Dude, some of us do that 40 weeks a year. Pity us.
Try teaching general music to inner city 6th to 8th graders, some with moustaches and beards.
At the time of the post, I was remembering last year, where there were over 150 of them, all getting 3-4 helpings of caffeinated beverages and candy a day. It turned out there were only about 80 this year, and the sugar intake was limited to one concession stand visit a day, instead of the usual 4. It was still pretty crazy though. We weren't just playing for them, we were junior staff members as well...meaning we had to stay with the campers in the dorms. All of the male campers stay in a big one-room dorm.
That being said, it was an amazing week of playing. It's a christian youth camp, and as a worship leader it's really an amazing feeling to see 80 kids singing their hearts out like that. It reminds me why I started playing in the first place.
We also played a show one night after 'surprise time' as "Before Sundown", rather than "the band", which went over well despite using a porch and three picnic tables as a stage and having under 30 minutes to set up all of our gear a PA system...
There was also a miracle on the way home, as somehow I managed to fit my bass rig(carvin BX600/br410), the PA(Carvin XP880/LM10 x2), my bass, a Peavey T-60 in its flight case, my acoustic bass, an old sears guitar, a box with a 50' snake and a random assortment of cables, my luggage and sleeping bag, my fiancee, her luggage and bedclothes, a Peavey Backstage, and 5 pillows. We had full legroom in the front seats, didn't have anything in our laps, and I could still use my center mirror via a small gap in the stuff. Oh...and my car is a 1st gen dodge neon.
, but got back on track quickly.
