Continuing the series...
Here's a story representative of many other similar episodes.
Years ago I played a gig for a national Jewish organization. The fellow who called was running a singles event and needed some background music. He didn't have much of a budget for the event, but since it was relatively last minute and for a "good cause", I took the gig at a discounted rate.
The event, a buffet dinner at a now defunct Manhattan eatery, was a bust. About 80 singles showed, but the age (18-50's)and religious diversity of the crowd (on the older side there were miniskirted women and chassidish men, and on the younger side Beis Yaakov type gals and ultra-modern guys ) meant that there were almost no potential matches present. This was immediately obvious to all of the participants on entry. So, I became the de facto entertainment, saving the event, as it were.
At the end of the gig, the fellow thanked me profusely and told me he'd definitely call me again. (I know the gig was a succes, because I booked gigs out of it, and also ran into many of the participants over the following months, who told me they'd liked it.) As you've probably guessed, he didn't even though they run events needing music fairly frequently.
Does this organization owe me anything?
Previous posts in this series:
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part I
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part II
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part III
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part IIII
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part V
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part VI (To Catch A Thief!)
Blog in Dm: "You Owe Me A Job!" Valid or Not? Part VII
