tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post112273466931484809..comments2024-02-19T00:54:37.767-08:00Comments on The Columnist Manifesto: Do I know lounge singers, or just the future?Oscar Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1122737805371056232005-07-30T08:36:00.000-07:002005-07-30T08:36:00.000-07:00I think if you want lounge singers in bars of chai...I think if you want lounge singers in bars of chain restaruants to have a more sophisticated repetoire, you'd have to convice the bar to pay them more than 50 dollars for the evening. For 50 (or 100 bucks, which is the usual going rate for a lounge act of that caliber), the fellow isn't going to learn or sequence any new songs. I know I wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I was so surprised 20 or so years ago in a Holiday Inn (when those were still around) in Some Place Far Away From Home to find a trio doing most of Steely Dan - and quite admiriably, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com