I dont speak for anybody but myself on how I feel about what I read in your boys letter. I dont think anybody is ever satisfied with how often they perform in our areas, but we dont lash out on some bullshit, we just wait patiently for them to show back up knowing/hoping they will reappear. Artists perform wherever they get booked regardless of age limits or whatever. Its up to your boy and other similar people in his age group to stimulate some kind of demand so that a place will want to have the roots do a show. Or he can nicely try to speak to the manager of the place and say "im not here to drink, I just want to see a good show, Im a big fan", but bringing that drama here was the wrong place. I dont think they're saying "fuck seattles nirvana lovin asses, we were on geffen too, shoulda supported us back then". I doubt that they have much control over the venues they get booked in. Make sure he reads this just like he was tellin people what they had better read, so that he has a better understanding of how these things work.