{"items": [{"author": "Phillip", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=458489824203662", "anchor": "fb-458489824203662", "service": "fb", "text": "Money, the last taboo. Note as a CPA my rates are public, but as an employee (I lead a dual life), my salary is private. I think performers are closer to the CPA model (self employed business people who need to work with the public).", "timestamp": "1351168695"}, {"author": "Danner", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=458490130870298", "anchor": "fb-458490130870298", "service": "fb", "text": "I'm hoping this entry isn't the only place you are asking this question. While you have a reach, I think you should target your musicians and callers more directly, including ones that haven't played at your dance.", "timestamp": "1351168763"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=458508567535121", "anchor": "fb-458508567535121", "service": "fb", "text": "@Danner: \"I'm hoping this entry isn't the only place you are asking this question\"
It isn't: I've also asked on organizers@ and trad-dance-callers@.", "timestamp": "1351172537"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=458606087525369", "anchor": "fb-458606087525369", "service": "fb", "text": "This is wonderful stuff. Feels like a great topic for CDSS' \"Puttin' on the Dance\" conferences. Yeah, this is where the industry lives, and I think we owe our callers, performers, and organizers huge thanks for the hours of joy they give us dancers, for not all that much money.", "timestamp": "1351189214"}, {"author": "Phillip", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=458624987523479", "anchor": "fb-458624987523479", "service": "fb", "text": "I have often described getting 2.5 hours of live music (and most often very very good music), and and 2.5 hours of dancing for $8/$10 as close to stealing.", "timestamp": "1351193607"}, {"author": "Ken", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/458487437537234?comment_id=460055827380395", "anchor": "fb-460055827380395", "service": "fb", "text": "I'm neither a caller nor a musician, but as an organizer of the Worcester Contra Dancers, I'd be interested in comparing these financial notes.", "timestamp": "1351485950"}]}