Originally posted by Fran Carango:
The economy all around me is sinking..I have friends in business that have sold, closed long term businesses..The domino effect caught up to them...Their customers are unable to pay the invoices..and are carried as long as possible...banks will not support long term customers because the future looks dim..
Music venues are backing off....Club owners think nothing of cancelling bands if they think it will be a slow night because of weather (they seem to forget it is a 52 weeks a year business)...not like we see bonuses when we play to packed houses...
The folks that are doing well..seem to be politicians...in fact they continue to give themselves raises.... 
Where is Sarah?..I know she would have done a better job... A lot of the same stuff is going on around Dayton...especially the Country Clubs...
Personally, my sales and number of performances keep increasing annually. I did 437 jobs in 2009, on pace for close to that in 2010, which will be the last year I work this much. I'd like to drop down to about 250 jobs a year and do 1-2 CD's per year to supplement my income. I've been getting requests for CD's for several years, but my schedule is too busy to permit it. Now that Patty is done with Grad School (June '10) things will be different around the Corfield Ranch...
I've had several discussions with clients who have commented their funds are shrinking and they won't be using entertainment as much, but so far...it hasn't effected me.
I can't comment on the local or state pay raises, but Congress will not be getting a raise in 2010, not even a cola...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/02/no_pay_raise_for_lawmak ers_nex.html ------------------
Bill in Dayton
[This message has been edited by Bill in Dayton (edited 02-03-2010).]
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