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i set myself up with the last show report… i was slated to do the featured spot at this weird/cool little spot on the gold coast. For some reason i decided to play a different guitar than i usually do… forgetting about it’s tenuous tuning abilities. And to boot i brought my usual amp for solo gigs, which, since i’ve never played that guit with that amp… turned out to sound funny, muddy, crappy. Whatever, that’s no excuse, right?
So i get there in a relatively jovial mood, a little tired, always tired… so i sit down have a guiness, hang out just trying to watch the open mikers before my set. Definitely some good talent in there. Some good ole boys, some business dudes frmo out of town come in and sit right next to me. We start talking and making jokes blah blah blah… the dude buys me another guiness and another… mind you, i haven’t had a beer in a week…. so i’ve got a nice buzz.
the players play… then it’s my turn. By this time, the GOB’s are drunkenly under the understanding that i’m going to blow their faces off and they’re gonna love it.
not so much.
I would have had to have played John Mayer or the like to really get their attention. Instead i start with Roxanne… wait.. my guitar isn’t tuning right… (awkward pausing while they yell "c’mon, rock us!"), here it is! it’s in tune… but somehow growly and muddy… oh fuck, the amp and the guit, i’ve never played them together… it’s not working well. I’m self concious about it.
I launch into this classic tune without respect to it… i butcher it (from my standpoint)… to regaling applause…
what next? dunno.
i try an original. "worn" oh boy more tuning… this one has a crazy a string up to b tuning… that takes 5 minutes.
i’ve lost them.
the rest is what you would expect. they leave. the others leave. there’s the regulars at the bar and a couple of loyal folks… including the manager and his manager duo (who are gracious and helpful as all get out).
and the host, who claps and helps out with morale. I’m aware though. I’m drunk, my sinuses are nuts, my guitar sounds crappy and i’ve lost the vibe.
so goes it.
Hi-tea, hopefully holds better things.
