That was fun!
Ranting is fun, but it gets old.
I played a show with the blues band Saturday night, and had a surprisingly good time. I still miss the funk band and hope we get together soon, but this group is fun. We still have some volume issues to work on, but I have a feeling we'll be okay. I may look at running my gear through a compressor/expander, particularly since the organ has a broad dynamic range, especially when I play with the drawbars.
A lot of my trepidation was from an aborted stint with a blues band a few years ago that left a bad taste in my mouth. This stuff is fun, though. I'm motivated to practice more at home, and I wonder if I can't turn this into some session work for cash.
I will say that it is going to be tough balancing the cycling and the gigs. I'm normally useless after 11PM or so, so I took a few naps on Saturday before the show. I was pumped through the show and didn't feel spacey on the way home (this has been an issue since I started riding my road bike and waking up at 5AM). However, I didn't go to bed until 4:30, and still woke up at 5:45. I opted not to do my ride, though, which is unfortunate. I have a 170 mile ride next month that I need to train for.
Back to work!
