I'm just sitting here doing nothing right now. It is a hundred and three outside. A little later I have to go out to a friend's house to check out some stuff we are doing this weekend at a gig he came up with. I did not grow up playing in bands since I was a teenager. I got into it late in life, and even then, I pretty much held myself to busking local street festivals and doing open mics. But lately I find myself in demand. Why, I ask myself. So not to be too serious about it, as I am not a serious person, I thought on it a little and came up with these thoughts.
1. Own the sound equipment and a truck to haul it around. Just saying, I'm pretty free about letting everyone plug into it. If it becomes community property for a while, I'm not going to get real possessive about it. I don't get attached to that kind of stuff.
2. Be there. I'm just floored by people who don't show up, even for gigs, and expect not to be replaced. If there is anything going on, I'm there. I'm just not otherwise so important or busy that I can't show up.
3. Let the other people make all the decisions and just enjoy the ride. Sometimes there are just too many people trying to run the show. I prefer to set back and go with whatever they decide. Less stress for everyone. I don't care what songs we sing or where we sing them. I just want to go out and play songs.
4. Be a singer. I'm not the best guitar player. I would honestly say that I'm adequate and nothing more. I will get up in front of a microphone though and belt out a song with feeling. I'm not even particularly good at that, but I've found that there are not very many people who will do it. Being a singer is a ticket into the show.
Okay, those are four that of my observations that may or may not be valid observations. Feel free to say what you want or go where you want, it is just for fun. My guitar is packed ready to go and I have a couple hours to kill.
1. Own the sound equipment and a truck to haul it around. Just saying, I'm pretty free about letting everyone plug into it. If it becomes community property for a while, I'm not going to get real possessive about it. I don't get attached to that kind of stuff.
2. Be there. I'm just floored by people who don't show up, even for gigs, and expect not to be replaced. If there is anything going on, I'm there. I'm just not otherwise so important or busy that I can't show up.
3. Let the other people make all the decisions and just enjoy the ride. Sometimes there are just too many people trying to run the show. I prefer to set back and go with whatever they decide. Less stress for everyone. I don't care what songs we sing or where we sing them. I just want to go out and play songs.
4. Be a singer. I'm not the best guitar player. I would honestly say that I'm adequate and nothing more. I will get up in front of a microphone though and belt out a song with feeling. I'm not even particularly good at that, but I've found that there are not very many people who will do it. Being a singer is a ticket into the show.
Okay, those are four that of my observations that may or may not be valid observations. Feel free to say what you want or go where you want, it is just for fun. My guitar is packed ready to go and I have a couple hours to kill.
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