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Bluewine

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  1. A few have mentioned "time wasters" Anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid them? Unfortunately your going to keep a Keen eye on start up bands. It's where you find these guys that think anyone can just go out and start up a band. When they realize how hard it is they usually let everything fall apart. That's just one thing to look out for there are others. A lot of you guys won't like this, but I'm going to say it. "We don't care about money" That very noble fine and good. But in some instances if they don't care about money it might mean they don't care about a lot of other things that might be important to you . Blue
  2. With 4 young children I don't know how you can commit any time to a band. Blue.
  3. 65, I've been in bands since 1966. I hope that never happens to me. Blue
  4. Age, for those of us in that 65 year old range. Do we really want to play in a band primarily with guys in their 20s. Some of you will say age should not be an issue. I say age does matter depending on the type of band, genre and level of play Blue
  5. Who am I ? Where are you at in life, 18 and single Married with young children 65 plus years old with 50 years experience. My first band Live in the sticks with few band opportunities. Live in a large metro area with plenty of opportunities. There are more these are just few things we might think about. Blue
  6. It's a new year and many of us will be making all sorts of changes. That might include joining a new band. It's an old topic , but one we should revisit occasionally. We hear all sorts of frustrating situations we end up in with bands on BC. I'm not sure we can avoid all band problems but we can certainly mitigate some of them. Let's deal with a few bullet points; Who Am I Why Am I Looking ? What am I looking for ? If you can't answer those questions it might not be the right time to look. This topic is wide open. Let's talk about it. Blue
  7. Good point, There really isn't a too old issue. However there could be a in poor health issue. Blue
  8. Depends on the type of band and gigs. Your not going to see many music stands on stage with rock bar bands in the States. Blue
  9. New venue for us, nice place and nice room with a bar. However this was a big place with another room with a bigger bar and a restaurant. Always a challenge when you competing with another room with a bar. We held our own and managed a smaller yet respectable crowd. Musically we got off to a slow start , however by the 2nd set things started to improve. Blue
  10. Has anyone mentioned it depends on what you mean by playing. Bedroom Player, 1 gig a month player, reheasal only player, gigging 3-4 times a week. Pub gigs , corporate/ function gigs. That's going to vary from one guy to another. There are some guys in their 60s- 70s that are in no condition to do any serious gigging and there are some that can play multiple gigs per week with energy to spare. Blue
  11. I'm willing to bet Liberty pushed Billy to far. Blue
  12. Yeah it's not for everyone. I would have been a perfect match for it. Now I'm too old for it. Blue
  13. For those who have watched it The lady guitarist that got the gig with Alice didn't get it on her musianship alone. Very attractive But I guess that goes for anyone trying to score a major rock gig. I've heard that Prince rejected a lot of guys because they didn't have the right look. Blue Blue
  14. I get where your coming from. I'm " old school'" and remember the days when if you were really good and would take risks anything could happen. I believe those days have been gone for decades. We now live in the time of the bedroom virtuosos. Many talented brilliant musicians don't want to gig or couldn't even be bothered with the dated concept of being in a band. Blue
  15. That might be true, but not as big as the houses of those that are the sole owners of a body of million seller work. Blue
  16. At 64, I can still handle 4 hour bar gigs including set up and tear down with no problem My problem is remembering the gig dates and my driving skills have gone downhill. I've gotten lost on the way home from gigs that were 5 minutes away from my condo Blue
  17. I would say our base of fans are all over 50 most over 60. Our BL and front person is 32. The rest of us are 64. Blue
  18. It's the ULine Rock Stage on the SummerFest ( largest music festival in the world) grounds in Millwaukee WI. Blue
  19. Love these stories about us seniors hanging in there continuing to do what we love. We have a bit of an advantage. We know how to filter out all BS and just have fun. Blue
  20. I wish I had that much hair to grow again. Lol Blue
  21. The women. I gave up on that. At 64 they're not interested vin me and I'm not interested in them. Blue
  22. Two pics One is 1969 the other is 2017. Why stop Blue
  23. Still playing and doing some gigs at 72, that is really cool. I'm hoping vto follow in your footsteps. Blue
  24. I'm willing to bet if McCartney's health is in check he'll still be playing at 80. Blue
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