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My bass player always had a trick up his sleeve. He arrived at the gig with his drinking buddy, to whom he owed twenty bucks. We knew his “borrow from Peter to pay Paul” method, so we avoided them. He began chatting up tables, and bringing them pitchers of beer. I asked what was up. He explained, “Easy, I’ve got a tab here, so I put pitchers on it. Each table gets a dollar off, if they pay me cash. Then I pay my bar tab at the end of the month.. So it’s win-win.” Soon his pockets were full, his friend paid, and he threw one more pitcher on that tab for himself, and the band!