Hmm - well I did apologise to begin with. 

There aren't any concerts on this list with paying admission in general, or tbh that many workshops either, though I would admit that there are some as part of conferences etc, which do cost money.  As a pseudo-academic I do those a bit but pretty much always taking part in some form.

It's the arselicking I'm struggling with "hey guys we're all in this together" (going to shut up and leave this thread alone now).

But yeah, genuinely sorry if I caused any offense.