I wouldn't say that, and the number of bookings can be deceiving. Some guys are great bookers but then don't live up to their own billing. If an area gets a little stagnant, a new guy who knows how to sell themselves will usually get a crapton of bookings the first year, but then they lose business consistently and then go away completely.

I have a waiting list and I cap it off around 425 gigs a year or so. That's a number I can handle the toll of, and deliver the quality performance I charge them for. I'd be really nervous if I went up around 500-600 like some guys do annually.

There's two acts around me that work more than I do, and I'm hearing consistently bad things about both for the last year. One should improve his skill set, which if he worked less, might be something he could address. The other act has some tremendous egos involved and there's an issue of stagnation. Apparently they haven't changed their act in a few years. They're getting stale and either don't know it or don't care.

I hope to drop down to around 300-325 jobs per year but also work on some cd projects as well.