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Believe me, it's extremely rare for someone to drop a hundred bucks into a tip jar. Daryl

Thanks Dave, Lol, I know they were making some pretty good pizza back in that kitchen. It's a Iittle hard for me to watch when I think about how much older I am then my bandmates. You might get to see us live. Keep checking your local kitchen directory for us. Daryl

Dave, I hope I'm not making tips a bigger thing than what they actually are. As you know. tips are not going to amount to much at a crappy gig. The big tips happen when your playing to an affluent crowd, the band is hot and you've created a cool vibe for everyone . We don't use the tip jar at private events, theatre gigs or large stage festivals. Love your comments Daryl

Found another clip from NYE. It's long. You can see how tight we were for space. Good thing the hard working folks in the kitchen. 📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/v/7SHKV2WY3SYuLboc/?mibextid=qi2Omg

The argument might be, the travel, the load in and out are not fun. We've always been a tipping culture and it's gotten bigger. For our tip jar I've seen it empty at the end of a gig and I've seen it with $900.00 at the end of a gig. The tips make it a $1400.00 gig . Again, I understand that means very little to those not in this for the money. " I don't care about the money I just want to play". But for the few of us that are in it for the money a full tip jar certainly helps us get through the month. Daryl

We're all different. The only time I get stressed is when we don't have a lot of gigs booked. I like to see a summer schedule where we have something every week . Daryl

It depends on the gig. Overall the tip jar can turn a $100.00 a man gig to a $200.00 a man gig. However we have left some gigs with an empty tip jar. Daryl

Great gig, even though we were almost in the kitchen. The place was packed and the dance floor was filled. Which is impressive considering we're not a dance band. I was encouraged when I saw a punter drop a hundred dollar bill in our tip jar. Lol We have a gig at Foundry 45 this Saturday. Classy room , it's new with state of the art sound snd lighting. Have a great New Year Dave. I love your commentary. Daryl

Dave, Last night I felt like we were playing in a restaurant kitchen. Daryl

Maple Road NYE 2023 The Precinct Germantown Great gig. However NYE is always a smooth sailing gig. 📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/v/2QnnqnBYuTBBL2t2/?mibextid=qi2Omg

Classy looking room. Daryl

Cool pic. Daryl

Hi Dave, You probably know my story. With me it started out as purely fun and happy to be in a band with good gigs. When I started paying bills with gig money things started to change and ultimately became dependent on the extra income. Datyl

Playing in a working band even as a hobby after your retired is great. For me it's the perfect part time job. Daryl

My condolences Jon. Daryl

We use our PA to play Spotify stuff before we play and during tear down. I'm hoping it's incorporated into our fee. Daryl

I don't know how to delete the duplicates. Daryl

EARLY NYE GIG WITH MAPLE ROAD The Precinct Germantown 4-7 The senior citizens love early NYE . I'll be home by 8:30 Daryl

WOW! Now that's what I call an engaged crowd. You guys sound great. Daryl

If you can feel the ding on the back of the neck have it repaired . If the bass is dynamite and feels good keep it. Daryl

I can't afford to throw in the towel. That's the sad part for those of us dependent on the money. I couldn't stop if I wanted to. I've got a long list of creditors. Lol Daryl

As long as your getting good players that have the right attitude, experience, commitment and personality for your band your off to a good start. Daryl

I don't think I've heard those Christmas Standards over here . Great songs though. Daryl

Yeah, your right Dave. Over here you can weasel a cowboy hat into any genre. Daryl

I will. You would think they would have an application scaled down for bass and cheaper. Daryl