My arranger is a jerk! But I still play with him...

He never gets the next song right without me telling him, he never even shows up for a gig unless I take him there, and bring him back home. I have to put him up at my expense, and he never sings a song, he won't help set up the PA, he can't even play the chords for a song without me showing him how at least once!

He never makes eye contact with the audience, never schmoozes the management, has never learned a tune and surprised me on the gig with it. He's never gone out and got a booking for me, never sends the agent a Christmas card, and never gives me notice he is going to quit suddenly on me in the middle of a gig!

If he didn't play for free, I'd fire his ass in a flash!