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I'll be 72 next month. Dave, I'm just not sure I could handle the amount of night gigs or trying to do 2 and 3 gig weekends. I wish I could. However, I still want to see more consistent packed rooms and lots of dancing. You can't get that with blues rock. It's a bit of a downer playing " Red House" and watch the audience fall asleep. I wish we would dump that song. Daryl

Dave, I think going into 2026 blues rock is going to become more and more of a challenge. I doubt I could pivot to a top tier party cover band. Daryl

Very nice Dave. You guys really know how to fill a dance floor. Daryl

New Years Eve Daryl

Impressive Daryl

I love outside Sunday afternoon gigs. Daryl

You're lucky Dave. Gigs like that for us are far and few in between. Daryl

I've seen this before and I wonder if sometimes it's more won't learn new material rather than incapable. I stopped suggesting new songs years ago. Daryl

I think when bands are auditioning amongst other questions, how much have you gigged in the last few years and tell us a little about your overall gigging experience. Some of these guys want to be in bands but run when a 2 or 3 gig weekend comes up. My point, some guys don't understand how tough it is to commit to a gigging band Daryl

We send out new gig announcements via messenger to confirm availability. I noticed yesterday our drummer is no longer included. Daryl

I'm working on getting my nerve up to contact him. Daryl

It's a 1994 with a Telecaster body style with an active pre-amp. I don't know much about the L2000 but I think they're pretty much the same bass. Daryl

Our band is pretty well known locally and I think people know who I am. I never get any calls to play with other bands. You're very lucky. Daryl2

I like those Ovation acoustics. Daryl

Our drummer has turned down seven good 2026 gigs in a row. We don't know why. BL called me for input on how we move forward. There's no easy answer, he was great with backing vocals and a great " pocket" drummer.. I guess he didn't like playing with us. We have two dep drummers to cover all the bookings. I know that finding a full time permanent replacement would be too much of a challenge. I suggest we find another dep drummer we can put in rotation. I know a guy that I think would be good, but I don't really know him. I think he does a lot of depping. We can offer good gigs with good pay. I'm afraid to reach out to him. I keep thinking, what if we bring him in and he turns out to be a " flake ". That would be on me. Daryl

I'm on your side of this 12 String. We had a nice on going gig at a popular club. They went the way if the Saturday night cover party bands which left us out. We were not longer a fit for the club. And we really weren't. Daryl

Please share any specific band updates and issues you're dealing with. We all deal with similar issues. This might be good thread to share issues and solutions Daryl

I've heard some signed bands are like that. It happened to us before. We were to open for Samantha Fish and we were cancelled for the same reason. Daryl

We also share the luxury of having our own dedicated sound & lights guy. Daryl

Cancelations. I hate them. We had a nice theatre gig coming up, opening for a signed national touring band. The story I got was they don't want a 4 piece band opening. Our two guitarists are going to open. I'm a little suspicious of the whole thing. Daryl

Sounds like a decent gig Dave. And $150.00 is good pay. Daryl

Thanks Dave Daryl

I like that Dave. Can I order one from any of the major providers? Daryl

I'm finally using my Line 6 G-30 correctly. I use to keep my transmitter in my front pants pocket. Now I have a strong peice of velcro on the back of my guitar strap and on the back of the transmitter. Daryl

Dave, your one of the only guys I know that performs wireless. I've been going wireless for atleast 20 years. I love the freedom of wireless. Daryl