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...I'm concerned that I'll sort of get stale being in the same place all the time. Any thoughts?



If it is of worry, it is of the devil.

Cross bridges if and when they appear in front of you - and don't anticipate any valleys beforehand, as there just may not be any.

Since you've already given some thought to the "what if" of that situtation, you are prepared to deal with it should it arise. New songs, new presentations, new arrangements of the old songs, change of banter, even change of costume. There are probably other things I haven't mentioned, but you get the idea. (One thing that has always worked for me at the fixed gig forever is the introduction of a few guests who come and sit in and jam etc. - sometimes even going so far as paying them on the side myself, but making it appear as if something impromptu was happening tonight. Those who are afraid of losing their gig to someone else never try this, to their own detriment IMO. This also works extremely well with students and young persons who are itnerested in better honing their skills BTW.)

Was it Sir Edmund Hillary who quipped that the hardest part of preparation for climbing a mountain was the first step? And after taking that first step, Providence steps in and that's that.


--Mac

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