This weekend, we played gigs on Friday and Saturday. And I felt like two different guitarists.
The first gig featured some moments of brutal stupidity in two different songs. I had no idea what was going on with me. Last night, though, things went a lot better. But the night got off to a rough start.
See, local music venues run on much the same idea as airlines: If you’re scheduled to go on at 11, it might really be 11:30. Now, that’s not such a big deal unless your bassist happens to start work at midnight. Apparently, an earlier band played long, which pushed everybody back. Fortunately, I explained the situation to the sound guy, who hustled the band before us off a few songs early.
Problem solved! It’s not always that easy, though.
As for my hard time Friday night - everybody has a bad gig now and then. I don’t have many, and I’m happy to have mine out of the way for awhile. It just goes to prove something else: Take none of your songs for granted. Rehearse well. Pay attention. The audience is listening!
