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Re: High and mighty

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: High and mighty
From: Peter Younghusband <monkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 21:28:23 +0800
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References: <000101bf6e93$e7a41000$d01657cb@default> <389AA99C.137042DD@kisser.net.au> <005401bf7062$25e12040$1906a8c0@oz.quest.com>
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Roy Taylor wrote:

> I'm proud to say that I've been with my band for over 22 years now.  During that
> time we slipped back from top A grade to medium B grade (not because of me I
> hope) but now we worked back to within striking distance of A grade again.  At
> one point we dropped down to 17 players and sometimes I felt like leaving but
> now I'm glad I didn't.

Now that's the kind of story we want to hear!!

> On another topic, all this recent prattle about fees and reimbursements etc.
> irritates me somewhat.  I've never been paid anything by any band I've been a
> member of.  Perhaps I've been in the wrong bands but it isn't the norm down here

You are correct. As far as I know, no band in Australia pays it players expenses.
But over in the UK, it's a slightly different story for some bands, as we've been
hearing.

Monkey


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