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Pat,
Thanks very much.
You are right the place I'm in now is wrong. Very beautiful but not geared towards what I do.
Plans are for Florida come around Sept.. I'm going to buy an inexpensive mobile home in Barefoot Bay and spend around 8 months of the year there and the rest here. I had a place there before. All of my playing career on the local level has been for the VFW,Legion, Moose, Elks, Eagles Clubs, etc. They love what I do and for the most part are very nice people. They also pay well. There are 100's in the area I'm going as well as other similar privately owned places.
My wife's health is sort of in the balance so we'll see.



I just got back from my hometown where I attended my mother's funeral. While I was there I looked up some old friends I used to gig with. One of them said he was now playing "the animal circuit" . When I looked puzzled, he said, "you know.. the Elks, Moose, Lions, Eagles..."
;-)

So, along those lines, I wish you success with the animals.

In Florida you should also have the additional advantage of plenty of resort gigs. When people are on vacation, they are more inclined to seek live entertainment.

When you come back to Western NC, (depending on time of year) you may be able to line up a different class of gig. The animal clubs are everywhere... but NC also has folk music festivals, craft festivals, summer and winter resort areas, lots of church music, and EVERYWHERE there are opportunities to play oldies at high school reunions.

Anyway, you are a very talented guy. Good luck on every part of your plan (relocating, booking, etc)

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