Re: Had a tryout last night.

On Jul 30, 3:26 am, "js" <noth...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yup. Although I was really thinking of how you can justify it to the wife/ex
wife on "your" week with the kids/your boss that you need four days off so
you can "road trip" through three states without making a dime.

"Jonathan" <jonat...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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"Jim Carr" <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'd say that for thousands of years mankind has composed and performed
music simply for pleasure. That hasn't changed. What's changed is this
notion that it *must* be a profit-making venture. When it comes to
original music, I say just accept the fact that you're doing it for the
love of it and see where it goes, which may not be very far.

Thousands of years ago it didn't cost you $20 to drive to the gig and
back. The clubs are making money off having bands there, original or
otherwise, and the ones who say "It's for the love of music man, not for
your evil dollars!" are fools letting the clubs take advantage of them.
Never mind the effect on every band in town when they start giving it
away to the clubs and lowering the value of life music as a whole. Just
because you play your own 3-chord song instead of Buddy Guy's doesn't mean
that club shouldn't give you $50 of their $4-a-beer profits so you can
cover
that tank of gas and dinner and set of strings you bought for the gig.
There's a whole world between paying money to play originals at a
"showcase", and playing Mustang Sally at the local Dentist's Union
Christmas
Ball; it's called breaking even and treating your music and ability as
something of value and worth.
-Jonathan

Jonathan and JS:

I have a day job. You guys have made the decision not to... And I
fully respect that. I've done what you're doing before, so I've been
there.

I make assloads of money at my day job. My bills are covered. I own
two businesses that make me money as well. My music "habit" is fully
funded by my studio income.

In other words, I don't NEED to get paid to play anymore. If I'm going
to play Mustang Sally, I WILL f'ing get paid! LOL

I just don't want to play MS, Mony Mony or Skynyrd covers anymore.
It's more fun to write bad originals than it is to play classics, or
even most of the new hits, and Jazz bores me. I respect it, but have
very little interest in playing it. I'm beyond wanting to be the next
Victor... I'm a meat-and-potatoes bass player, and that's all I ever
want to be.

So, playing in an original band is, for me, my version of Fly Fishing.
Or Sailing. Or Hunting. All of which are hobbies that cost shitloads
of money to do well. My hobby is self supporting, and my wife is a
professional singer. She knows the deal, and one night per week to
rehearse doesn't hurt her feelings. So, in my case (and I'm NOT
comparing myself to anyone else) this'll be fun, and that's all I'm
worried about!

Hope you two are doing ok these days. Round these parts, lots of
places are cutting out music all-together. Most of the full timers I
know are picking up temp jobs to help make ends meet. Hopefully the
trend will swing back...

Corey
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