Speaking of rising from the ashes...

[Al Stevens]

Last year was bleak for performing musicians. I didn't have a new year's eve gig for the first time in a long time. Most of my friends in the business tell the same story.

I played a combo gig last night for a Valentine's Day dinner party at the clubhouse of a gated community of mostly retired folks. We have a lot of them in Florida.

They hired us for new year's eve.

Maybe things are looking up?

 

[Gandalfe]

Well the numbers don't support that. Unemployement continues to grow in numbers and victims. As I was telling my grandson Nicky yesterday, this may be the worse depression (yes, I said it, depression) in his lifetime.

Still a gig is a gig and it's good to hear that some people are still supporting the arts.

 

[tictactux]

Well the numbers don't support that. Unemployement continues to grow in numbers and victims. As I was telling my grandson Nicky yesterday, this may be the worse depression (yes, I said it, depression) in his lifetime.

Still a gig is a gig and it's good to hear that some people are still supporting the arts.

I landed a gig on this year's Sechseläuten.
Sure, it's an unpaid gig (if you don't count booze and social status), but I ain't doing it for a living anyway.
For what I'm being paid I could work 70+ hours a week, but I don't know how long our industry is lagging behind the general situation.