Couple of pub gigs this weekend. Well received and a couple of people even noticed the bass player. I was accosted in the car park and complimented. A very pleasant footnote.
These gigs are a bit rough and ready, people out to get hammered, have a dance and a singsong, but not out specifically to see us. I have no snobbery around this at all; I'm a musician, my job is to entertain people not judge their lifestyle.
Having experienced venues with back stage rooms, riders, quality PA and all that jazz there are times when I think how nice it would be to be back up there again. However I quickly squash such thoughts, reminding myself that not long ago I couldn't get any kind of gig at all.