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No shorts in gig contract

#221
HolmeBass said:
I have to disagree. The fact that he’s been dressing like that the entire time - before he was famous and after he became famous - is completely salient in a way that “Oh yeah when you’re famous you can wear shorts and tank tops too” just isn’t. One is reality, the other is a blithe and poorly considered retort designed to squelch real conversation on this issue.

It’s the assumptions and soft logic that are bumming me out more than a discussion of when, where, and how shorts are ok or not ok on a particular stage. I am against the blanket prohibition myself, but still am conscious about my appearance on stage. It’s just that it’s contextual. The blanket statements and disregard of salient counter-arguments bum me out.
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You can disagree all you want, but this isn't a math problem where 2+2=4 and any other answer is wrong. These are OPINIONS we are sharing. ;)

In my OPINION shorts are unprofessional looking and signal that you just don't care. In my personal EXPERIENCE, most of the time I've seen musicians in shorts, they look sloppy. Your OPINION and EXPERIENCE may be different.
 
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The outfit has to match the gig, right? I mean, I've worn shorts a couple of times, I usually wear jeans, sometimes chinos, sometimes dress pants, a few times in a suit. Of course, the shorts were a beach party gig, the jeans are my normal pub rock attire, the dress pants were corporate events, suits for weddings, etc. You wouldn't wear board shorts to a line dancing night and you wouldn't wear a suit to a rock show at the end of a down hill mountain bike race (except ironically).

As far as the contract goes, if wearing shorts is somehow important to you, discuss it with whoever is hiring you and see if you can come to an agreement ("Man, it's 45C/113F up on stage, and as humid as a wrestler's jockstrap. You gotta let me wear shorts or I'm seriously gonna pass out.") If you can't come to an agreement, then it's simple: (1) you sign the contract and you don't wear shorts, or (2) you don't sign the contract and you wear whatever you want, because you're not playing the gig.
 
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