Good on ya for getting out there.  $7 is $7!  I've certainly played for
less...

As for going stone cold blank, I've been working on Stoney Point and went to
a jam session last night.  I was all set to pull it and lay it on 'em,
couldn't do it.  I couldn't get the first note out.  Still can't.  I guess
it needs more work...

M


On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:50 PM, sgarrity <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> We did it!!  The Stringbenders played our first gig tonight.  The
> local arts outreach program is sponsoring a singer/songwriter festival
> this weekend and we played out in front of the theater as people
> arrived for the main concert.  I mainly played guitar but I pulled the
> Kimble oval out for WBB, A Chokin' Farewell, and B'grass Stomp.  We
> had a lot of fun.  And made some $$$ too.  Let's see, $21 divided by
> three.....yessir, that's a whole $7 each!
>
> We played all instrumental tunes.  Some slow, some fast.  I've been
> working on my fancy crosspickin' on guitar and we're doin' a few tunes
> like that.  Still gettin' our set list put together.  But tonight we
> played for about an hour and a half, with no set list, and had no
> issues coming up with tunes to play.  Although I did flub one tune.
> It's my turn to pick one, so I suggest Soldier's Joy.  I go to kick it
> off on guitar and my mind goes stone cold blank.  Can't remember it to
> save my life!!  Soldier's-freakin-Joy, which I've only played 1,789
> times, and I can't remember it!!   LOL  Gotta love live performances.
> Can't wait to do it again.  We had more fun than a two peckered puppy
> dog!  ;-)
> >
>

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