General Discussion

ProfessorGAC

(75,619 posts)

22. You Expect Small Time Musicians...

Reply to La Coliniere (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2025, 09:18 AM

May 2025

...to risk alienating customers & venue owners?
Seems like an awfully big expectation.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

8 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

obamanut2012 Xavier Breath k_buddy762 cutroot SocialDemocrat61 BeerBarrelPolka LudwigPastorius electric_blue68

63 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Went to a concert last night [View all] La Coliniere May 2025 OP

I think many are snowybirdie May 2025 #1

I am a leftiy, to the point that if the Socialist party was still active, I would be a member. 3Hotdogs May 2025 #2

Sounds familiar. The rolling assault on normality takes a toll on our emotions, and it's hard to enjoy activities that Timeflyer May 2025 #3

I feel sorry for you k_buddy762 May 2025 #4

me I my Skittles May 2025 #27

Yep. k_buddy762 May 2025 #28

"my friends and family" (X4) blubunyip May 2025 #36

I prioritize my family and friends k_buddy762 May 2025 #38

I don't want to make you feel bad blubunyip May 2025 #41

Quite right k_buddy762 May 2025 #42

I've noticed MAGAts don't care about the outside world Skittles May 2025 #51

While I understand how you are feeling, maybe look at it another way. niyad May 2025 #5

yup Skittles May 2025 #35

It's been a long time since I was paid to do a gig. mn9driver May 2025 #6

I worked playing music for over thirty years, which gave me my livelihood and now gives me a pension. fierywoman May 2025 #55

It's that way at my workplace as well. Boomerproud May 2025 #7

Thank God I was a social worker. Discussing politics was mandatory. kerry-is-my-prez May 2025 #61

Hypernormalization Kid Berwyn May 2025 #8

Consider... homegirl May 2025 #18

''Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.'' Kid Berwyn May 2025 #23

Images of "Cabaret". erronis May 2025 #9

Exactly! La Coliniere May 2025 #11

My first thought as well! Abolishinist May 2025 #25

Eric Larson's work, In the Garden of Beasts... Trueblue Texan May 2025 #10

This is exactly what I was experiencing last night. La Coliniere May 2025 #12

The only thing is you're right at that time, and place. You Don't Know whether at home, on line w others etc they're... electric_blue68 May 2025 #46

Avoiding upsetting topics while eating is good for digestion Clouds Passing May 2025 #13

You cannot dwell on things 24/7 BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #14

I try not too, but I'm not always successful. La Coliniere May 2025 #15

I get it BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #20

Awareness is the first step k_buddy762 May 2025 #31

Yep..i try to avoid doom scrolling parts of the day lol. Demovictory9 May 2025 #45

Agreed BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #56

Big artists like Bruce and Taylor can afford to speak out. They've made it in the music industry... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #16

Maybe the musicians have a life outside politics nt Dreamer Tatum May 2025 #17

There's no such thing. mdbl May 2025 #21

So the music isn't enough for you; they have to ape your talking points too. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2025 #24

The fact that they are musicians has nothing to do with what I said. mdbl May 2025 #39

This mindset is deadly k_buddy762 May 2025 #26

What has fear got to do with reality? mdbl May 2025 #40

1935 Berlin Pototan May 2025 #19

You Expect Small Time Musicians... ProfessorGAC May 2025 #22

"I'm seeing "good Germans" everywhere" ... most people aren't deep tuned like DU so don't expect awareness until... uponit7771 May 2025 #29

Sometimes we just need a break. I don't want to spend every instant of my life Ocelot II May 2025 #30

life is a cabaret old chum... nt msongs May 2025 #32

Maybe you should have attended a political rally SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #33

So much of this reads like parody Sympthsical May 2025 #34

I'd dislike it if the dinner musical entertainment shared political commentary Bonx May 2025 #37

What do you do for a living, sir? LudwigPastorius May 2025 #43

Way back in my college days, I was that restaurant musical entertainment DFW May 2025 #44

Wow, Assyrian descendents! Who knew! electric_blue68 May 2025 #47

They have kept their language and culture alive through the centuries DFW May 2025 #50

I wouldn't have remembered the timeline. But I do also remember the.... electric_blue68 May 2025 #52

Not so much a gift--more like a touch of laziness DFW May 2025 #53

I know you travel a lot having read your posts. I agree w your pov... electric_blue68 May 2025 #54

Supposedly those who are musical pick up languages quickly DFW May 2025 #58

That's funny being told your various language speakings sound like with this accent, or that accent.... electric_blue68 May 2025 #62

The "th" isn't part of the accent, but rather a local characteristic DFW Jun 2025 #63

This is why - unless there's an extreme story breaking Fri afternoon, early eveing (East Coast) I'm now skipping DU on.. electric_blue68 May 2025 #48

I wouldn't call that a concert misanthrope May 2025 #49

Technically the term used by working musicians for a gig where there is talking and sometimes eating fierywoman May 2025 #57

Great post. You're right misanthrope May 2025 #59

Did you hear about the time flutist James Galway played at the first St Patrick's Day at the Trump White House fierywoman May 2025 #60