. . . that I like playing music. I'm in the middle of 17 straight nights. Good thing is they are all in the same place and I don't have to tear down.
Bad news is they feed me every night at 10:30, gourmet meal, and I don't have the will power to say no, so I am getting really fat again.
I started at six and played 30 minutes; now waiting for them to eat in main dining room. Then I'll have 150 dancers for a couple of hours. Mostly strict tempo ballroom, swing type music.
DonM

Don, when you've got it, you've got it. Lay it on them my friend and keep up the good work.

WOW! It's a good thing that you don't like Margarettas. If you did you wouldn't be able to get into your trousers without a shoe horn.

Gary

killem Don!

Methinks Lord Mason doth complain too much. I know men who would kill to have such status and talent. Knock 'em dead, Don... and get out there on that course as often as this rotten weather will cooperate.

All the best,

Dave Rice

Just found out that tomorrow's job is a Wake. I'll be playing for the family and friends of the dearly departed. I've done several of those over the years. Louisiana people know how to live it up til the end . . . and after!
Rice, it's tough this time of year deciding whether to bass fish or play golf. We've had such a mild winter so far that the fish think it's Spring. The grass has not died this winter either.
Gary, I DO like Margaritas, I just don't drink 'em at work, so as a result I don't drink 'em at all!
Don

He's not complaining ... Just trying to make us jealous ... And he has SUCCEEDED !!!

Don ... I'll guess the 17 nights were at Ernest's ... if I ever had a gig like that my stomach would think I'd died and gone to Heaven !!!

Right, I'm normally at Ernest's every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and two to three weekends per month.
They are normally closed on Sunday and Monday, but when there is a private party on one of those days I generally go in and work those also. All of this lined up so that there were no nights off for a while.
I'm a very lucky guy sometimes!
DonM

I too had 17 jobs last week. One was dbl booked and the other "Jim" had his stuff set up, so away I went. The other job was booked but overlooked by the so-called AD. But net 15 is OK and I ate a lot of food through Speedway gas stations

That will give you more gas than you are looking for ...