About that Norwescon (no) Music Sales Policy...

Haven't they learned, never tick off a bard?! Suggestions for additional verses are welcome...

Callie

• begin filk.song No Selling Songs ttto: Oh Garibaldi, by Cat Faber

"Will you come to the Con?" said the music programming chair,
"Oh please will you come to sing and play?"
So we came to the con, and they said, "here's a concert slot, but no selling songs here today."

Chorus:

    Oh, no selling songs, 'less you go through a dealer     though the authors sign books and the artists display     tapes and CDs could diminish our profits -     there'll be no selling songs here today.

Y'know there's gas and there's food, not to mention hotel room though it may cost us dear, still we come and play but the dealers staked claim to first dibs on your spare cash there'll be no selling songs here today.

So we better not tell you we have a CD out, and we're hoping to make another someday If we dared to say more, then the concom might nab us there'll be no selling songs here today.

Arlene 'Callie' Hills
9 April 1998 Received on 04/10/98