I should have made it clear that I was talking about bands who actually make a good living not whether the free market should support one and all of middling talent. I discovered recently whilst giving a speech, that the tourists who visit Oregon, termed Cultural Tourists by the way, who arrive here to soak up our culture spend millions of $$'s and the simple fact is that hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs get a large slice of that revenue but artists continue to be paid a pittance in comparison. If the free market works so well how is it, in your opinion, that the Portland Opera gets millions in handouts from businesses and the public to survive? I suppose the Board of the Opera should learn to live with it's decisions too....