult to make it. Let's Talk About It Blue

Over here the food is overpriced then you pay a tip on top of that. Not leaving a tip is like not paying your bill. However we also know the waitress is paid about $2.00 an hour. At a high end restaurant on a good night a waitress can walk out with $300.00 in tips no problem. Blue

That sounds right. In the clip they said a Bon Jovi package might be $350,000. After agent fees, trucks, management, and all production cost are paid there might be $100, 000.00 left. Band members might get $5,000.000 and Jon gets $85,000.00 I'd gladly take 5 grand for playing a little over an hour. Blue

It sold out before I could get a ticket. Blue

That does seem low forJohn Mayall. But I doubt John is getting Jon Bon Jovi money. Blue

My take away, if your on tour with a major star playing 20,000 seaters the deals for side men is still awesome. $5,000.00 for playing 1.5 hours is still crazy money after taxes where I come from. My other take away, how do you make any money as a sideman if your on tour playing 100 seats in small clubs. For example John Mayall played our Shank Hall here in Milwaukee last year. Shank Hall is not a "Hall" it a small bar. How much could his guys been paid. What kind of package can John sell. He sold out,@ $20.00 bucks a head, but Shank can barely hold 100 people. Blue

I found this clip and I've always been interested in this topic. Hope I'm not the only one, so I thought I'd share it. Let's Talk About It. Blue

I've only seen it once, a good DJ is hard to beat. They can play anything and any genre from any time period. And they sound just like the original recordings everytime.😁 Blue

A good wedding band? We're not a wedding band, we're a bar band and that's all we'll ever be. And in this case the people hirering us for the private event did it based on seeing us in action in a bar. They're not musicians and don't understand that a bar show does not necessarily transend to the private event stage. And I've seen good DJ keep a dance floor packed from 8::00 all the till 1:00. Nothing beats live music,agreed, however only when it's the right kind of live music and appropriate for the event. Blue

Does this make any sense. A buddy of mine to me the history of tipping in the USA has roots in slavery. Since slaves weren't paid for their labor some people in order seen more enlightened and superior to other would tip slaves. Is that possible, seems highly unlikely to me Blue

Nice! Interesting, I go to Starbucks everyday and the tip jar at the point of sale is always full. Huge tip culture at Starbucks. They teach those young ladies to be so nice to you, you feel guilty if you don't tip. Blue

"Close" not immensely close. Plus it's IMO. Blue

Remember I said " close" which is relative. Blue