Tough gig

Karen Sarkisian · From: Boston, MA, USA

I played a tough gig tonight. It was a condensed version of my classic country band, so just the singer who plays acoustic guitar, the lead guitarist, and me. No rhythm section ! I really rely on the bass player a lot to play in tune so it was very tough for me. And as my first gig since getting back from Dallas, I was my own worse critic. I definitely need to practice more !!! One kind of funny thing tho that cheered me up a bit was that a few people came up to me after the gig to tell me how great the steel sounded. Thing about Boston is, you can be the worst player in the room at a steel show, and the Bostonians will still think you are great just because they don't very often get to see or hear a pedal steel guitar. A little sure goes a long way here... Meanwhile if you're looking for me I'll be in the woodshed Laughing

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Glenn Demichele · From: (20mi N of) Chicago Illinois, USA

Ha - at least you were playing country. I'm a bass player, and have only been playing steel for 20 years, last night I brought the steel out to a local blues jam. Might as well have been playing bagpipes - I couldn't pull off anything. Woodshed for me too.
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Karen Sarkisian · From: Boston, MA, USA

Dallas always leaves me feeling both inspired and hopeless.... Oh Well

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Charley Hill · From: The Dirty South

Boston is a great town!!

I'll be in the shed in SC, TOO!! Dallas was great and feelings of frustration coupled with levels of inspiration included.

Great meeting you and I may make a trip to Boston to catch your show. Cool

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Glenn Demichele · From: (20mi N of) Chicago Illinois, USA

By refining my self-delusionary skills, I've been able to spend years just on the "inspired" side of that fine line.
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Floyd Lowery · From: Deland, Florida, USA

Steel Guitar Shows They do one of two things to you. You either want to go to the woodshed or quit. Laughing

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Jim Cooley · From: The 'Ville, Texas, USA

Karen,

The last band I played with consisted of lead guitar, fiddle, bass, drums, and me. The lead player was an elderly gentleman. On about three occasions, he called a couple of hours before show time and said that he couldn't make it. When I walked in, the fiddle player looked at me and said something like, "Just you and me tonight, buddy." Some rides felt more like lead (the metal) than lead (guitar) to me, but I got to play. The crowd stayed until the end of the show. Some even came up and told me they enjoyed the steel. It was a good growth experience.
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Too many steels, amps & other stuff, and an open mind. I have tube amp bias.

Chris Brooks · From: Providence, Rhode Island

Good for you, Karen. Yes, in a trio (with no drums or bass) there's nowhere to hide. But I'll bet it was a great learning experience, in the best sense of the word.

Did you play at Our Favorite Somerville club, by chance?

Chris

Karen Sarkisian · From: Boston, MA, USA

Larry Dering · From: Missouri, USA

Karen, It seems we can never get our tone dialed in when under pressure. It's Murphy's law I guess. Been there and done that. You are a good soldier to press on and make the best of it. I am betting you did better than you think. Cheers!

Jason Duguay · From: Massachusetts, USA

I hear ya Karen, bad show's are the worst. Sometimes all the practice and preparation amounts to a hill of beans. I often think the phrase "no plan survives contact with the enemy" was referring to incompetent sound guys and broken monitors.
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Jerome Hawkes · From: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

coming from someone who has played their fair share of bad shows...something i read once from Chet Atkins - YOU (mostly) are the only person who knows what you intended to play.. we were doing a gig of all new songs at a swank theater last week and i was bummed that we stumbled thru them and i hadn't really gotten them down yet. but the response from the crowd was great - if you aren't playing really known tunes, they never know the difference
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Paddy Long · From: Christchurch, New Zealand

I always come home from Dallas inspired -- there is such a melting pot of great players and playing going on that the first thing I do when I get home - once the jetlag has subsided, is to hit my steel seat and get to work Very Happy

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