Post #236173 by Tipsy McStagger on Mon, Jun 5, 2006 8:49 PM

..this is why we called them "trunk shows"..back in L.A. , we would go to art openings and a handful of artists would show up with their own art to sell right from the trunk of their car......it was bad form to announce such things directly in the gallery, but word gets round and folks sneak out to take a look at the latest goods and possibly make a purchase.....now mind you, none of the artists in the show were doing this, but the L.a. low-brow scene was very vibrant and we all knew each other so it was a kinda given that this sort of thing went on and hey, they had to eat too!!......with that, i think it's still bad form to vend without paying for a booth or splitting one...it's really not fair to the organizers, who are the ones who went out of their way to present the event in the first place,, without which, there would be nothing to show up for and sell at......that said, it was fair game for folks to sell shit out of their hotel rooms at viva las vegas during the first couple years.....again, word goes round about what's being peddled' and before you know it you're following a group up to a room to make some purchases...bottom line -don't be a cheapskate!!! just pay the vendor fee and be done with it...