Rock n Roll, Thongs, and Stiletto Heels
I bought some new equipment today. I guess the money I was paid last night is already burning a hole in my pocket. I often think my desire for shiny new gear borders on addiction, and I have too many vices to worry about.
Tonight's show was at Stiletto's. It's kind of difficult to describe this bar. It's small, narrow and the main thing that gives this place a bad reputation is that all the waitresses sport (or shall I say, flaunt) the latest trends in ladies' lingerie.
I met "Sheena", (a bartender) while loading in equipment, and I would say she's a pretty cool person. She was tall, friendly, and if her hair were dark brown, she would look just like Sarah McLachlan. I've met her before, but I don't recall where. Perhaps she was a waitress at another establishment I have frequented in the past. I've killed too many brain cells during my alcoholic binges to know exactly where I first met her.
Dave and I moved our gear into Stiletto's at 2:00 in the afternoon. Stiletto's has stage lights for us, so setting up was much easier than the Alamo two days prior. The stage lights we lug around on tour are a major pain in the rear. We had all our equipment set up by 3:30. I remained at the bar, set up my drums, and then sat down for a quick beer. I then left for home (which is incidentally, two blocks away) and made dinner.
I found myself relatively bored at home, so within an hour I was back at Stiletto's listening to songs I was having trouble with, making mental notes, and tuning my drums. I wasn't until 8:50 that Dave and Arleen arrived to play the gig. In other words, I spent quite a few hours listening to those songs.
Tonight was mostly a rock gig, thank the maker. If I played another country gig I'd have to go home, play some Black Sabbath really loud, and cleanse my soul. Our performance tonight improved drastically. We, as a group are beginning to click musically, and the music is beginning to tighten. Dave and Arleen are quite happy with my amount of preparation and dedication to the band. Maybe I'm trying to earn myself a raise. Then again, maybe I'm trying to win myself a few new friends. I guess I want to show them that I take my music very seriously, and I don't want to be holding them back. If anything, I want to be pushing them.
Other than that, the rest of the night was uneventful. It was a good, solid night, there were no major screw-ups, and the bar was packed. In fact, Dave and Arleen were making mistakes, at least ones that I could identify after three days of playing with them. If this is a sign of things to come, by next week I'll know all the material, which is in excess of 150 songs. There might be a few more to add if I start singing, and it sounds like Dave and Arleen want me to start singing shortly.
Dave is excited about this summer. Next week, we are headed to Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The week after that, we are in Manitoba. Dave is also talking about the week we are going to play in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He informed me that the bar is huge. As far as I know, that won't happen until June, but I sure don't know how busy our schedule is going to be -- at least, not yet.
Tonight's show was at Stiletto's. It's kind of difficult to describe this bar. It's small, narrow and the main thing that gives this place a bad reputation is that all the waitresses sport (or shall I say, flaunt) the latest trends in ladies' lingerie.
I met "Sheena", (a bartender) while loading in equipment, and I would say she's a pretty cool person. She was tall, friendly, and if her hair were dark brown, she would look just like Sarah McLachlan. I've met her before, but I don't recall where. Perhaps she was a waitress at another establishment I have frequented in the past. I've killed too many brain cells during my alcoholic binges to know exactly where I first met her.
Dave and I moved our gear into Stiletto's at 2:00 in the afternoon. Stiletto's has stage lights for us, so setting up was much easier than the Alamo two days prior. The stage lights we lug around on tour are a major pain in the rear. We had all our equipment set up by 3:30. I remained at the bar, set up my drums, and then sat down for a quick beer. I then left for home (which is incidentally, two blocks away) and made dinner.
I found myself relatively bored at home, so within an hour I was back at Stiletto's listening to songs I was having trouble with, making mental notes, and tuning my drums. I wasn't until 8:50 that Dave and Arleen arrived to play the gig. In other words, I spent quite a few hours listening to those songs.
Tonight was mostly a rock gig, thank the maker. If I played another country gig I'd have to go home, play some Black Sabbath really loud, and cleanse my soul. Our performance tonight improved drastically. We, as a group are beginning to click musically, and the music is beginning to tighten. Dave and Arleen are quite happy with my amount of preparation and dedication to the band. Maybe I'm trying to earn myself a raise. Then again, maybe I'm trying to win myself a few new friends. I guess I want to show them that I take my music very seriously, and I don't want to be holding them back. If anything, I want to be pushing them.
Other than that, the rest of the night was uneventful. It was a good, solid night, there were no major screw-ups, and the bar was packed. In fact, Dave and Arleen were making mistakes, at least ones that I could identify after three days of playing with them. If this is a sign of things to come, by next week I'll know all the material, which is in excess of 150 songs. There might be a few more to add if I start singing, and it sounds like Dave and Arleen want me to start singing shortly.
Dave is excited about this summer. Next week, we are headed to Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The week after that, we are in Manitoba. Dave is also talking about the week we are going to play in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He informed me that the bar is huge. As far as I know, that won't happen until June, but I sure don't know how busy our schedule is going to be -- at least, not yet.
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