Re: [Harp-L] Too old to gig!

[46long Blake <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

Darnitall, I'm only 38, and a number of these things are true for
me....especially if it's a 10-2 gig on a Friday when I've been teaching
teenagers since 7:30 am.....sigh.....

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:17 PM, <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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>  You're too old to play gigs when:
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> 1.   It
>                becomes more important to find a place on stage for your fan
>                than your amp.
> 2.   Your gig clothes make you
>                look like George Burns out for a round of golf or Dolly
> Parton
>                with no bosom.
> 3.   All your fans leave by
>                9:30 p.m.
> 4.   All you want from groupies is
>                a foot massage and back rub.
> 5.   You love
>                taking the elevator because you can sing along with most of
> your
>                set-list.
> 6.   Instead of a fifth member,
>                your band wants to spring for a roadie.
> 7.
>                You lost the directions to the gig.
> 8.   You
>                need your glasses to see the amp
>                settings.
> 9..   You've thrown out your back
>                jumping off the stage.
> 10. You feel like heck before
>                the gig even starts.
> 11. The waitress is your
>                daughter!
> 12. You stop the set because=2
> 0your ibuprofen
>                fell behind the speakers.
> 13. Most of your crowd just
>                sways in their seats.
> 14. You find your drink tokens
>                from last month's gig in your guitar case.
> 15. You
>                refuse to play without earplugs.
> 16. You ask the club
>                owner if you can start at 8:30 instead of 9:30.
> 17. You
>                check the TV schedule before booking a gig.
> 18. Your
>                gig stool has a back.
> 19. You're related to at least
>                one member in the band.
> 20. You don't let anyone sit
>                in.
> 21. You need a nap before the gig.
> 22.
>                After the third set, you bug the club owner to let you quit
>                early.
> 23. During the breaks, you now go to the van to
>                lie down.
> 24. You prefer a music stand with a
>                light.
> 25. You don't recover until Tuesday
>                afternoon.
> 26. You hope the host's speech lasts
>                forever
> 27. You buy amps considering their weight and not
>                their tone or "cool" factor.
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> 28. Feeling guilty looking
>                at hot women at the audience, 'cause they're younger than
> your
>                daughter.
> 29. You can remember seven different club
>                names for the same location.
> 30. You have a hazy memory
>                of the days when you could work 10 gigs in 7 days and could
>                physically do it!
> 31. Your date couldn't make it
>                because she couldn't find a babysitter for the
>                grandkids.
> 32. The set list has to be in 20 point
>                type..
> 33. Your drug of choice is now
>                coffee…
> 34. It seems impossible to find stage shoes
>                with decent arch support.
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