Who here can claim that they love everything about their job: the people, the environment, THE WORK. So how is it that we get all righteous about who we will gig with when we work at 9-5s we can't stand! So what if they were stupid during the initial interview! They thought enough of your playing to call you back! People are always talking about "it's not the gear, it's the player". Someone finally realizes that, humbles themselves to actually call you back, and you turn them down? No wonder there are so many starving artist!
Here is a little tale for you all. I was out of work, took a job as a btb salesman. Hated the job! Kept at it for a minute, just to make the resume look good. Got sent to a job fair to do some recruiting. Chatted up the other recruiters and got a job making double. Now apply it to this situation: got rejected by a bunch of old farts that don't know anything. They call back and ask if your still interested. You say, "is it a paying gig?" They say yes. So though your ego is a little bruised, you take the job anyway. While at one of these gigs, you meet somebody from another band who just happens to be looking for a bassist to go on tour for some serious money.
Now in my world, you get a great gig. In your world, your sitting in the audience, still thinking about how those old farts were stupid and didn't know how great your GEAR was.
Nuff said
