tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778276834012183021.post3862089030548541278..comments2023-04-20T07:55:11.731-05:00Comments on My Two Innings: Pass the Hat...and the PlateBob Waithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076522289516653548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778276834012183021.post-68423889050461234862009-03-17T23:50:00.000-05:002009-03-17T23:50:00.000-05:00BG - Thanks for the comment. You're right, it's v...BG - Thanks for the comment. You're right, it's very much like the public radio/tv donations model, albeit fragmented even more. Think of how many decades NPR stations have had to build their operations, generate recurring grants, fine-tune their fundraising approaches, etc.; these bohemian-type artists and musicians don't have such security (much less health insurance). They're having to find new ways to engineer their sustenance and support on the fly, in the midst of music industry turmoil, filesharing, etc. This is the bleeding edge, for sure! BWBob Waithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076522289516653548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778276834012183021.post-26277722574125657002009-03-17T22:54:00.000-05:002009-03-17T22:54:00.000-05:00Bob -I find these kinds of things really really in...Bob -<BR/><BR/>I find these kinds of things really really interesting. It's in the same vein as open source, wikipedia, public radio/tv or even blogging (for bloggers popular enough to make money at it). It's so contrary to the corporate mass production/mass market model, in a good way. The whole producer/consumer dichotomy is breaking down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com