Three gigs with two bands in one day.
Saturday was pretty intense. Back up the boat a bit.
Rehearsal Thursday with Church Chix. Friday set up and do a run-through for a gig Saturday morning - again with Church Chix. Play the event Saturday (the speaker was 1975's Miss America - FUNNY lady!). Break it down, load it up, unload it at an other location to play Saturday evening.
Saturday evening, set up THREE bands. Play with the first band (a friend's blues band), take down his stuff, help my daughter's band take the stage, video them, help them take down their stuff, take the stage with Church Chix, break down and load all that stuff, drive to the studio and unload. Go home and die!
Intense. Toldya.
Here's the irony behind all of that:
I play with my friend's blues band, right? His bassist couldn't play that gig AND get to the gig they had later that evening in the Big City, so I filled in. That was fun. Blues. Outdoor thing. Not as cold as we thought it would be, so that was good. I held down the low end for him okay. Some friends showed up. Shoppers walking around doing the Christmas stuff. Food. Folks riding around in horse drawn wagons. Little kids dancing. I enjoyed it.
While I'm helping him take his stuff down and helping my daughter's little fledgling band take the stage, I notice the crowd growing. By the time the girls started playing, it was actually getting a bit thick. Bunch of kids and high schoolers and even a good number of adults. The girls did a great job and I really enjoyed hearing them do their six little pop songs. Seemed like they were having fun, too.
So, they finish and I help them bring down their amps and things. I get on stage with Church Chix and look up. The crowd was...uh...thinner. By much.
I tell ya! You can play with all these great, seasoned musicians and not pull nearly the crowd five cute teenage girls who can barely tune their guitars can draw.
It just doesn't seem right.
I console myself by remembering Miss America didn't have as large a crowd as my girl's band did, either. Very comforting.
