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I'm 65 and gigging more than ever. I just happened to join the right band with the right infrastructure 7 years ago. Opportunities with bands with consistent bookings are hard to come by regardless of where you live. Blue

I like Scott's free tutorials. I can't justify a paid membership. IMO, Scott is only for guys willing and able to do the hard work. Blue

Our gig yesterday turned out to be pretty good. Bilda's Friess Lake Pub (not really a Pub)was a new venue for us. We played outside, musically we were on. It was a nice gig because of the crowd, a lot of new faces and support. $150.00 in tips alone. We needed a good gig under our belt. Blue

I do, however it's a much smaller carpet.:) Blue

Nice Job! I love trios. Blue

This is our second outside gig of the season this Sunday. THIS SUNDAY! Join Maple Road LIVE @ Bilda’s Friess Lake Pub for some outdoor Sunday Funday rockin’ blues! Great food and a fantastic beer selection are 2 more reasons to join the party. Bring a comfy chair, it’s going to fill up fast! Bilda's Friess Lake Pub 4493 Hwy 167, Hubertus 3:00-7:00

Agreed, Unacceptable behavior Dave. Blue

Andy, heres the short version of a long story. I had pain in my right hip for 2 years and walked with a limp. My doctor changed and added a new prescription drug. The pain was gone within days. I hope something dramatic and unexpected happens for you like what happened to me. Blue

Yes, we all stay to tear down, pack and load lights and sound. Nobody splits while others are working. Blue

Nice Job, love those vocals. Blue

That's my Gibson Custom Shop ES- 335 in Vintage Faded Cherry with Vanilla Binding. Blue

I know exactly where your coming from, been there more times than I care to admit. Love your honesty too, it happens to all of us that are working in the trenches of local level gigs. I still maintain, at the local level even if the band is great your going to lose under those circumstances. Hopefully next weekend will be better for both of us. We have our second outside gig of the season and it's a new venue for us. Any land Lords or owners here? If yes why do you book bands if your clientele has no interest? I'm not trying to be flipant, I'm thinking there must be a reason or some sort of logic here. Blue

I'm still not happy with the last two gigs. 1.We played a Harley Event yesterday, 2.Nice stage and back drop 3.Awesome sound 4. Great pay 5.Great weather, 89° and sunny. 6. Professionally Organized Nice tent with beer, water, soda and sandwiches for the band. However, with an 11:30am-1:30pm slot it was more like a paid rehearsal, no crowd. Blue

It's really tough. The way I think bass should sound and mixed is based on 50 years of gigging. A millennial sound guy might have different ideas on how bass should sound and fall into the mix. I'm not getting involved with sound engineering. Knowing my parts and performing is enough as it is. Blue

Probably not. However, The Stones are pretty generous with giving Daryl the spot light with Keith and Ronnie. More than most would expect. Blue

I don't. Depends on the band and the genre. Daryl Jones switches basses for almost every song. I contend it's part of the show. Daryl could use the same P Bass for every eong and he'd be just fine Blue

Not in Milwaukee. There are to types of cover bands here. 1. Very professional cover bands that put a ton of work into their shows and do a fantastic job with covers. 2. Cover bands that don't put much work into their show that aren't worth going to see. Blue

I gave up on using even 2 basses at gigs. I play in a bar band , these are generally 8-12 four hour gigs. There's not enough time to switch between songs and my pedals react differently to different basses. I really think using multiple guitars or basses is primarily for show. Blue

Great question, I would go see my band. I can't see bands as much as I'd like to anymore, however l want to support the local live music scene as much as I can. Blue

Probably why I never go out of my way to listen to the house mix. Blue

Too many variables. I gave up. When it happens that's great. If not, I'm not going to sweat it. Blue

Yeah, we sell them at gigs too and they sell at the gigs that are hot. I'm not sure how well we'll do with online sales.. Blue

Dave, I'm not really vinto the whole CD thing, however we're releasing our 3rd CD "Follow The Moon" in a few weeks. It's a home grown effort ,some stuff was recorded live in the studio and some songs were recorded at various gigs. According to the band I'm getting producing credit. Which is weird, I didn't do anything. Blue

thanks Geoff, I think the whole biker gig thing can go great or tank as well. I don't know what the biker scene is like in the UK. Thing is, from what I've seen these older bikers are not the wild partiers they might have been 40 years ago. And there are no new young bikers. The Millennials are not into the whole wind blowing threw their hair freedom thing. They stay home and play computer games. It's the reason Harley is having a hard time selling bikes. Blue

Yeah, the room played some bad Voo Doo on my head. I'm sure that played a part in it. Thing is, your suppose to rise above a bad room and not let it get to your head. Last night I let it. Blue