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Late post. Sunday, the day after the " Po Dunk" Ringling Brothers gig in Baraboo, we played a 3 hour acoustic gig for a 2 year anniversary for a brewery. The weather was fantastic and we had a nice receptive crowd. Blue

Nice drum riser! Blue

Dave, It was so Po Dunk, I almost felt bad taking their check. Lol .Daryl

OMG! The whole gig was total *" Po Dunk". It was nothing like what was presented to us. No spacious grounds, cheap tent, only one food truck and the sound that was provided was awful. And the adult beverage selection was poor. However, we sounded good and gave the a good Maple Road show. Blue * Po Dunk. Low end, low budget. A real cheap scene.

We've taken gigs where we knew we weren't a match or knew the patrons weren't really live music folks. So they act like they're not interested because they're not.lol Blue

Take it quick, it is a cool name. 👍 Blue

Phones don't seem to be much of an issue for us. And since we no longer play late night pub/ bar gigs audience behavior is always cool. Blue

Maple Road This Saturday! 9/16/23 Baraboo WI 4:30-6:30 JOIN US FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL BARABLUES, AN AMAZING AFTERNOON OF LIVE MUSIC, GREAT FOOD AND ADULT BEVERAGES ON THE SPACIOUS LAWN OF THE RINGLING HOUSE B&B IN BARABOO! JUST $5 (OR A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM FOR THE BARABOO AREA FOOD PANTRY) GETS YOU IN. THERE WILL BE A CASH BAR PLUS FOOD TRUCKS ON SITE. BRING A LAWN CHAIR AND STAKE OUT YOUR SPOT FOR AN AMAZING AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC! PARTY STARTS AT 2PM! This was initially presented to us as a theatre show. Turns out it's going to be a tent show. " Hey guys! Let's plan to meet up at the park and ride in West Bend by Menards at 12:30 Saturday. That will give us the space and time to load the van and get out to Baraboo without stress:)" This gig should be interesting. We've rented a new Econoline Van, we're all traveling together. I'll let you know how it goes. Blue

If your not in this for the money there's really no reason to give it up. Blue

Dang, why did I get rid of my Sea Foam Grèn Dano Long Horn? Blue

Good gig,small but appreciative crowd. Four piece Acoustic gig. Jenny was great with the crowd. Great low stage volume and I could hear my signal loud and clear. We provided sound and lights. I was happy with my playing. A little over a hundred bucks in tips. Not the best pics, but it's all I got. Blue

We've all had those type of gigs. Usually the common theme is, live music was merely a poorly planned after thought. Blue

I love crowd photos. .Blue

Cool, Dave, I had good monitor sound yesterday too. Daryl

I don't like that he showed up in a cool ride and then wants to re-tune your shells. 😒 Blue

We're playing an acoustic gig back at The Harley Motor Restaurant this Saturday, 9/2 5:00-8:00. Between Maple Road and our acoustic offering it's been a busy and fun Summer Blue

I don't like those things. There was a decibel meter at The Baaree. We're really not a loud band. The meter seems disrespectful to the band to me. Blue

Nice video, looks like a great show. Blue

Excellent! Blue

Cool crowd pics. " Get Up And Party " Blue

All I can say is we pulled it off. Respectful size crowd. Middle to Upper Middle Class folks. Surprisingly not very big tippers. Mostly singles. In Thiensville most folks are dropping 20s. We kept the stage volume low which was nice. 2 issues, number one it was cold and windy and number 2, I had a young lady accompany me and it was a little distracting. I'm usually solo at gigs. Couldn't get many pics this time. I wore a bright blue polo /golf shirt. Blue

Dave, What a coincidence. I put up room darkening panels today. I don't think they're the answer. I should have gotten black out panels Daryl

This Saturday Maple Road This Saturday 8/26 Zeigler Winery "Outdoor rockin' blues on Lake Winnebago @ Ziegler! We're thrilled to be playing this beautiful venue for the first time! Come enjoy some fantastic wine, (they have a great beer selection, too!) an awesome menu and a whole bunch of live music! Don't miss it! And we'll have Tim Sardina on drums." I'm looking forward to this gig. I've done acoustic stuff there before. This is the first time we're bringing the full Maple Road band. The grounds are beautiful. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Blue

Dave, We haven't completely escaped late night gigs. It seems that way because we're in fair & festival season, where most gigs are outside with early hours. The winter months are another story. Daryl

Nice crowd pic and they're had to get Blue