alot of places ive spun at have had cartridges but there usuallly shitty ones. thats just the places u spin at. alot of places have no idea about equipment nor do they care. ive dealt w/ broken mixers, broken tables and the best one ever was a guitar amp for a monitor. also had no monitor just a few weeks ago. as for ur promoters comments and #'s couldnt agree more. 1st thing they ask now is do u have a following, how many people can u bring in u think. well thats not my job neccasarily, the promoters are supposed to bring the heads in. luckily the person i work w/ to get spots in the city now doesnt ask me to do a thing besides play good music. he deals w/ #'s and all the other bs.