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I'm not sure we are good enough as a band. I think we get lucky with bookings and people like Jenny and they recognize her talent. Blue

The biker bar gig at the Road House was good. Our band leader did a great job on guitar, vocals and fronting. We played through the set we're going to use for our gig with The Charlie Daniels Band next month. Great weather, great crowd lots of alcohol sales. Now only if I had remembered the changes in " Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Blue

We have 3:00- 7:00 biker bar gig tomorrow. First time we've played live since St. Patrick's Day. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Blue

That crowd looks huge! Blue

Pete that $500.00 from a bar is rare here in the Midwest, it's usually the more upscale bar/restaurants. The Harley Davidson Motor Bar is a good example. The place is pure class . Agreed, Regardless of the pay, 1 hour large crowd high profile shows are cool no matter what the pay. We have 2 in July, I just hope we can be entertaining and fun for the crowd, and keep the vibe and energy up for the hour. We haven't rehearsed much but we have several gigs before July we can try the festival set list out on. We have a " back braking" 4 hour biker bar gig tomorrow, 3:00- 7:00. Daryl

Hi Pete, Agreed, It can happen in the States , however getting a bar owner to part with $500.00 is a tough sell. And were talking about a back breaking 4 hours. I love the higher profile summer gigs where we can get $500.00 for an hour performance. Daryl

In the States bar owners will not respond to email, voice mail messages, they won't listen to CDs or watch video clips. If your not looking for money you might want to seek out high profile charity / benefit gigs. Blue

From what I've picked up on from you guys ,pub gigs in the UK pay about $300.00. Blue

Out of all the bands out there TOP would have the hardest time filling any of their guys with deps. I'm struggling with Rocco retiring, however the new guy is good Blue

I'm sure the next gig will be stronger. Blue

Good observation. Some might say they outlined "wish list". You have to be carful with " we've done this or that" and "we want to do this or that" what are the chances any of it will happen? And you guys know what they say. Legit money making opportunities with a Tive bands are rarely publicly advertised. Blue

There are so many variables that can have an impact on what the audience hears. From where they are standing or sitting in a room to the difference between what you hear on stage and what is coming out of the house speakers. It's a tough nut to crack. Blue

"4.We have played some of the Wisconsin's most sought after venues including Summerfest and Lambeau Field" I've played headliner stages at Summerfest for the past 8 years. I'd ask when was the last time you played Summerfest and what stage did you perform on. There are some " no pay" small off the beaten path stages at Summerfest. I'd also ask if they played Lambeau Field or the parking lot. I didn't know Lambeau was a sought after venue for local bands. Paul McCartney is booked there this summer. blue

Good point, I think bassists might be a type o, but something I would ask about. Blue

Yeah, The Fox Valley would be a 2 hour commute one way. Blue

I don't think so, I know the local market and agency or not there's only so many what I consider high pay gigs. They usually go to the top 2 bands the agency handles, not those on the 4 the rung and below. Most local bar bands struggle to pay 4 members. I would think having a steady flow of gigs where you can afford to pay 6 members might be tough. In terms of gigs I'm set for the summer. Blue

Critique an ad. What would be the pros and cons for you. It sounds decent for a guy looking for work. 1.Six-piece Modern Rock/Modern Country/Pop cover band is looking for bassists. We're a dance/party band and play modern favorites that light up the dance floor. 2.We're open to adding new material so bring your set lists, let's see what we can do together! 3.We have connections to several booking agencies to keep us busy. Our agencies land us bookings in both Milwaukee and The Fox Valley areas. Our goal is to gig 2-3 times a month, we'd like to practice once a week at our drummer's home in Grafton (night is flexible, but usually during the week so as to not interfere with our weekends). 4.We have played some of the Wisconsin's most sought after venues including Summerfest and Lambeau Field. We are looking to get someone up to speed as soon as possible in order to continue rocking Wisconsin! Email us if you’rec interested - send us your video and/or audio. Blue

You only have control over learning the proper bass lines. Your only responsible for the bass parts. Your not responsible for the other band members parts or how much effort they put into learning songs. Blue

Always been a fan. Blue

The owner was "lit up" and the BL decided it wasn't the time to confront him . It's not a lot of money, however we're still going to try and recoup it. Very rare for this to happen. Blue

Cool, our percussion guy for our acoustic act uses one of those. I never knew what it was. Easy to pack up and and out 😀 Blue

Off topic, always love The Shank Hall Milwaukee WI reference in Spinal Tap. Blue Milwaukee WI

Very nice, looks like fun gig. What is that percussion instrument? Blue

I played another acoustic gig with my BL today at The Redmonds today 4:00-7:00. I like doing these acoustic gigs so far. I'm merely an invited guest at this point. This was my first outside gig for this season, beautiful weather. Fantastic Court Yard. Small crowd but they were all into our performance. Here's the bad thing. We got a check for $400.00 instead of the agreed $500.00. Not cool. Blue

Yeah, I understand how most would think that. However, culturally there's a huge divide between South Jersey ( the shore) and my neck of the woods. All the stuff my guys were into was happening in Manhattan. And while there was a lot happening in Manhattan nobody really emerged from Manhatten , maybe Billy Joel, Blondie, The Dolls there could be others. I plan on watching this documentary regardless. Blue