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but the last time I made a business out of something I loved (IT/computers) I eventually came to hate it. Perhaps this is part of: "It's more blessed to give than to receive"...

...Apparently the society's members hadn't heard a reasonable (dare I say decent) trombone for a long time - not even sure they'd had one available - and the comments were wonderful. Took ages for my head to shrink enough to get through normal size doors again



These two points are exactly why I still love to play out and/or rehearse as much as I can. I don't exactly hate my job but it's not the love of my life either. Music is a definite outlet for me, a chance to polish my skills and interact with the public. I would not be happy if I lost that. A once a month jazz gig I do is in a small bar attached to a restaurant, no stage we just set up on the floor in a corner so people can stand right next to me if they want and sometimes they do if I'm doing something hot. Even though it can be distracting, they will make some very nice comments and frankly I like that. The guitarist is on the opposite side from me and he will have his fans standing right next to him too. There could be 50 people in there and only 10 are really paying attention but thats enough to make it worthwhile. I also act as a rehearsal pianist for a couple of big bands and that is a completely different trip and I enjoy that as well. I'm not a great big band player but I do know chord voicings and I can swing. I'm not that familiar with the material but it's fun anyway. Big band piano is a totally different style from me playing small group jazz fusion and I've been told their guy can't do what I do either. They did throw me a gig when he was out of town on a business trip and I have to tell you playing with all those horns was a real blast.

Bob

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