The Crickets Had A Good Time

Well, I played pretty well and the band I opened for and jammed with on their second set really enjoyed my tunes... only one problem.

A teensie tiny little problem.

A wee, infinitesimal issue with the whole night.

No one showed up to watch us play.

Now, supposedly, this band had someone promoting the gig - they passed out hundreds of flyers and there was theoretically a website pushing the show and the related costume party. Unfortunately, other than a few friends of mine (yes, I do have some - surprise) and friends of the other band, there was no one there. You could have listened to the crickets chirp between sets.

Of course, there were a few other related problems - it was a Friday night and this location is not exactly in the best part of town. I personally would not have played there, and certainly won't again. Let's just say, a concealed weapon is a good idea in this part of town. There is known crackhouse just 1.5 blocks away.

Parking. Yeah, there wasn't any. There was a lot across the street that is fenced in and you basically have to simply know how to get into it in order to park.

Did I mention how ghetto this location is? How about this? Just a few blocks away and a few days prior, there was a massive shooting at the downtown university. A number of people were slain. Yeah, that sounds like a fun place to go.

The fronting of this location leaves much to be desired - I drove by it three times before realizing where it was, and I'm usually pretty good at this sort of thing. Hell, I KNEW the address and missed it. What the hell?

Being Halloween weekend, there are just so many parties and costume contests at well-known venues, it is hard to compete with this struggling, just re-opening location.

Still, the second set jam was really fun and the few people there that actually DID show up, said they had a great time and thought we were awesome. So I guess that's something. Live and learn, I suppose.

Now, NEXT weekend? (Meaning, this coming weekend) I hope to have a very sizable crowd show up for the debut of Government Cheese, my band of 2 (at the moment). We'll see - hopefully there will be some good pics from THAT show.

Who knows? Web site and CD next?

Happy Halloween all!
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