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Old 05-26-2011, 02:30 PM
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First band I've ever been in that actually played over Memorial Day and we've got three 1-nighters:

- Friday: Small-town bar, ~ 30 mile roundtrip

- Saturday: Small-town street dance (our first of the season), 240 mi RT, hoping for good weather as our spring so far has been abnormally windy, cold and wet.

- Sunday: Regional resort, 150 mi RT
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I was supposed to play this charity event that takes place on the 30th floor of a building in downtown LA, but this just so happens to be the weekend Im going to Texas to retrieve a drum set.
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Old 05-26-2011, 03:17 PM
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Rockfist! is at Grandpa Al's in Faribault, Mn.....friday night
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Old 05-26-2011, 03:49 PM
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Playing in san jose tomorrow, pico rivera saturday, and riverside sunday. My long time drummer friends and I got picked up by a mexican country band, think dwight yoakam and alan jackson in spanish. Our tour starts this weekend and goes to the end of november.
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Old 05-26-2011, 03:57 PM
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Playing with a country band tomorrow night and a jazz trio saturday night
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Old 05-26-2011, 04:06 PM
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Medina OH on Saturday (Sully's) Cleveland, OH (PJ McIntyres) on Sunday
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Old 05-26-2011, 04:07 PM
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I see a number of you have Sunday night gigs... was wondering if that's pretty common over Memorial Day and it looks like it is.
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Old 05-26-2011, 04:25 PM
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Playing in san jose tomorrow, pico rivera saturday, and riverside sunday. My long time drummer friends and I got picked up by a mexican country band, think dwight yoakam and alan jackson in spanish. Our tour starts this weekend and goes to the end of november.
I see youre from El Paso. I would have tried to make one of your gigs, I live close to Pico and work not far from Riverside, but Im actually hopping on a bus to El Paso tonight and coming back on Monday.
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Old 05-26-2011, 05:08 PM
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Friday night: restaurant (dinner + tips)
Saturday afternoon: farmer's market (tips)
Sunday night: coffee house (tips)

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Old 05-26-2011, 05:21 PM
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My band, 5 Flavor Discount, is also playing Sunday night in Jamestown RI, near the beach. We play there every Memorial/labor Day sunday, its always a blast. I was supposed to do a fill in on Friday, but the rest of the band decided they didnt like each other anymore and broke up last week.
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Old 05-26-2011, 05:58 PM
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We're at Dockside Lounge in Lake Metigoshe North Dakota through Sunday. It's a resort town.
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Old 05-26-2011, 08:25 PM
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I've got a 2-nighter, and I posted about it in the "'Check In' here before and after your gigs" thread. It's a sticky at the top of this forum, in case y'all missed it!
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Nope, it's my anniversary this weekend.

I have turned down a record setting 6 gigs for this weekend.
I better not get the 'priorities speech' for a long time.
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Old 05-26-2011, 08:38 PM
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We are playing on Monday Memorial day at a new park in a small town. It's the town's community day's festival.
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Old 05-26-2011, 10:06 PM
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We'll be at the Deactur Arts festival on sat @ 4...should be a great crowd but a little hot..85+...any Atlanta TB members there please come by and say hello....David with 7 Day Fool.
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Old 05-26-2011, 10:09 PM
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Club gig friday night. (small 60 seater)

Sunday outdoor gig with two other bands. (vendors, food)
We play 1pm-3pm.
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Old 05-27-2011, 05:58 AM
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The acoustic/electric project is playing the Collingswood Mayfair on Saturday.
Heard there were 50,000 people there last year.

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Old 05-27-2011, 06:06 AM
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House party on Sunday
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Old 05-27-2011, 06:13 AM
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Friday: Playing at Cru here in West Knoxville

Saturday: Playing at 2 Doors Down in Maryville, TN (with a different band)

Sunday: Playing at a local festival called Boogie on the Bridge with 3 different bands.... which reminds me that I need to get a set list from one band and make one for another.
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Old 05-27-2011, 06:25 AM
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Crosstown is playing at Miciah's in Mooreville, NC on Sat. Still not sure how it's gonna go seeing that the NASCAR race is here this weekend.
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