{"items": [{"author": "David German", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/111229345142780712481", "anchor": "gp-1431143259395", "service": "gp", "text": "\"Most contra dance bands say yes to the first dance that asks them for a given date.\"\n
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\nWhy's that? \u00a0If a dance isn't appealing enough that you want to commit to it right now, why not just ask it to call back in N months?", "timestamp": 1431143259}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1431171367400", "service": "gp", "text": "@David German\n\u00a0\"why not just ask it to call back in N months?\"\n
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\nOrganizers don't like that? \u00a0It's possible, but I think unless you had a rule like \"we don't book farther than X months out\" they would think of it as \"we don't really want to play your dance\".", "timestamp": 1431171367}, {"author": "David German", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/111229345142780712481", "anchor": "gp-1431177430683", "service": "gp", "text": "Well...isn't that the truth? \u00a0I don't think it's possible to simultaneously preserve for bands some option to prioritize dances by appeal, while preserving for dance organizers the illusion that all dances are equally appealing.\n
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\nYou could soften it by claiming an \"X months\" policy, and then making exceptions for the jobs you really want, though.", "timestamp": 1431177430}]}