TrumanCoyote said: "ASCAP licenses are based on the number of seats, the number of days-of-the-week they have entertainment, and the number of musicians who perform. In a typical coffeehouse, I can assure you that the annual ASCAP license fee amounts to less than the cost of one latte per day."

I WISH this were the case. I perform in two small venues that are restaurant-wine bars. My program is all standards (Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael,etc.) I work 2.5 hours a week in one place, and only 3 hrs./month at the other. ASCAP slammed them for $1000 and $900/yr. and they want the money NOW. They're putting me out of work. And yes, I'm an ASCAP member (songwriter) but fat lot of good it does me. Part of the problem is that they play CD's, too, so even with only a few hours of live music, they still have to pay a lot to license whatever is on the CD's or tapes.

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I will always disappoint people who expect me to be ordinary.

I will always disappoint people who expect me to be ordinary.