I agree, Pat, but either way, the cost gets pushed along to the venue.

Thank goodness none of those regulations were in effect, or least not employed during the time I was coming up through the ranks.

Now, at my advanced age, I'm settling for writing and recording my tunes with no thought of using those home-brewed songs for anything but my own pleasure. But, I guess there's really nothing wrong with 'Still trying to hold on to a dream that's long gone' (lyrics from one of my latest songs). smile