Sorry I missed the zoom meeting last night, had been looking forward to it.
So things I would have yapped about last night.
The gig was not memorable in the history of gigs, but it was definitely invigorating to play for people again. We were even paid an extra $100 by the owners for a successful day. Love the small town nature of knowing and being friends with all these people. When they were closed we went out of our normal life and got alot of food from them, their pizza is incredible. There are some advantages to small town living.
Had probably our best practice ever on Tues night with our 3 pc, the new female singer has really been working on the cajon playing over all these shutdowns and it shows. Great when something just starts to click.
Then after I got home, I was in the garage at home and the shoulder strap on the gig bag gives way...sent my Squier Musicmaster to the floor with a sickening thud. The sound with that headstock hit the cement? I think I cried a little. There was no visible cracks or damage but it was knocked way the heck out of tune. An emergency appt with my friend the luthier on Wed night, some tweaks and things will be ok. I normally only use the gig bag when I go to practice and not hauling all the PA gear with the bass, for gigs I use hard cases. Out of frustration the gig bag is now resting comfortably in my garbage can!
12 hour day after major issues before we got a temporary fix in place. I ran home to get a couple hours sleep and then we were back in at 1am to put some permanent fixes in place. Now back at 8 am to complete my week. Nowhere near as much fun as a relaxing night at home and a zoom meeting.
And 2 gigs at one of our favorite outdoor spots were just cancelled this AM. Not great news to start the day. Only 4 on the books through August right now.
So things I would have yapped about last night.
The gig was not memorable in the history of gigs, but it was definitely invigorating to play for people again. We were even paid an extra $100 by the owners for a successful day. Love the small town nature of knowing and being friends with all these people. When they were closed we went out of our normal life and got alot of food from them, their pizza is incredible. There are some advantages to small town living.
Had probably our best practice ever on Tues night with our 3 pc, the new female singer has really been working on the cajon playing over all these shutdowns and it shows. Great when something just starts to click.
Then after I got home, I was in the garage at home and the shoulder strap on the gig bag gives way...sent my Squier Musicmaster to the floor with a sickening thud. The sound with that headstock hit the cement? I think I cried a little. There was no visible cracks or damage but it was knocked way the heck out of tune. An emergency appt with my friend the luthier on Wed night, some tweaks and things will be ok. I normally only use the gig bag when I go to practice and not hauling all the PA gear with the bass, for gigs I use hard cases. Out of frustration the gig bag is now resting comfortably in my garbage can!
12 hour day after major issues before we got a temporary fix in place. I ran home to get a couple hours sleep and then we were back in at 1am to put some permanent fixes in place. Now back at 8 am to complete my week. Nowhere near as much fun as a relaxing night at home and a zoom meeting.
And 2 gigs at one of our favorite outdoor spots were just cancelled this AM. Not great news to start the day. Only 4 on the books through August right now.
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