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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Stevens" data-source="post: 57462" data-attributes="member: 142">Re: An open letter asking for some much needed advice.They aren't paying you near enough.  Minimum going rate for that/those gigs even at van level would be 800/1000 wk plus per diem.  And that's still dirt cheap.  I know very few that have been able to maintain their marriages and families doing low buck tours and only a few more doing the big ones.  They're there, just not a lot of them.Take the shop gig if you can get it or go to the IA.  No shame in a good shop or stagehand gig.  And you'll make more money.  Don't tour just to be touring.  You need to support your family and that's not going to happen at your current rate.</blockquote>

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