Friday Nite - NO GIG!!

mudbean · May 9th, 2008, 02:07 PM

Hey! It's a Friday nite and I'm OFF! Wow, I feel so free ... what should I do? Mebbe I'll take the family out for pizza ... what y'all doin' tonite if'n you don't have to work (play)?

mud

Jakedog · May 9th, 2008, 02:27 PM

I'm off tonite too, but I have two gigs tomorrow...

It's nice and cool here, around 60 degress. I'm thinking I'm gonna chop some wood, grab a twelve pack for me, and a bottle of wine for the missus, and build a nice fire out back after the kids go to bed.

Jake
www.myspace.com/gsharper

swooda · May 9th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Me too. First Friday I haven't played music in about two months. I dunno what to do. The wifes out of town too. Guess I outta go throw on some long pants, some smell good and hit the clubs checkin out the competition.....

Bet I end up laying around the house and fall asleep early... The old dog just ain't what he used to be...

Yea, I got two gigs tomorrow too. Maybe I better get the rest...

PraiseCaster · May 9th, 2008, 02:39 PM

I'm gigging tonight, so you all can come to my gig if ya want too.

D.K. Buchanon · May 9th, 2008, 03:18 PM

I'm playing tonight and the next 10 Fridays in a row and 8 of the next 9 Saturdays...

Life is good !

ac15 · May 9th, 2008, 04:54 PM

After about 10 years of consistent gigging (solo gigs 3-4 times a week), I've decided to at least temporarily cut back and I love it. I'm working on aspects of music that aren't necessarily related to my solo act, and planning what I want to do next.

Tony474 · May 9th, 2008, 05:13 PM

Tell me about it. A few years ago it was unusual not to be working three, maybe four or even five gigs a week. Then it became two. Then one, but at least you could generally rely on a Saturday night job. I used to get withdrawal symptoms if a weekend passed by without a gig. But now the scene, in my part of the UK anyway, has deteriorated to the point where I consider myself lucky to get more than a couple of gigs a month. There are many reasons why but knowing what they are doesn't help. It isn't freedom, it's unemployment.

toadman · May 9th, 2008, 05:47 PM

my wife is due with our 2nd child today! we're just sitting around waiting. can't get too far away from home!. i have a gig tomorrow night that's not too far away. if nothing has happened by then my wife may attend. loud music can help shake things loose! anyway, i have a friend who is standing in for me or with me either way.
but tonight we're waiting....waitng....waiting.......

mudbean · May 9th, 2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony474

It isn't freedom, it's unemployment.

That's a drag, Tony, sorry to bring you down ... I guess it depends on what you want from your music - for me it's just a hobby that I love, and I only gig on the weekends pretty much, but it's nice to have an evening off, too.

Toadman, good luck!! Rock on!

mud

garytelecastor · May 9th, 2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by toadman

my wife is due with our 2nd child today! we're just sitting around waiting. can't get too far away from home!. i have a gig tomorrow night that's not too far away. if nothing has happened by then my wife may attend. loud music can help shake things loose! anyway, i have a friend who is standing in for me or with me either way.
but tonight we're waiting....waitng....waiting.......

Tony-I ask you, if you had a nice warm place to sleep, free food anytime you wanted it, no bills to pay, your own swimming pool, would you want to leave?????

mudbean · May 9th, 2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by garytelecastor

Tony-I ask you, if you had a nice warm place to sleep, free food anytime you wanted it, no bills to pay, your own swimming pool, would you want to leave?????

Nope! Both my kids refused, doc had to go in and get 'em.

mud

drewsblues · May 9th, 2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakedog

I'm off tonite too, but I have two gigs tomorrow...

It's nice and cool here, around 60 degress. I'm thinking I'm gonna chop some wood, grab a twelve pack for me, and a bottle of wine for the missus, and build a nice fire out back after the kids go to bed.

Man. That sounds great!

beach bob · May 9th, 2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by toadman

i have a gig tomorrow night that's not too far away. if nothing has happened by then my wife may attend. loud music can help shake things loose!

Toad, I took the wife to an Allman Bros concert two weeks before her due date. I like to be up front, and went down in front of the mains w/ her in tow, where there were a couple rent-a-cops. They gave us this 'keep her away from us, we're looking for an easy paycheck tonite' look

At any rate, no twin guitar induced labor occurred that night; matter of fact the kid went ten days past due. The boy is now 14 and is a huge music fanatic... I like to think that night helped

Good health to Mom and the new one on the way...

Tony474 · May 10th, 2008, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony474

It isn't freedom, it's unemployment.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudbean

That's a drag, Tony, sorry to bring you down ... I guess it depends on what you want from your music - for me it's just a hobby that I love, and I only gig on the weekends pretty much, but it's nice to have an evening off, too.

