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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:48:39 -0800
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: "Free-loaders"


Randel - I would consider it a fantastic marketing opportunity.  Sure you
feel a bit ripped off - I might too at first,  but in actuality you now have
300 new kids (plus another school and a group of adult teachers) that know
your name and characters.  Presumably they took home something with your
name and phone number on it, or at least got to see it on a poster and had
the opportunity to write it down.  You could get 20-30  jobs from that.  Ax

Make lemonade out of your lemons.



 At 09:23 PM 1/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Hey Guys & Gals,
>
>Last Friday I did a show for a school that I have performed for at least 3
>times before. They always set me up in the nearby high school auditorium,
>with many more seats than they have children. Since they are a year-round
>school,  I always performed for them in August. 
>
>Here's the situation that caused me some consternation... Last Friday after
>I arrived and set up, my hostess informed me that they had invited one of
>the other local elementary schools to join them in seeing my show. My fees
>are based on the performance , not the audience size, but I felt that I had
>been slighted by not being told in advance that another 350 + kids, from
>another school,  would be in the theater during the 2 shows.
>
>What do you people think? Is this ethical on the part of the school? Is it
>impolite? Am I seeing a mountain in place of a mole hill? How would you have
>handled this? Have you ever seen the need to deal with this type of
>situation before?
>Sincerely,
>
>Randel McGee
>
>McGee Puppet Productions  1397 Beulah St. Hanford,CA  93230     (209) 582-5307
>
>See information about Groark's video series at
www.LiveWireMedia.com/groark.html
>
>                **************************************************************
>
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>service of your God."  King Benjamin  from The Book of Mormon
>
>
>
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