[Fmpro] My ASCAP quarterly statement just showed up!!!!

[Pete]

You only have two things registered with ASCAP. Is
that their fault? Write more and you'll earn more.

P e t e
S u r d o v a l

--- Les Mizzell <lesmizz at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Oooo!!! My ASCAP statement showed up today!
> 
> With trembling hands I open the thing up. An indie
> film I scored about 
> two years ago won some awards last year, another
> indie film got 
> re-released - maybe there's some Christmas money in
> there!
> 
> Let's see ...
> 
> What's this? There's an "International Performance
> Statement" in there! 
> I've got money from Israel!
> 
> What it for? Let's see - "FANTASY". Doesn't say what
> category (Radio, 
> Television, Film). What the heck is this? I've never
> done anything 
> called "Fantasy". I've no idea what this is!!
> 
> Oh well - guess I got somebody else's money. Sucks
> for them!!!
> 
> How much? OMG!!!! A whopping $3.32! Guess it didn't
> have any lyrics, huh?
> 
> Oh well, I can buy a drink at the Zippy Mart. Oh
> wait - ASCAP kept it 
> all to apply against my dues!
> 
> I get $0.00.
> 
> Gotta love the letter that came with the statement:
> 
> "I am pleased to report that this distribution is
> the largest November 
> distribution in ASCAP history. It surpasses last
> year's November 
> distribution by 6.8% ...blah, blah, blah...."
> 
> Well, to all you folks that got all that money,
> enjoy your Christmas 
> bonus!!!! I'll be thinking about you while I'm
> trying to figure out how 
> to get paid for stuff I've got on the web, stuff on
> DVD, stuff being 
> downloaded or streamed ...
> 
> 
> Have a nice Thanksgiving!!!


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