I have to agree with you, Pat. Try explaining that to the people around Vienna though. The bars won't pay. The people won't pay. I'm not a charity and all my equipment (PA, mics, stands, monitors, etc) plus the literally thousands of professional CDG tracks in my collection didn't fall out of the sky. Add to that my experience, my ears, my sound engineering skills and my 'old school' thousands of DJ tracks (normal music in other words - I don't scratch or mix on-the-fly). And just how do I get people to pay up?

I have tried getting the bar to pay me because it attracts custom - they won't
I have tried 'sing your song for €1' - the people won't pay it

I have even had people arrogantly turn to me and tell me that I should pay them to sing, not the other way round!

Mind you, it was different before the eco-crisis. At least then I managed to get the odd occasional wedding, private party or corporate function. Now? Nothing

Follow That Dream

Sam
Karaoke King

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Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what