This is classic. It’s also a sad indictment on how music & musicians are valued. In a capitalist society, like it or not – we’re all subject to the laws of supply and demand. Yet somehow most musicians also find themselves perceived as providing a near financially worthless commodity. At the same time, we all love music. Radios on while we’re working, headphones in riding the train, tunes playing in the background at your local bar or pub, music blaring at sporting events, weddings, funerals etc etc. And all that before we even start talking about live music venues & festivals. Yet somehow, we generally don’t seem to value very much the people who make it. To illustrate the point, here’s a post on Craigslist from a restaurant in Vancouver –

Thanks to Mal Bowker for posting this on Facebook.

Fires out.