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My FB page only contains; 1.Gig Schedule 2.Performance Pics 3.Videos 4. Personal Gear Pics There are no family or friend pics, holiday pics, pics of pets, personal opinions or political comments on my page. If I were scouting bands I could say with confidence, " Friend me on FB to see my resume" Blue

Loved it, and I learned a lot about them. Blue

Acoustic amps were break through technology in bass amps back in the 70s. Larry Graham used them back in the day. Blue

Sounds like you got involved with guys that perhaps like funk but can't play it. Funk can mean different things to different people. In my neck of the woods sadly no one is playing funk. It's not an easy genre and a lot of guys don't understand don't have the feel for it. IMO play a guitar solo on " Good Times" is an example of not understanding and removed from the genre. Blue

I'm sure that works for a lot of guys. Me, I can't afford to have anything taking precedence over an income stream. Blue

I saw it today. I loved it. It was a really good rock movie. Keep in mind I'm not real picky or critical about this kind of stuff. I went to the theater to be entertained and I was. Was it me or did the bass player Joseph Mazello look a lot like John Deacon? Blue

Can't wait, looking forward to seeing the movie tonight. Blue

I'm going to the 6:30 show tonight. Blue

I haven't heard a word about it on BC. Some of you know I'm into stuff like this. Going to see it tomorrow. My concern is ,I don't think it's an easy story to tell. Blue

Agreed Daryl

In the States at the local bar, fair and festival gigging level if you don't have a car you won't be hired. Blue

That's exactly what I'm talking about Thing is, alot of the time that band member that needs the money is never told that paying gigs were cancelled due to scheduling conflicts with band members that were booked with other bands. Again for me, if members of a band are in other gigging bands, I want no part of that. Blue

I'm a one band guy, if a band doesn't have paying gigs at least once a week I would never join. I would think being in multiple bands only works if none of the bands gig very much otherwise I would think there would be a lot of schedule conflicts. As a matter of fact, for those interested in gigging and dare I say "making money" and your auditioning, you might want to ask if any of the members are in other bands. Blue

I'm 65, gigging and making bill paying money as a weekend warrior. I'm also a lot more realistic than I was years ago. We don't play for free, we have a set fee for our bar shows if the owner can't afford us we decline. Festivals and Fairs are a different story and much more lucrative. I did see a gig booked for us in August 2019. It's a 2.5 hour drive. However they're paying us $1,000.00 plus hotel rooms for a 90 minute slot. It's still a pain to drive that far for me. Blue

I once lost an audition years ago because of distance. I was 1.5 hours away from where they rehearsed. They wanted someone who lived closer. I get it now,and understand where they were coming from. Even a half an hour commute would be a stretch for me. Obviously I'd make exceptions for a band that was making money. Blue

In my area finding an originals band or a start up wout not be that hard. Finding a working band with paying gigs would be impossible. Blue

Be careful when offered the job right after you audition. More than likely it's a " red flag" more than anything else. Blue

Auditions can be sad. The saddest is when you don't do your homework and audition for a band that's not a match. How many of you have showed up to an audition, professional, confident you know the material inside out and find the other band members are weak and playing at a lower level than you. Bad interpretation of the material, questionnable chords and notes, poor vocals. Blue

If I was 40 years younger and in your situation I'd probably feel and do the same way. Blue

I think my friend has a whole lot in common with yours. Kind of burns me because he thinks what I do is easy. It took me a long time to figure out my strengths and weaknesses and finally come up with a style and the ability to execute. I think, if anything, like a lot of us you get to the point where you make it look easy. I'd like to see him try play, manage and pace an 8:00-12:00 show. I'm no hot shot bass player but it took a lot of practicing to get where I am. Understanding chords and scales my fills and how I bridge verse and chorus with the right choice of notes and feel. I have a good connection with my basses. Rant, sorry Blue

My friend doesn't understand the dedication, time and discipline it takes to play guitar. He buys tutorials and never uses them. Problem is he doesn't have the time to practice, he has to work a lot of 12 hour days. Blue

I was totally happy about your successful show until the part where you get flashed. I never get flashed.😁 Blue

We do a few standards that I would say are dancable more than dance songs. We play dancable versions of 'Superstition" "Fame" and "Them Changes". For slow dance we have, " "People Get Ready" , "Stand By Me" and "Angel From Montgomery" Blue

Just got home, good Holloween gig. Very cool, the band sounded good and the crowd was cool. People kind of got that were a band that's more for listening than dancing even though we throw a few dance songs in the mix. BTW , I thought the BlondePop sign was photo shopped. It wasn't, that's actually a huge neon sign. Blue

Yes, it used to be called Pillars. Blue