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I've been off the last 2 weekends. Maple Road is back on stage this Sunday. It's an outside Country Club gig. We start at 5:00. We haven't played inside since the Covid. Side note, my friend and great guitarist/ producer of 60 years went to a an old recording studio that was selling off gear. He found a GK 400RB Ii. He sent it to me. The thing looks brand new. It's nice when you receive a gift you can actually use Blue

Nice! It must have felt good after a 6 month break. Blue

Separate room from the bar? We have had really bad luck with that. We will only book bar gigs when we're playing in the same room as the bar abd as close to the bar as possible. People are not going to choose us over alcohol. 😄 Blue

Nice job! 90 people is fantastic. I love when bands nail LZ riffs. Great lead vocals Blue

Maple Road had a busy weekend. We played Friday Night at a local Home Grown Music Festival in West Bend. Saturday we played A Holiday Camp gig at. The Tiki Beach Bar Resort in Campbellsport ( 4 hours). Sunday we played Hefner's 25 anniversary ( bar restaurant) in Grafton. All 3 gigs were outside. Nothing this weekend. Private gig the following weekend. Blue

I like having an extra $400.00 in my wallet from weekend gigs. It's a nice cushion. Unfortunately after summer all that might come to an end. Blue

Probably not. First of all for it would not be merely playing for free. It would mean traveling for free, loading in and out for free and setting up lights and sound for free. Even in this Covid environment I can't imagine a venue asking for services for free. Blue

Maple Road has been out gigging since March. However we have not played any traditional bar/ pub gigs. We have been playing private parties and events with budgets. We have not had to discount our services yet. We have 3 gigs next weekend, however we have nothing on the books for fall. Blue

I'll see what I can do. I wouldn't want to charge you anything. Blue

We played a cool private event to a distanced crowd of 75. The band was clicking on all 6 cylinders. It was a fun gig, more than generous pay and after the drinks kicked in the crowd became a lot more appreciative. "Howdy fellas. Here's the scoop for the private Maple Rd. gig this Sat. . We need to be setup and sound checked by 6:15, people start showing up at 6:30 and you'll play 7-10. I plan on getting there at 5. Lots of drinks and food available, we're more than welcome to partake. Huge yard, patio space is decent size to setup on with good power, we just can't block the door to the kitchen because food will be kept inside. About 70 ppl. have rsvp'd and they're super excited. "

Linda Ronstadt Blue

Yes, duos and acoustic gigs are popular. That's one reason I've been able to stay busy. Our band Maple Road has a scaled down acoustic act. If Maple Road is too expensive we can offer our acoustic product. Blue

I hope I'm writing the same story when I'm 74. That will be 8 years . Blue

I'm lucky. I would say for retired guys like me with a pension, I don't spend more than I earn.I never travel more than 30 minutes to a gig and my gear has been paid for, for years. My gig earnings go straight into a savings account. Blue

I hear you, while my band is still gigging it's a small fraction of the business we were doing last year this time. Blue

I'm curious. I understand the days of the big royalty checks for pro hit makers ended with US FCC law years ago. Many artists had to make the lions share of their income from touring. This can't be good for those folks. Blue

Is the gold P Bass MIJ ? Did you take the plate around the volume and tone controls off? Blue

My eye sight is not what it use to be. Mine is actually called Butterscotch. Blue

Here in the States most guys that had full time Gigs and are union members are collecting. 1k per week. However, I understand that will end on July 31st. unless they extend the benefit. Blue

Hi Dave, I hope most of the folks here know I have a small pension I collect monthly. So, I'm not sure I would classify as a full time musician. Blue

That yellow P Bass looks familiar. Blue

With 5 months of gigs cancelled for many of us with no end in sight, what is the reality and future for working musicians professional and amateur. I have a buddy who's 55 years old. All of his gigs are cancelled and he's looking for a regular job. He told me how hard it is filling out employment applications; " I haven't held a regular job since I was 14 years old" Please share other stories and thoughts. Blue

Last night the acoustic version of Maple Road played an outdoor show @ Sahale Brewery in Grafton, 7-9 pm. Big beautiful 3 level patio area, plenty of room for social distancing. Very cool appreciative crowd. Next weekend will be our 8th week in a row of gigging. Blue

Oh well, Tues. Aug. 4th Maple Road@ Konkel Park in Greenfield has been canceled courtesy of Covid. They will book the band next season. Blue

Thanks dmccombe7 I've never been a stand in the back by the drummer player. Blue