From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017102622354352845-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > I scheduled another of my regular gigs for next year today.  These are   
   > typically once a month things.  Didn't get as many jobs as last year, 4   
   > less over the year. Felt kinda bad about that.  For a while.  Then, it   
   > occurred to me that this was one of the lowest paying gigs I have. And,   
   > that one of the highest gave me 6 more jobs than they had in '17, so hey,   
   > I'm actually way ahead.  Overally I've gained and, the 4 dates I didn't   
   > book are still available to go somewhere else.   
      
   Are those gigs at better venues than the cheap ones?   
      
   > There are a few more of my major places that haven't scheduled next year.   
   > They will.  Or, if they don't, they don't.  In that case, I think we'll   
   > move into the winery market on my open time. Fair is fair, as it's those   
   > winery guys, old rockers, that are squeezing into my seniors gigs.   
      
   That's depressing! Rock and roll is youthful Music...just DON'T get old!!!   
      
   > Can they learn to lay off the volume ?  And clean up their between song   
   > banter ?  Who knows.   
      
   They can still hear well enough to do that? ;)   
      
   > On the other hand, I can easily sing a few Neil Young tunes, blend in with   
   > the silver pony tail crowd.   
      
   That's getting disgusting again ;)   
      
   > That's a lesson from an episode of Star Trek TOS.   
      
   My favorite, the REAL Star Trek!   
      
   > It's easier for a civilized person to blend in with barbarians than the   
   > reverse.   
      
   That was the "Mirror, Mirror" episode.   
      
   > Ok, maybe I'll have to find an " I'm with Bernie " sticker for my guitar   
   > case :-)   
      
   What's with that?   
      
   > Last week I ordered a vented single space rack tray from Amazon.  It came   
   > yesterday.  Was the wrong thing.  Correct label on the box. Wrong rack   
   > inside. Called the company that made it. They are shipping me the right   
   > thing, I'll send them this one back.  Want this because I'm putting   
   > together a very small case for just my solo work. Threw my back out two   
   > weeks ago.  Yikes.  It's slowly coming back, but feels stiff and tight.   
   > When it's just me on a job, the gear has to be much lighter than my band   
   > rig, as there's only me to lug it.   
      
   That's why I prefer to buy gear from STORES...so I can actually SEE what I'm   
   getting before I take it home.   
      
   > Nothing tomorrow, then tourist place saturday.   
      
   Sounds like one of those better venues.   
      
   > Oh, and we got a band gig offer today, can't take it, we're already   
   > playing that day.  See, that's the bad thing with being a live musician, I   
   > can only be in one place at a time.  Oh well.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Being in only one place at one time is a problem no matter what one is doing   
   )   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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