Citaat:

They offered $$$ + Dinner + ALL my beer.




Congratulations! Great going.
You're now back on stage. Good for you!

It is pretty common here at restaurant gigs to get your dinner for free. Also on parties with catering I always get invited to join the buffet. I always get all my drinks for free at my gigs (beer, wine, whisky, whatever). Too bad I never drink on the job...