Clever sayings on "TIP JARS"

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 6 Oct 2004 6:07 am

Back in the 40's when I was playing a juke joint in Mississippi I started making the closing pitch for the night. Some drunk came up and threw a quarter in the tip jar and insisted that we play "Steel Guitar Rag." My explaining that we were finished for the night didn't help, so I finally agreed to play it. (That was in the days when it cost a nickle to play the juke box.) We finished the song and I started to give the closing pitch again, and he walked up to the bandstand and shouted, "Wait a minute. I got four more times coming." I reached into the tip jar and gave him his quarter back. He wasn't happy, but we shut down anyway.

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David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 6 Oct 2004 10:05 am

Shaan... LOL good one guy !!

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 6 Oct 2004 1:38 pm

When I first came to Nashville in 82 the band made $10 each at Tootsies. The rest of the places on Broadway were paying $20. Now everybody pays $20, big change huh? I said a long time ago that not too far down the road everybody would play for tips only. If you can talk it up really good and be entertaining, you can make a days wages. Here's one more.

Don't be bashful. You're in Nashville!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 6 Oct 2004 2:24 pm

"Please tip your waitress. Everyone loves a waitress with big tips!"

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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande

kyle reid · Post by **kyle reid** » 6 Oct 2004 7:46 pm

How about this way to fill a tip jar?
"Our Girl Singer Strips For Tips"

Bob Wood · Post by **Bob Wood** » 7 Oct 2004 10:31 am

"BAND" Aid!

Bob

Andy Greatrix · Post by **Andy Greatrix** » 8 Oct 2004 7:06 am

If musicians take their equipment into a bar and agree to play for tips, they are screwing themselves. Bar owners can only take advantage of you if you let them. When you agree to play for nothing, you are undercuting musicians who won't.

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 8 Oct 2004 7:44 am

I was always true to my standards! When a club owner told me that he would pay me $15.00 for a job if I didn't tell the other musicians who were only getting $10.00, I agreed.

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