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Nice pics. You guys always look distinguished and " well heeled ". Daryl

How about backstage at Lucy's at Wisconsin State Fair. We were sitting on folding chairs in the dirt next to several garbage dumpsters.lol Daryl

This is what I love about BC. The commonalities. Pub/bar gigs are always hit or miss. In my neck of the woods mostly miss. We hadn't played a bar in years but we played one last Saturday night and it was disappointing for a myriad of reasons. I do contend that bands can and probably should out grow pubs and bars. I would call our bar gig last Saturday more of a " money grab" than a paid rehearsal. Or maybe a little of both. I'm better suited for upscale show case gigs. Lol Daryl

I lived in Southern Spain from 1962-1966. Maybe some of my friends are still there. Lol Daryl

Playing any kind of UK gig would be surreal for me. Daryl

Something for you Dave when your band comes to the States. Daryl

Our manager/sound guy is a fanatic about keeping the stage area clean. So much that nobody goes near him or touches or moves anything until he's done setting up. We can't look at anything either. Daryl

Nice pics. You guys look great ! Daryl

Now that sounds cool. I wish I had some UK gigs. Daryl

Great pic ! Daryl

Here's something I don't understand. When a sound guy is checking the monitor volume on stage. They check it from the house. Of course I can hear my vocals and bass when nobody else is playing. Why wouldn't they check monitor volume when the band is playing on stage. That would be the real test for me. Daryl

Agreed on the iffy power. And yes usually packed and alot of cocktails flowing. Daryl

Ok, the gig at Capones. Interestingly enough, someone was talking about places that aren't consistent with live music. Well, Capones has a lot of bands booked. however I didn't get the sense it was a music crowd at least not for us. I assure you we went into it with a positive attitude. We did the best we could. It wasn't a good gig. I mentioned we haven't played a bar in years. We felt like we had went backwards. The sound was awful. Boomy and and a lot of echo. We have another gig booked there on August 12th. We decided on the way home to cancel it. One good thing. It was an $800.00 gig. I really don't like complaining about gigs, but this one was painful. Daryl

The Vista King. Try loading onto the 2nd deck of a touring boat on Lake Michigan. Daryl

Nice, it's no fun lugging gear through a narrow galley bar area. I know, I've done it. Daryl

HEY FOND DU LAC AREA FRIENDS! Maple Road Blues Band is coming to your neighborhood THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Join the party at Capones! www.mapleroadbluesband.com My concerns. We've never played there before, It's a late night bar gig and I'm 71. At my age I'm just not comfortable being out at night in a bar even though I'm technically working there. I'm not sure if this place is known for having live music. I'm sure I'll have stories tomorrow. Daryl

How was the load in. Did you have to carry gear through the narrow bar area? Daryl

Nice facial expression and hand gesture. Daryl

I don't know why, however that stage looks " Cavern Clubish " to me. Daryl

That's a sad story. Any new details on what went wrong? Daryl

Acoustic gig. We played a Community Service Award Event tonight. Strictly background stuff. We played a 45 minute set and " walk on" music for the award winners. Nothing to share, other than it was an easy gig. A 5 minute commute for me. I think we probably sounded pretty good in the house . The full Maple Road band plays Saturday night. Were going back in time a doing a late night bar gig. We haven't done a bar gig in years. Daryl

Sounds good 👍 Daryl

I get the feeling I'm way down low in the house mix. To me that means our sound engineer doesn't think bass should be heard. I'm not going to argue with him about it. I get paid either way. Daryl

I've been playing in bands since 1967. I don't get involved with house sound or lights. Daryl

For Maple Road, we're a little different than other local bands. We have dedicated sound and lighting. Our band leaders husband has all the sound and lighting set up before we arrive. There's probably a few people around when we're checking. However for most of the gigs we play I don't think it matters. For the occasional theatre gigs it's completely out of our hands. There's a set time for the sound checks before the doors open. Daryl