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Are you constantly amazed that after
so many years of life's experiences, you can still be naive and too
trusting?
Having functioned in the entertainment
biz for some 40 years now, I thought I had seen and experienced most
of what that lifestyle had to offer...NOT!! I trusted that my
talent and fortitude would always bring me work and I trusted that
the market would be fair and appreciative of those of us that
remained in the entertainment arena, worked hard and brought
 forward
a good product. Not anymore. All the buyer seems to care about is
making a dollar and to hell with the performers. They can either
like being taken advantage of or don't come a callin'.
In Vegas in particular, there has been
a trend since the late 90's called "two-walling"
and "four-walling." These trends are not good for those of us out
there pounding the beat and trying to survive in what was already a
difficult market.
Instead of being paid to perform, when
one "walls" we have to pay them to allow us to perform shows with no
guarantees. In most cases, they won't even help promote the act.
It's all on the back of the show biz folk. We have to rent the
rooms, pay to advertise and in most cases give the room part of the
door profits. I honestly feel that the entertainment venues think
that most performers are "Stuck on stupid."
My fellow thespians, please don't take
it anymore! My fellow friends and music lovers, please call or
write the management of the rooms that "wall" and demand that
they start paying performers legitimately and fairly for their
expertise. They will listen if you refuse to support them.
You can find out the procedure of
entertainment venues by calling the management office and asking.
Folks, we have already seen a drop in
the number of showrooms and live entertainment. If we don't demand
the entire enchilada, more and more singers and/or dancers and
musicians will drop out or make other career choices.
The only way the boss is going to
listen is if we the public stop spending our hard earned collars in
their joint if they don't offer us appropriate muse.
Only we can stop the EPIDEMIC OF
DUMBNESS that has allowed both entertainers and general public to
settle for less than deserved!
Kisses, Gennifer Flowers
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