[Jewelry making - Article 00039] - [Orchid] Packing up in the middle of show rant

[Rick Copeland]

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*begin rant*

    I am selling at an art show this weekend. It is a new location for
    the show. And granted attendance sucks as well as sales. But what
    really burns my rear end is that about 3:00 4-5 artists packed up
    their tents and left. The show was scheduled until 8:00 tonight. That
    after standing around ignoring their booths and loudly complaining
    about no sales. 

    I asked the show promoter if there was any way to enforce no early
    breakdowns and he said he could write it in the show contract but
    enforcing it at an outdoor show would be impossible and it would lead
    to an "I sue you" and "you sue me" situation. 

    So whatever happened to professionalism and commitment? Do those
    people care that packing up in the middle of the show will drive off
    what meager customers there are and ruin the show for the other
    artists? Does it always have to be me, me, me? "I'm not selling
    anything. I'm hot. I'm going home to enjoy what's left of the
    weekend." Waa! Waa! Waa! Somebody call a waaaaambulance... 

*end rant*

    Thanks for reading. I feel better now. Hoping for a better day
    tomorrow now that we have weeded out the quitters. 

    Peace, love, and hammering metal! 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Colorado Springs, Colorado
http://home.covad.net/~rcopeland
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