Hi everyone ! I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. I recently performed a solo gig at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa. It was an interesting experience to say the least.Four hours of solo guitar is a long time to play but four hour playing against piped in muzac, ambient casino noise, Pa annoucements and a very loud dance/club band on the other side of the building is nothing short of combat training for musicians! The crowd was very supportive and appreciative of my music in contrast to the indifference exhibited by the "Entertainment" staff who, for the most part, were more interested in the number of asses in the seats than they were in providing customer service even though said asses were in those seats because I was performing!!I bring all of this up as a learning experience to those of you aspireing to become professional players. The lesson here is to do the gig as best you can in spite of the situaton and take solace in the fact that someone will appreciate your talents. Always play your best game and if can touch even just one person, it makes it all worthwhile..... not to mention the exhorbitant fee I charged them.
Frank
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