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This whole idea that doing someone else's songs makes you a "cover band" and is a negative term is something invented by people who haven't got anything better to do but try to elevate themselves by cutting other people down.



This is one of the better quotes from this great thread so far (Thanks for ALL the reply's folks, it has been a great read!)

And this also brings up another thing I have seen for decades, the jealousy of folks that ARE making their living in a "cover band" or "pick-up" bands....I personally ran into this a lot...

More power to the ones who refuse to play "that list", and turn their nose up at all the "boring" gigs...you are the ones that kept me working all these years!

There are a LOT of great players out there that could / can run circles around me as a drummer, bass player, or guitar layer....but feel it is "beneath them" to play "that music" for $65 for 4 hours...$16.25 an hour if you don't pay taxes, less if you keep yer books.

As for load in & load out, I never considered that because that is part of the game. As for food, gas, wear & tear on your vehicle & such, keep books & deduct it...simple! This was the part I HATED, but it is a biz and it needs to be treated as such.

Again, this has been a great read!

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