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Notes, you CAN NOT BELIEVE the whining up here from the local copy band segment. Apparently they want to play those same 45 songs as every other band does for that $75 and a bar tab because their spouse is getting tired of supporting them while working from home. It is SO RIDICULOUS that I ended up dropping at least 15 people from my Facebook friends.
If one more person tells me "Corona virus just like the flu..." I am going to punch them in the face and say "That broken nose is just like a scratch..." Couldn't agree more Eddie sick of the covid hoax nutters
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I'd go a whole buck just to see the costume, Billy!! Well...I will have to think about it Eddie. Being the first gig of the year and a whole buck on the line. I'll call my agent and get back to you. Billy By the way, I took a 600 mile drive today to buy a new Recumbent bike. Perhaps a photo will be coming soon.
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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600 miles? I can't think of anything I would drive 600 miles for.
Well.... Certainly not a piece of exercise equipment that by June would become a place to hang clothes.
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By the way, I took a 600 mile drive today to buy a new Recumbent bike. Perhaps a photo will be coming soon. Hi Billy, Which bike did you purchase? My son just purchased a VANSWE.
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
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I got this for myself. I got to ride it about 300 feet. Then my wife took it away from me....lol Guess I will have to get another one.  Billy
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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600 miles? I can't think of anything I would drive 600 miles for.
Well.... Certainly not a piece of exercise equipment that by June would become a place to hang clothes. In 2017 Eva and I leased a car and drove through most of western Europe, about 9000 kilometers. So, 600 miles is not a lot but I was really tired when I got home. Driving in South Florida at night really sucks!! Billy
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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If you want to make a living by playing music, you have to treat it as a business. A business you may love the work at, but if you neglect the business, you will need a day job or a wife that is willing to and can support you.
That means learning the songs your audience wants to hear, entertaining your audience, and learning new songs as they become popular with your audience. It means both practicing and rehearsing (there is a difference) so you can play every song you do to the absolute best of your ability.
It also means being professional in everything you do. Show up on time, don't take long breaks, be easy to get along with, dress appropriately, and work for the benefit of the entity that hired you.
There are a lot of people that don't understand this. I don't mind them so much, because that makes my music business appreciated by the entertainment purchasers.
And anyone who actually believes COVID-19 is just like the flu has been brainwashed by propaganda outlets pretending to be news media.
As far as Facebook is concerned, I don't hear the whining.
I quit Facebook after the Clinton/Trump election.
When I found out they were using bots to read everyone's posts, read everyone's private messages, log the likes/dislikes and use that information to decide what fraudulent 'news' articles to send them with the intent of rigging a US election, I deleted my data and left.
I don't care if they were trying to elect the candidate I wanted to win or the candidate I wanted to lose, using fraud to influence an election is not in my set of values. I decided that if I continued to let FB profit by selling my information, I would become an accomplice to fraud. That isn't in my set of personal values so the only thing for me to do was to wipe my data and get out.
I know this hurt by business, because I used FB for advertising, but I just had to follow my conscience.
And I found out that life without Facebook is actually better.
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What Notes Norton says here is important. Particularly in the way you treat your employers, that is what people that hire you are. Treat your audience with the respect they deserve. Entertaining your audience rather than yourself is also important. Do what you do well. If you want to make a living by playing music, you have to treat it as a business. A business you may love the work at, but if you neglect the business, you will need a day job or a wife that is willing to and can support you.
That means learning the songs your audience wants to hear, entertaining your audience, and learning new songs as they become popular with your audience. It means both practicing and rehearsing (there is a difference) so you can play every song you do to the absolute best of your ability.
It also means being professional in everything you do. Show up on time, don't take long breaks, be easy to get along with, dress appropriately, and work for the benefit of the entity that hired you.
There are a lot of people that don't understand this. I don't mind them so much, because that makes my music business appreciated by the entertainment purchasers.
And anyone who actually believes COVID-19 is just like the flu has been brainwashed by propaganda outlets pretending to be news media.
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If anybody is interested in trying out playing online then check out my FaceBook group. There are a GREAT bunch of people on there. Very encouraging and all levels of guitar players are most welcome and encouraged. Even total beginners. The idea behind the group is that I post a challenge song every day and then people come on and post their renditions of that song (playing their acoustic guitar or ukulele or even their piano). You do not have to go live unless you want to (a video recording is fine), you do not have to show your face if you don't want to, you don't have to have any fancy recording equipment, just press record on your phone, hell, you don't even need to sing if you don't want to! On a Monday people can play and post whatever song they want. This is a private group so only people who belong to the group can see your posts and your posts/comments, etc, cannot be shared. It is great fun and an easy way to get into playing online. Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/song.a.day.challenge
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