Bang the Drum Slowly

After months & months of going NOWHERE, my band Playback will be playing our first 2 gigs. Our first is at a modest sized club, Crossroads, a few towns over. We'll be playing this Friday night from 9pm 'til 11pm.

The second gig is downtown at the annual "Spring Fling" (lame name). This is a rain or shine event that takes place in the central business district that's closed off to vehicular traffic for most of the day. We play on the outdoor stage from 2:30pm 'til 3:15 on Sunday.

So here's the problem. After playing together for about 8 or 9 months, about 5 of them seriously, I feel we're not nearly as far along as we should be. We barley have 2 full sets worth of material, & our spotty rehearsing schedule hasn't helped. We've been cramming in as many practises as possible this week to be ready. Sadly I don't feel completely confident.

For Friday nights gig we're either going to have to play very sloooow or turn into a psychedelic jam band of which we are anything but. We do have a 3 song CCR medley that perhaps we can play until the amps blow.

On top of all that, there's been a bit of dissension in the ranks. At this point, it seems to be me & the bass player vs. the two guitarists. Lot's of disagreeing emails flying to & fro these past few days. The bass player & me have top secret conspired meetings where we plot the demise of the other two- heh, heh, heh.

We just have to get through these two gigs, & then we're definitely going to have to rally the troops for a face to face sit down. We'll see what happens. It would be a shame to break-up after only two gigs, but I've been in numerous bands since I was a young'in so there are relatively few surprises.

R-O-C-K ON!