The Penultimate Chance Saloon
“It is called the Affirmative Response Group, and its slogan is ‘Say No To Everything.
Leigh was different from the other women, though the circumstances in which Bill met her were pretty similar. An after-dinner gig in London for some charity. Not that his own involvement was in any way charitable. Sal had sorted out a contract for his usual fee and his usual hotel room. So far as she was concerned – and so far, after brief initial qualms, as Bill was concerned – a booking was a booking. A ...charity could always try approaching a speaker direct and ask if he’d give his services for nothing. But if they went through Sal Juster Associates, they were by definition entering into a commercial transaction. (Many charity events – and particularly Charity Balls – actually lose money, because the initial outlay has been so huge that no amount of ticket sales or donations on the night are going to cover it. Enthusiastic people on charity committees rarely have much understanding of event finances.MoreLess
Leigh was different from the other women, though the circumstances in which Bill met her were pretty similar. An after-dinner gig in London for some charity. Not that his own involvement was in any way charitable. Sal had sorted out a contract for his usual fee and his usual hotel room. So far as she was concerned – and so far, after brief initial qualms, as Bill was concerned – a booking was a booking. A ...charity could always try approaching a speaker direct and ask if he’d give his services for nothing. But if they went through Sal Juster Associates, they were by definition entering into a commercial transaction. (Many charity events – and particularly Charity Balls – actually lose money, because the initial outlay has been so huge that no amount of ticket sales or donations on the night are going to cover it. Enthusiastic people on charity committees rarely have much understanding of event finances.MoreLess
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