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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 57087" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: An open letter asking for some much needed advice.Hi John-I&#039;m glad to see a more local opportunity present itself.&nbsp; You&#039;ll be better off in the long run.My personal belief is that touring is for single folks, i.e. those without a significant other... or you need to be working with your SigOth every day on the road (feels like a circus).&nbsp; Back when taking a tour gig meant being gone 6 months, it was the only way.&nbsp; It takes exceptional people to maintain a relationship in absentia.In my roll managing companies for owners, my status as unmarried, no kids (that I know of) means that my bosses and key co-workers have been able to have birthdays with their kids, anniversaries with spouses, attend little league games and school plays.&nbsp; It&#039;s cool; I can&#039;t think of a better gift for those I work with.&nbsp; The flip side is when I need off, they&#039;re ones that say &quot;go, we&#039;ve got you covered.&quot;As for the rest of your story... working for a band and making little... I can only say that you need to separate business from emotion.&nbsp; Sure, we want our friends to succeed and we love to be a part of that, but if that means you have no equity; you are a replaceable commodity.&nbsp; That&#039;s why you should consider the value you bring to your clients and charge accordingly.&nbsp; If someone can&#039;t pay, you can still be friends and avoid the eventual hard feelings when the business end changes and not everyone has a seat at the table.Good luck in your future endeavors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 57087, member: 67"] Re: An open letter asking for some much needed advice. Hi John- I'm glad to see a more local opportunity present itself. You'll be better off in the long run. My personal belief is that touring is for single folks, i.e. those without a significant other... or you need to be working with your SigOth every day on the road (feels like a circus). Back when taking a tour gig meant being gone 6 months, it was the only way. It takes exceptional people to maintain a relationship [I]in absentia[/I]. In my roll managing companies for owners, my status as unmarried, no kids (that I know of) means that my bosses and key co-workers have been able to have birthdays with their kids, anniversaries with spouses, attend little league games and school plays. It's cool; I can't think of a better gift for those I work with. The flip side is when I need off, they're ones that say "go, we've got you covered." As for the rest of your story... working for a band and making little... I can only say that you need to separate business from emotion. Sure, we want our friends to succeed and we love to be a part of that, but if that means you have no equity; you are a replaceable commodity. That's why you should consider the value you bring to your clients and charge accordingly. If someone can't pay, you can still be friends and avoid the eventual hard feelings when the business end changes and not everyone has a seat at the table. Good luck in your future endeavors. [/QUOTE]

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