last night was one of those gigs. the sound was very muddy on the stage, the bass guitarist was in his own world, the audience was too sober, the stage was too hot and my snare was just not sounding right to me. parking was also an issue and the zip broke on my tom case.
It was one of those days when you have to suck it in and be a professional. i wanted to be at home with a good movie and a bucket of chicken. it all picked up well in the second set but for most of the gig i was going through the motions. a fake grin right to the end.
ever had one of these? they are rare for me but sometimes a gig is a job.
j
I definitely feel you my friend
I do a gig helping out a good friend a couple times a month.
they are usually on Monday Wednesday or sunday nights ....which I hate
its always a semi early set at this place where the route I have to take is always completely congested with traffic.
I usually dont take any money from him because he is a good friend and has to pay the rest of the hired guys and doesnt make a whole lot to begin with ....so Im basically doing this for free out of the kindness of my heart.
a couple weeks ago Im on my way to the gig in my wifes car because mine is in the shop.
in traffic ofcourse and this old woman rear ends me.
so i deal with that...get to the gig late...pull up in front of the venue and start unloading.
I put may hardware bag (i use the soft one at smaller gigs) sort of near the curb behind me and start pulling out the drums.
a young girl on a cell phone comes barreling up to the place and runs over my hardware case ... realizes she hit something so she backs up and drags my bag with her.
so that sucks... completely bent some of my stands.
we get into the venue....the soundman never shows up and he is the only one who has a key for the cabinet that the mics are in
so we play unmiced....which is fine being an instrumental group...we played ok but I just couldnt get into my zone ...and yeah I didnt take any money again when he offered it at the end of the night because it just wasnt that much and I couldnt take that amount from a friend
here is a link to a short piece of one of his songs from a gig that was not a complete nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOPOqHYr2XQ&context=C4dbc809ADvjVQa1PpcFNYipqDoPkpQ4CeP0VMuRpES5axRMnfE_M=