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Agreed, There are allot of elements that can take the fun out of being in a band. Once the fun is gone there's not much left. Blue

Thanks Stub, Our set is only an hour. It will be fun to blast through an hour of our best stuff. Blue

Thanks Dave, I've only played with signed recording artists a few times. I plan on doing a little networking if possible. Larry McCray is a part of the Joe Bonamassa camp. Blue

Not last night, however I'm really looking forward to our gig opening for Larry McCray Friday night at The Bend Theatre. It's sold out so we'll be playing to 350 people. It's a small theatre. I've never played a theatre gig. Blue

I know it's scary. I'm retired , however I'm not retired well. I'm ok now but if the gigs dry up it could get tough. Blue

I look at it differently than some of you. At 68 and pensioned I love gigging. I'm not a fan of long hour late night bar gigs and driving home at 2:30 in the morning and we don't play those type of gigs anymore. We tapped into the lucrative upscale Brewery and Winery market with our acoustic offering. Great afternoon hours, I'm usually home by 8:00. Classy patrons as well. I kind of fell butt backwards into this type of work. Blue

Nice job! Looks like a very fun gig. Blue

She looks like she's in her late 20s ? Blue

Beaver Island ? Really ? 😀 Blue

I think she's been in Detroit for about 15 years. Blue

Thank you , and yes it will be an interesting gig with two blues ladies. Blue

I hope it's fun. Blue

We're ( Maple Road ) opening for Joanne on April 15th at The Bend Theatre. I'm really looking forward to this gig. Blue

Hi Raymondo, 2021 brought me the busiest gigging summer of my life. I had major surgery late October and was in the hospital for a week. I was back gigging within 3 weeks of my release from the hospital. I agree, you're duo will be busy with gigs. Most of my gigs now are for " She's Right I'm Left" the acoustic version of Maple Road. In my neck of the woods and at our level of the business it's allot more difficult to get bookings for a 4 piece rock and blues band. I'd say 80% of our 2022 gigs are acoustic. I'll be starting a thread on this growing niche, the acoustic duos and trios. Please let us know how you're acoustic gigs go. Blue

Great pic. You guys have hair, cool. Blue

The Covid Culture is different in the States . I was in New Jersey for Christmas and I went to Wal Mart and every customer and employee had a mask on. Back here in Wisconsin nobody wears a mask except me. Blue

We played the NYE Gig at The Barley Pop in Germantown, 3:00 - 6:00. Old folks hours. This was our 3rd year playing The Barley Pop on NYE. The room was packed, great crowd. Very appreciative, nice tips. We don't have much going on in January. Blue

A 4 hour commute, Ouch! I would have depped it out too. Happy New Year Dand666 Blue

Hi Rich, My fingers are crossed for you. I hope the gig happens. Blue

Mrtcat, I hope we all have better stories for NYE next year. Blue

Have a great New Years Eve gig or no gig Graham. Blue

Nice, I hope the gig in Paisley is a " go " Blue

Hi Pete, Good to hear from you. Yeah, I like you're plan for New Years Eve. I'm in New Jersey having a blast with 2 generations of family. However, Covid has thrown a few obstacles at us. I'll be back in Wisconsin in time for that 3-7 New Years Eve gig. Really, those early hours and short commute make all the difference in the world. Happy Holidays to you and you're family Pete. Stay in touch. Daryl aka Blue

Good Point Blue

When they do the count down I never get a kiss from any of the ladies. 🙁 Blue