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Hospice cuts deal to retain Kripitz at picnic but musicians view music collective warily
Hospice cuts deal to retain Kripitz at picnic
but musicians view music collective warily
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To clarify the headline of this article. All parties involved agreed the mission of VNA/Hospice was far too important to allow a problem in the music community to tarnish our reputation ability to provide care in Monroe County. There was not a DEAL cut, Good Company graciously made the offer to step away from the event on Sunday, Monday Skipper unexpectedly sent a text message offering to return and we accepted the offer…Personally, my hope is there will be a dialog among the two music factions and they will come to an understanding of how each can live and perform in harmony in the town we call paradise and our home. Remember what this town is known for, being “One Human Family” accepting and being tolerant of one another, regardless of philosophies, orientations, race, or socio-economic status. We are all here because we love the Key West Community.
Having said all of that, Skipper and Friends have assured us this will be the biggest and best show the Fourth of July Picnic has ever seen. We are all looking forward to seeing the entire community come out to enjoy the show and our very talented local musicians. http://www.4thofjulykeywest.com for tickets.
Thank you for running this article. This is a potentially dangerous situation for many local musicians. At least this time a crisis has been averted and order has been restored.
However, while Mr. Schmida says at the end, “None of the club owners or managers Konk Life contacted for this article wished to speak on the record about the current controversy,” it must be noted that he did not contact me either for permission to reprint an excerpt of what was originally a private communication. I will grant that this had been shared with a group of local musicians and others involved in the local performing arts scene. But still, permission should be requested and given before someone’s written statements is run in the press.
With that said, I stand by my statement, even if parts of it are based not on my first-hand experience but what I have heard from others. first-hand
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This article is a bunch of BS! Filled with false, made up statements and baseless opinions. Good Company are a group of generous, hard-working professional musicians and some of the most talented musicians this island has ever seen. The Key West ‘local musicians’ (most of whom have come from far and wide to live here) are clearly just feeling threatened and jealous because these fresh faces are better. Period. I know for a fact they are not undercutting or displacing anybody. They just get lots of work based on their undeniable talent. Sad to see this community turn against such good people. Sounds to me like the hospice was bullied, rather than convinced.