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Thanks Pete, My GPS says it's only an 18 minute drive. However, with fog anytime on the road is bad. Daryl

I tie the leads in a bow. Lol Daryl

Pete, I want everybody here gigging tomorrow night to make it back home safely. We have a lot of fog in the forecast tomorrow and I'm driving on back country roads. Daryl

Our 2024 NYE gig. 4-7 OF COURSE we’re doing an early NYE show! Happy to be back at The Precinct in Germantown again this year to get the party started with an afternoon of high energy rock & blues! Here’s what you need to know this time around: -first come/first serve for all tables&seating -reservations NOT accepted this year -doors open at 3:30pm sharp! -don’t campout overnight but don’t be late!😆 -music starts at 4!

That's pretty much me. However, I do wind leads and do a little light lifting. Daryl

Some guys take being in a band to serious. For example, I know that my role in my band is not making song selection, where and when we'll gig or who we will use for depping or anything. My role is to play bass, show up and be thankful you're in a band that makes good money. One thing I've learned from this thread. If you own the PA and lights and do all that other stuff like booking and social media you are much harder to replace. Daryl

The Birthday was a decent gig. The dep drummer was pretty good too. We sounded pretty good with a few high points throughout the show. The dancing started a little later after the booze kicked in. Lol Sorry, the pics aren't very good. But, you get the idea Daryl

You're not jealous? I am. Lol Impressive crowd! Daryl

Sorry to hear about all this Dave. Very sad. Daryl

Sorry, I got the posts mixed up Ian Daryl

Very cool. I'm jealous. You guys will have more gigs than you can handle. Daryl

Nice pic Ian. Wow! Getting shorted, it's happened to us, but not in a long time. None of us should deal with rogue venues. Daryl

Actually my my biggest fear has been getting a call from the BL at 7:00pm on a Friday or Saturday night saying; " Where Are You? " lol Daryl

We occasionally play the Road House in Dundee WI, a 20 minutes commute.lol I'm going to make the best of the surprise birthday party gig. It's a 20 minute commute for me ,however it's well over an hour for our guitarist. I want to keep him in good spirits. I'm the cheerleader in the band for let's have a good time and not take ourselves to seriously. Daryl

I'm getting old. I didn't remember I have a gig tomorrow night. I'm transparent to a fault so I'll share the text I received this text this morning. "Hey all! The scoop for Maple Road Saturday @Traditions; Surprise 40th Bday Party. I'll be there early to setup, you can all arrive anytime after 4 to load in. We need to be soundchecked by 5:40, the Bday girl arrives shortly before 6, set time is 6-9pm. Let me know if there are any questions!" I know some of you have played a lot of these Birthday parties. I guess they can be good or bad. Daryl

I think playing 3pm till 6pm is great! Daryl

I went through the same thing about 15 years ago. Great sounding 5 piece Rock band. Great front man too. However, it became clear this guy only wanted to play " rock star " in his basement and never gig. Daryl

I get it. I've been told I'm more of a presentation bass player. And I like owning my material too. And how about decades of experience understanding how to approach and handle all the curves gigging throws at us. The whole confidence thing is key. You cant be confident if your sliding up to hit the right note or hitting mysterious suspicious notes. I'm working on some new fills now that won't be usable until summer. Daryl

Exactly Daryl

I agree, however I'm starting to think what we call groove, feel and vibe is more important to bass players than the other guys. Daryl

I've seen that happen to more than one guy. You're told the band is breaking up. And what actually happened was they were replaced. There was no break up. By the way, the guy I replaced 15 years ago went out kicking and screaming. Daryl

And it can work in a positive way as well. 5 years ago our old 2nd guitarist moved out of state.. He was replaced with a much younger super talented lead guitarist with a great singing voice. He changed us from an everyday average blues/rock band to one of the areas top blues/rock bands. Daryl

Agreed 100%. One of our dep drummers is very technical with all the fancy fills. However, we don't need any of that . We need a simple in the pocket drummer with exceptional timing. Daryl

I'm not sure when it happened for me. When the money changed from extra fun cash to being serious supplemental income. Probably when I retired from a traditional career. Daryl

Agreed, at 71 I have other worries far more important then being canned by a band. Mainly staying alive. Lol Daryl