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Thanks Dave, Jenny calls me out to solo on the spur of the moment. I'm not very good at soloing. Daryl

Found this from Saturday night. For you classic blues fans, " Crossroads" https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jzH6sJTkssHXSZz1XhpXeA2C1tzofSktfJ6DgTkFDvotrfBaQ9caZ3my5vpWbwEAl&id=100008861322447&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=RUbZ1f Blue

Not our best performance but we put on an honest fun Maple Road show. Our first lead guitarist had a fantastic night. Me, I made more than one mistake. We recorded the evening live. The best part was this very cool intimate venue. This guy turned his old 3 story Victorian home into a a little concert hall with a full size bar. BYOBB ( bring your own brown bag ). Plenty of cool couches sofas and davenports and a section with theatre type seating. This might seem shallow, however I did enjoy the attention during our break. I like and enjoy that people I don't know want to talk to me only because I played. If I look at my life on the whole, other than my playing there's no real reason anyone would want to talk to me.😀 Great crowd and all ages. The place was packed , looked like about 125 people. Very lucrative gig. Acoustic gig toda at The Ziegler Winery, 1-3. Blue

We're going to record this one live. Maple Road Rockfield Music & Media Germantown WI Saturday Night 3/18 8PM Blue

No cash? We were playing a nice room with a good crowd and at the end of the night, no money. We had to go back twice and demand our money. They paid us and stopped booking us. Blue

Lol, ever been through this one. It's the end of the evening and time to settle up with the pay. The owner or manager is not there and the staff knows nothing about the pay? Daryl

Show business is so glamorous. Lol Blue

Lol, I actually know what crisps are. Daryl

I'd say very few bars and restaurants understand the business from our perspective. The Harley Motor blocks off special parking for bands, they greet you and drinks and meals are comped for the band. They get it. Blue

It's also called " take the money and run " Blue

We played Revere's last night, 8:00-11:00. It was an awful night. First of all we hadn't had a gig in 4 weeks. Load in was horrible. We drove around in the van for 45 minutes before we found a parking spot. It gets worse. It's an upscale restaurant, however it's not a music crowd. As soon as they finished their meals they left. So, by 9:00 we were playing to about 6 people. And to top it off, I sounded like crap. How's that for transparency ? Blue

I learned the hard way with an invisible bear. Blue

Flower in my hair? Lol no flowers in my hair. I think it's a reflection from my glasses. Daryl

In my neck of the woods there's a lot more opportunities for acoustic acts, solo and duo. Blue

Stage presence. I'll look at a gig video and say ok don't move like that anymore or you're too close to the guitarist, don't wear tan pants, make sure you get back to the mic for your vocal part. It's all great value to me. Some guys will not watch their videos. I always learn something from them. Blue

Finally back out there again. Acoustic gig with "She's Right I'm Left" Saturday 4/25 Reveres Restaurant Delafield WI *8:00 - 11:00 * This a late night for me. I won't get home until 1:30.

I do full band and acoustic too. What's it like in your neck of the woods, is it easier to book the acoustic gigs? Blue

Hi Dave, Hope all is well with you and family. We have a bunch of good bookings for Maple Road and our acoustic offering She's Right I'm left for summer 2023. We've also turned down a few bookings. Daryl

We've been off for the past 4 weeks. That means we didn't have much booked for Jan & Feb. And we had a member with a serious medical issue. We start up again next weekend with a high end acoustic gig. Blue

Nobody has heard of us besides the locals.😀 Blue

This is Al Anderson's band, The Original Wailers. Albert is imo an original Wailer going back to his work on Natty Dread. I'm biased because I grew up with Albert. Blue

That sounds cool. Blue

Thanks Maude. Blue

I found this on Facebook yesterday. What do you think? Blue

I have learned to appreciate crowds with " deep pockets " Blue