[HAM] Is there a going rate?

[Gary Allsebrook]

Hi Kip,
there are many ways that bartenders can cheat on percentage arrangements.
One way is they don't consider drinks bought on a tab which many clubs do
(which typically don't go into the register).  Or they don't ring every
drink they sell.  I have always felt that "a bird in the hand is worth 2 in
the bush".  But I have heard unconfirmed rumors of bands making out pretty
good doing a percentage.

Most of the small clubs I have played recently paid between $300 and $350
and they gave each person a drink per set.

What about the tip jar?  We have been in clubs where the bartender took it
around and hustled the patrons and added another $100.00 to split - the
difference between a $75.00 night and a $100.00 night.

Many bands around here also focus on merchandising cd's and t-shirts between
sets and some folks actually make more than the band gets paid doing that.

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