The link reads as if it was written by a disgruntled sound man that also plays guitar with a band. We've all played with bands at one time or another, most of us have dealt with fights, crazoids, drunks, arrogant people, etc..., and that was sometimes the band members. If you ever played in a smoke-filled, redneck, honky-tonk bar on the outskirts of Baltimore, that was just a normal night 40 years ago. How things have changed over the years. The smoking has been outlawed in bars and restaurants here, the rednecks pretty much are ancient history, if a person gets drunk, they arrest the bar owner, and I haven't heard of a bar fight in years. The only thing that didn't change was the pay rate - it still sucks!

Dead time between songs is obviously a no-no, but a 45-minute medley - nah! Not for me. And for tonight's job, I'll do two hours straight, no breaks, and because the dancefloor will be packed with just about every song, that two hours passes very quickly. Tonight, I'm filling in for a friend that is back in the hospital with severe cardiac problems. He said this might just have to give up playing out if his conditions doesn't improve. I told him I hope he gets better because I really don't like the low pay scale of nite club jobs. I figure if he gives it up, and the club asks me to take over, I'll hit them up for a big raise and that will pretty much be the end of it.

Cheers,

Gary