Easy now, there is much to be said about the perfect pick. I carry mine zipped in my wallet. It takes time to wear that thing down to where it plays right. That's how I could tell the lame players out there when they would throw their picks out at the audience to be cool. Too funny. Ask any heavy picker.

I suppose before we get too sentimental about the good ole band days, a simple one-time viewing of Spinal Tap will restore our focus back to why we use applications like BIAB!

Multi-tracker, I have a friend living in the Northeast US that charges about $100 per hour. She is basically running a DJ system with the lead vocal tracks removed to where she and her husband insert their voices. Because they cover everything from Sinatra to Spears they get a lot of bookings from private parties to nursing homes. They don't touch the club circuit. They don't need to. One gig spawns several more. I esepcially like their setup. They roll in with a Bose system, laptop along with a couple of microphones. They are good to go. The key to their success is they play EVERYTHING. My friend was also trained as an opera singer.

So, as one posted, there is still a desire to see live music out there in certain parts of the country more than others. Where I live, the rednecks use the band for target practice (guns and beer bottles).