OK so I played the gig. First off the purpose here was:
1. To see if I would like playing alone---I didn't 20 years ago do to inferior technology at the time & less experience.
2. To see how Real Band sounded in a live environment.
3. Get the willies out so i could play
I LOVED doing the show, Real Band sounded, well like a Real Band. The management liked what I did and said I sounded real good. They gave me a $50 tip. As far as the nervous factor: well I guess 45 years of playing and being 60 once you land at the gig it's sort of old hat.
Now for I'll call it the negative part.
This place is located just over the boarder from NC into TN. This is rural country and at this time do to the recession some of the poorest areas. There was only about 20 people and they were all guys. No women except the bartender who is the owners daughter. In talking with these guys some really like what I do ( old Country ) and some would prefer Southern Rock, Country Rock & some Country. They want it loud and driving. This group of guys there I'm sure is representative of what else would come and I'll tell you it has the potential to be very volatile. Add women to this and it would be explosive. The busiest part of the whole place was the drive up beer window were you can buy beer by the six/twelve pack. They buy a twelve pack drink that and then come into the club. This was told to me by the bar tender. Very hard drinking, hard partying crowd. When I was playing I was watching these guys and they reminded me of a pact of wild coyotes jumping and biting each other in play however one wrong bite and you have a brawl. I won't go back there again but it served it's purpose.

John
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