Toadman, good luck!! Rock on!

mud

Actually you've hit the nail squarely on the head - with me it's a hobby that I love as well as a source of income, so I'm double-zapped by the lack of gigs. Playing at home is all very well but for me it's not only the money, but also the buzz of live performance in the company of other musicians in front of a live audience that I miss sorely. It's a major part of what I do and the greater part of what I am, therefore the dearth of opportunities is frustrating and depressing.

All the same, I can see your point about having an occasional evening off but that presupposes that you have masses of work to begin with.

Meanwhile, my congratulations and best wishes to Toadman too... This may just make you smile - on the night before my son was due to be born in 1985, my wife was at home and I was waiting for the phone call to come and get her to the hospital while I was gigging at...Watford Labour Club.

ce24 · May 10th, 2008, 08:16 AM

It's a real chore to gig here in northern Idaho....not many clubs and all the neo ****s and cowboys want to sing drunk Karaoke...

it's a sad deal actually. All the kids want DJ's at the schools. Live music is hard to come by in small places like here.

Cheers
ce24

May 9th, 2008, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
mudbean Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 48 Posts: 390	Friday Nite - NO GIG!! Hey! It's a Friday nite and I'm OFF! Wow, I feel so free ... what should I do? Mebbe I'll take the family out for pizza ... what y'all doin' tonite if'n you don't have to work (play)? mud __________________ *Everyone brings joy to my room ... some by entering, some by leaving.* www.mudbean.com

May 9th, 2008, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 2,642	I'm off tonite too, but I have two gigs tomorrow... It's nice and cool here, around 60 degress. I'm thinking I'm gonna chop some wood, grab a twelve pack for me, and a bottle of wine for the missus, and build a nice fire out back after the kids go to bed. Jake www.myspace.com/gsharper __________________ "Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him..."

May 9th, 2008, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
swooda Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Orleans, LA Age: 52 Posts: 665	Me too. First Friday I haven't played music in about two months. I dunno what to do. The wifes out of town too. Guess I outta go throw on some long pants, some smell good and hit the clubs checkin out the competition..... Bet I end up laying around the house and fall asleep early... The old dog just ain't what he used to be... Yea, I got two gigs tomorrow too. Maybe I better get the rest... __________________ Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back.

May 9th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
PraiseCaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 3,907 16 Photos	I'm gigging tonight, so you all can come to my gig if ya want too. __________________ Later! PraiseCaster Visit Guitarists Praise and Worship Forum!! Dance Like David, MySpace

May 9th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
D.K. Buchanon TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 67	I'm playing tonight and the next 10 Fridays in a row and 8 of the next 9 Saturdays... Life is good ! __________________ "Hold up! I can't hear you. Let me turn down my awesomeness..." http://www.myspace.com/thedogmatixkennel Last edited by D.K. Buchanon : May 9th, 2008 at 05:27 PM.

May 9th, 2008, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
ac15 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: CHICAGO, IL. Posts: 388	After about 10 years of consistent gigging (solo gigs 3-4 times a week), I've decided to at least temporarily cut back and I love it. I'm working on aspects of music that aren't necessarily related to my solo act, and planning what I want to do next.

May 9th, 2008, 05:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tony474 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Bushey, near London, England Age: 61 Posts: 1,733	Tell me about it. A few years ago it was unusual not to be working three, maybe four or even five gigs a week. Then it became two. Then one, but at least you could generally rely on a Saturday night job. I used to get withdrawal symptoms if a weekend passed by without a gig. But now the scene, in my part of the UK anyway, has deteriorated to the point where I consider myself lucky to get more than a couple of gigs a month. There are many reasons why but knowing what they are doesn't help. It isn't freedom, it's unemployment. __________________ Proud to be The Man From Uncool.

May 9th, 2008, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
toadman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: andoverandoverandover,ct Age: 45 Posts: 798	my wife is due with our 2nd child today! we're just sitting around waiting. can't get too far away from home!. i have a gig tomorrow night that's not too far away. if nothing has happened by then my wife may attend. loud music can help shake things loose! anyway, i have a friend who is standing in for me or with me either way. but tonight we're waiting....waitng....waiting....... __________________ toadman the plank spanker www.slugnickel.com www.zydecohogs.com "The ultimate result of protecting man from folly is to fill the world with fools" Herbert Spencer

May 10th, 2008, 08:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 57 Posts: 226	It's a real chore to gig here in northern Idaho....not many clubs and all the neo ****s and cowboys want to sing drunk Karaoke... it's a sad deal actually. All the kids want DJ's at the schools. Live music is hard to come by in small places like here. Cheers ce24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"