I was not talking about any person's experience. I was reacting to the number of "positive" responses to the thread which I believe demonstrates the reason for my "attitude".
I think MRIs are wonderful things overused by the "industry" to "recover" the expense. No reason for 4 of these machines in 15 miles of my home.
Maybe 4 or 5 times a year. Ann loves breakfast steak/bagels and we have breakfast from them when going on road trips. I often stop for a large cup of coffee while on the road. One reasonably safe stop on the road.
This crap goes on all the time and at all levels of the biz. I remember one night (in the '80s) when a NY indie jazz label owner told me he'd just paid a couple of Chi djs. No reason to believe it has stopped.