Chapter 15 Excerpt

Please note, this is NOT the entire chapter!

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Most fair dates I have come across are booked and organized by a small group of people, if not one person. The stereotypical event persona responsible for booking the entertainment seems to be a 50+ year old woman, highly motivated and educated with a deep sense of pride in her community. I include this generalization only to help you realize whom you are most often going to be dealing with. They are generally seen as a sort of pillar in the community for taking on the somewhat thankless task of organizing the event.

They are some of the nicest people who you will ever get to work with in your entertainment career. Often they know little to nothing about staging a show such as yours, but are probably pretty familiar with dealing with bands. This can be a mixed blessing.

Don't be surprised if when dealing with them they are slightly standoffish or apprehensive towards you at first. It has been my experience that many are constantly worried about their bands showing up drunk or late. By breaking this stereotype and being very easy to work with, you will be building good friendships and job security.

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