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Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI
Billy'O,
You're right about expensive hobbies, and most here would envy your position to play small private parties on weekends, where you get to sing along with your friends! Then you throw in the term customer, and this implies that you are charging something to do these private parties, and thus are charging your clients/customers to sing! Granted it's not the $ jukebox variety that we previously discussed! But.... 
I hope your hobby fulfills your love to sing and entertain, and have a gathering that is appreciative to have you and your equipments there for their enjoyment! 
When the hobbyist tries to come out in a professional atmosphere, and has to compete with the full time KJ's/Dj's, then he enters the lair of lion, and is competing for what the lion requires to exist, and better be prepared to run a little faster than the rest of the herd, or face being swallowed up!  (please excuse this analogy, but it was the scenario that seemed to fit!)
This thread pertains to the professional KJ, and how the poor economy is affecting their business! 
Rick
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no apology necesary ,i kinda consider my self a pro,i played in a band for 10 yrs. as a guitar player overseas mostly in southeast asia, played big venues djing at hotels, parks,japanese restaurants, company functions the size of an auditoruim ) i used to play (kj )3days a week all over south florida from West Palm Beach to Miami, mostly in West Palm ,and still go to work at my Gov't job during the day, but i never compete with anybody nor i go out looking for work, i get my djing/kj work thru word of mouth and not by putting out flyers or handing out business cards,when i do charged i charge the people that hired me, not the restaurants customer or host/hostess guests.so i think i can ran faster than the herd
and i still call this a hobby a very expensive hobby
, i call this a hobby caused i dont have to worry if i am going have a gig this week or next week..