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Originally Posted by 1612112
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Originally Posted by gls500
I have a 3-week old at home, and have my 2nd gig tomorrow since she was born.
I just try to eat well that day, exercise in the morning, take a nap, and push through it. What makes it extra tough tomorrow is the 1.5hr drive to the gig. I'm most worried about the ride home.
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Dude... the drive home is the most dangerous part of the gig... Ihate waking up on the ruts on the shoulder... |
You said a mouthful there. When Brent does those late night shows at Third and Lindsley that don't start until 10pm he doesn't get to leave the venue until 1:30 or 2am since alot of folks have driven a long way to meet him and talk to him after the show. The drive home takes 25 min. When he gets home and goes to bed he keeps leaping up with this panicked look gasping for breath about every five minutes because he thinks he is still driving home and has gone to sleep at the wheel. He will do this for about an hour before he finally stops. It's terrible. Then he has to be back in the studio by 9:30am ready to create for someone's album.
He is also always tired when he starts to play those shows. He isn't finished at the studio until 9pm and has to rush over to the venue wearing whatever he wore to work that day. He will either be like some of you guys and get a huge burst of energy and have a great time and play like he's possessed. Or he will just drag through it hating himself and hating everything he is playing, wishing he was anyplace else in the world, with no energy to do the type of solos he knows everyone expects him to crank out. But ALWAYS after those shows people will tell him it's the best he has every played! It's crazy!