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"Saving a few quid at the bar" In my opinion all bars and restaurants should comp food and certain drinks for the band. It's just the right thing to do as long as you don't have band members that would abuse it. Daryl

And some Pub Landlords tend to favor "cheap". We have few places where the owner/managers are living in the past and won't budge from $350.00. We won't take those types of gigs. Off topic, sort of. I know some folks here are not in this for the money, which is fine. However, some of us are. I've never hit the big time or even come close. I'm a struggling local guy. In my area we have some $50.00 a night guys, $70.00, and $100. 00 a night guys. I can proudly say I'm a $150.00 a night guy. That's not much money, but more than most guys are getting around here. Daryl

Chris, I could go on and on about the mentality of some owners and managers. Think "clueless ". Lol There's a way for bands to cut that issue off at the pass. As soon as you arrive you kill the managers and staff with kindness. If you can do this these type of folks are less likely to act up Daryl

Agreed. We're also not what you would consider main stream. However, we have our niche and there's plenty of venues for us to play. We know the venues where you know the crowd wants covers like " Don't Stop Believing " . It's better for us to turn those gigs down. Daryl

Agreed. Over here when a venue changes hands it's undoubtedly the " kiss of death " for the bands. Daryl

That's a very unfortunate scenario. Here's another issue. The band arrives with members acting like "diva rock stars" and making unnecessary demands on the venue. It seems like such an easy proposition. We work for them ,they don't work for us. Daryl

Agreed. Relieing on call back business might work for a while and with some venues. However not a good practice for bands that want to make money. Daryl

Too loud is an issue and the venue might not tell you that was the reason a band wasn't asked back . I say, in the case a band is playing a restaurant or anywhere you are providing background music, keep the volume low. And if your in a loud band, maybe not accept the background music gigs. Daryl

I think sometimes it's a matter of poor follow up from whoever does the bands bookings. I always felt that if the owners or whoever books the bands for the venue are present during the gig you should attempt to book another date with them at the end of the gig. I don't think you wait for the venue to contact you. Daryl

Has your band ever played a really nice venue, with a good crowd, lot's of dancing and the pub cash registers busy but your band was never asked back. There could be a lot of reasons. Share your thoughts or stories. Daryl

How much band experience does this guitarist have? Daryl

The room looks big and it looks like you had a good size crowd. I get the hollow wooden stage issue. My issue has always been playing on concrete stages. Very cold and medicinal. Daryl

Cool and very nice looking room. Daryl

I've got nothing until next weekend. Not my favorite gig. However, we get an air conditioned trailer. Maple Road August 9th, 2025 Major Goolsby's Stage Wisconsin State Fair West Allis WI. Daryl

Hi Dave, First time I saw a Ric was when The Beatles released the " Hello Good Bye" video to our Sunday Night Ed Sullivan Show. First time I saw Paul without the Violin Hofner. I thought it looked super cool. Daryl

Dave, I would like a Ric for the sole reason of the iconic look. I've heard they're not easy to maintain. Daryl

Video shoot, I'm in. I think a would be good at it. Lol Daryl

I think they like telling me " No ". Daryl

We're on the same page. I think that would be a great idea. And it wouldn't have to be expensive. Unfortunately I doubt I could sell the idea. Daryl

It's hard to find gig video and pics of us ( Maple Road). I don't think anyone in the band except me has any interest in pics or video. It's too bad because we have a theatre gig coming where you could shoot some nice footage. Daryl

Sounds great. Looks like a fun gig. Daryl

I really needed this one. Great gig. We were clicking on all 6 cylinders from the first couple bars of the first song. We played from 3-5 with a 20 minute break. Stage volume was great. The crowd loved us. Daryl

I don't know much about Hartke amps. I've seen them back lined. I knew Larry before he started that company . Daryl Daryl

I get it Stub. I've got a video from our gig from Saturday night. Video and audio are poor. It's not worth sharing Daryl

Nice pics! Daryl