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#424997 - 08/19/16 06:47 AM When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY?
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daeBFN8OG5A
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#424999 - 08/19/16 06:51 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Tonewheeldude Moderator Registered: 01/21/10 Posts: 1537	lol...good for them
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#425000 - 08/19/16 06:56 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	if your gonna be so presumptuous as shown here might as well just go out after each song with a hat and beg.. https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini...Dyd#.no4yMPbAaW Attachments Edited by Dnj (08/19/16 07:54 AM)
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#425002 - 08/19/16 07:21 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Jerryghr Senior Member Registered: 01/14/02 Posts: 1497 Loc: Buffalo, NY	My singer wanted to try a tip jar at our wkly restaurant gig. I reluctantly said I would try to make something with a musical theme. I decorated a mason jar with sheet music and found an electric tea candle at the dollar store. After the job she said we had $65. Several 20's a few 5s and a lot of singles. Not bad for playing a few request. Needless to say I am now in favor of the jar. Attachments
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#425003 - 08/19/16 07:56 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Jerryghr]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Attachments
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#425005 - 08/19/16 08:22 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Bernie9 Senior Member Registered: 09/21/02 Posts: 5508 Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA	I think tip jars are acceptable accept funerals,nursing homes, and benefits perhaps. _________________________ pa4X 76 ,SX900, Audya 76,Yamaha S970 , vArranger, Hammond SK1, Ketron SD40, Centerpoint Space Station, Bose compact
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#425006 - 08/19/16 08:56 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Bernie9]
btweengigs Senior Member Registered: 09/09/02 Posts: 2204 Loc: Florida, USA	Originally Posted By: Bernie9 I think tip jars are acceptable accept funerals,nursing homes, and benefits perhaps. Agreed. To that list I would add Private Parties, Country Clubs. And definitely no tips at Benefits. Restaurants and bars - OK. At a local Elks I had people lay tips on my KB as I was playing, so I put out a little basket on a table next to me and baited it with a couple of bucks. No TIP sign. Just a baited basket to let them know where to put tips if they were so inclined. Always a nod of the head if playing or thank you when anything is put into the basket. Eddie
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#425007 - 08/19/16 09:04 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Jerryghr Senior Member Registered: 01/14/02 Posts: 1497 Loc: Buffalo, NY	Here is another one of my proto-types Attachments
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#425010 - 08/19/16 09:53 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	I just have a jar and put a 20 in it for bait. Nothing at private parties or benefits of course. However I sometimes lay a bill or two on my keyboard stand just in case they want to know where to leave something. I used to have a printed paper that I taped to the jar that said "Needy Musician's Fund". Notice the "Musician's" was singular. _________________________ DonM
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#425012 - 08/19/16 10:04 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	some will tip you personally for playing "THEIR" song when asked....others just appreciate good music and drop some bills in the jar,....but I always made sure I got paid what I needed first so that tips or not I go home happy and don't feel cheap.. Edited by Dnj (08/19/16 10:31 AM)
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#425014 - 08/19/16 10:20 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: DonM]
btweengigs Senior Member Registered: 09/09/02 Posts: 2204 Loc: Florida, USA	Originally Posted By: DonM I just have a jar and put a 20 in it for bait. Don...Based on your bait, you have much larger fish that we have in FL. Eddie
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#425016 - 08/19/16 12:32 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	Believe it or not, I've found that the bigger the bait, the bigger the fish I catch. _________________________ DonM
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#425022 - 08/19/16 01:33 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: DonM]
captain Russ Senior Member Registered: 01/02/04 Posts: 7285 Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA	Never used a tip jar...it's just not me. Found $5.00 bills (and old cigars...UGH) in my half-drunk glass of rum and coke many times. NASTY! Russ
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#425024 - 08/19/16 01:54 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	either your a tipper or your not, another lost art........
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#425032 - 08/19/16 03:38 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15560 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	I use a beer pitcher, the jars are too small! Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#425040 - 08/20/16 06:40 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
Bill Lewis Senior Member Registered: 11/12/08 Posts: 2442 Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA	Went to a place last night with an outdoor stage. Pretty good band that the owner loved and could only book once a month . He gets on the mic and announces that anyone who puts a five in their bucket gets a free shot. I guess he really wants them back ! _________________________ Bill in SC --- Roland BK9 (2) Roland BK7M, Roland PK5 Pedals, Roland FP90, Roland CM30 (2), JBL Eon Ones (2) JBL 610 Monitor, Behringer Sub, EV mics, Apple iPad (2) Behringer DJ mixer
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#425043 - 08/20/16 07:41 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Dnj]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	That's a great thing for him to do! A couple of weeks ago, we had a birthday party of about 10 people. They were having a LARGE time stayed from 7:00 to closing. The Birthday "girl" came up in the middle of a song and before I could stop her, grabbed my jar and started going around to the tables with it. Not cool, but dang, she was having so much fun than most everybody dug in and contributed. By the end of the night there was more than four h in it. I played the entire four hours with only one break, then another 30 minutes extra. You don't mind working hard if people are appreciating it! _________________________ DonM
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#425047 - 08/20/16 07:49 AM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: DonM]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By: DonM That's a great thing for him to do! A couple of weeks ago, we had a birthday party of about 10 people. They were having a LARGE time stayed from 7:00 to closing. The Birthday "girl" came up in the middle of a song and before I could stop her, grabbed my jar and started going around to the tables with it. Not cool, but dang, she was having so much fun than most everybody dug in and contributed. By the end of the night there was more than four h in it. I played the entire four hours with only one break, then another 30 minutes extra. You don't mind working hard if people are appreciating it! well deserved
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#425060 - 08/20/16 12:35 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: DonM]
Bill Lewis Senior Member Registered: 11/12/08 Posts: 2442 Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA	Good for you Don like you said you'll work your butt off if it's appreciated. Had a similar thing this Spring sitting in with a band. Guitar player was on and ego trip and didn't want to do any requests. Finally ath the end of the gig we hit Mustanf Sally which lots of musicians hate but a girl grabbed out tip pitcher and replaced it with a bucket. $$$ _________________________ Bill in SC --- Roland BK9 (2) Roland BK7M, Roland PK5 Pedals, Roland FP90, Roland CM30 (2), JBL Eon Ones (2) JBL 610 Monitor, Behringer Sub, EV mics, Apple iPad (2) Behringer DJ mixer
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#425073 - 08/20/16 05:12 PM Re: When is a Tip Jar TOO TACKY? [Re: Bill Lewis]
captain Russ Senior Member Registered: 01/02/04 Posts: 7285 Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA	I have a regular who is the owner of a soft drink distributorship and a major drunk. for three years, he has been coming in on Wednesday evening, laying a $100.00 bill on my piano and asking me to ply his song. He staggers to a booth. 1/2 hour later, he says," when are you going to play my song?" I say, "Bill, I played it when you first came in". He says, "Thanks buddy", and staggers off. Been so long, I don';t even remember what the song is. What the heck does he expect for $15,000.00?(LOL). Russ
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