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Local Boob
With the saving of receipts..mileage accounted for..depreciation..stage clothing..buying gear not needed to counteract earnings all to be a weekend warrior made me rethink playing at all. The older I get..the amount earned is NOT worth the 4-15-?. headache.
man...reading a bunch of the stories/situations on this thread has me thinking:
- none of my bands go through any of this turmoil...even my band that almost ended up getting signed back in the day did not seem to have as much angst about doing what we did. Maybe that is why we didn't get signed?
- even the bands I play in now don't have as much trouble keeping the non-music side of things going
there has never been an incident with a band that made me think of not playing out anymore. There have been reasons I have left bands - almost all related to outrageously stupid drinking and drug use - but none of that ever made me want to stop playing at all...
maybe I am lucky?; maybe I have a high tolerance for snafu's?; maybe I am an idiot?
I could not imagine there being a time where I would rather not play out...other than summer outdoor shows...the heat sucks