Hello to you all, another week in the year 2010 has come and gone. Where do the weeks go? This week’s shows are as follows:
FRIDAY - 10/8- DINO'S BAR AND GRILL- BINGHAMTON NY- SHOW STARTS 8:30 PM.
SATURDAY NIGHT- OFF
SUNDAY- BONNIE AND ALAN'S BIG WEDDING- PRIVATE PARTY*
Last Saturday afternoon at 1pm we all met up to the ranch for a great seasons- end barbeque, complete with some cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. We also conducted our third quarter business meeting and discussed itineraries of the band for the present as well as futures in 2011. You can't know where you’re going if you don't know where you've been.
We also kicked out some new tunes in the music room for some of our upcoming events and shows. So, we do practice once in a while.
We headed out at 5pm to the "No-Tell" hotel. It was an interesting evening at the Hotel. Sometimes we pack the joint and sometimes we do not. When you don't serve food on a regular basis or even advertise, your chances of having a good crowd is a crap shoot. Lord only knows what type of night your gonna have crowd-wise.
Fortunately for us, many of the people "we know " and contacted - showed up and saved the day.
The evening (musically) was OK. It was not one of the best, but by no means a poor one either. We had musical guests “The Cardboard Cutouts” come up and play a few tunes for us. They came all the way from Walton. Now let me tell you this, you will not find a more fun group of guys then the “Cutouts”. Their new wave-punk jam style of music is always fun to watch and great to listen to... Danny we love ya bud- keep up with those powerful vocals.
And not to mention our buddy Dominic, who also came by to jam a bit on the drum kit. It was a fun night for all. It’s a shame the crowd was not more plentiful for the evening. Now I had another thought here. I don't know if it's since the Hotel now has hired more bands to play every couple of weeks or maybe everybody's broke or playing it cool with the drinking and driving. Anyway we are feeling it "crowd and attendance" wise.
Now I may be a funny duck, where I can go out and listen to a band and have a good time and just drink Coke. But that's me and I don't see the big deal with it all.
So as questionable as the weekend was - it was then over. Maybe in the future, band bookings should go by the hour and booked accordingly. Because I gotta tell ya, the last hour is murder on a band in an empty bar. (Wow, there’s a great album title - "Murder on a band in an empty Bar") Hey I like it...
So in closing, we have nice weather for the weekend coming up, so get out on those scoots a couple more times before you put them all to sleep next month. That's why I love living in the north, we replace riding with hunting and football. Oh well ride safe, be safe and hope to see you all out for Friday's show at Dino's in Binghamton.
P.S. The wings are good here too!
Peace,
Mikee^^Dee
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