First gig today

[tmd]

We played our first gig today. It was at a farmers market, with these venues operating as essential services, albeit with some restrictions. We performed as a piano/bass duo. The market was pretty well attended, considering it was the day after the 4th of July. Masks and social distancing were in place. Everybody was friendly, happy to be out, and happy to be hearing some live music. We jokingly called our band The Social Dissonance.

Mike

[Dr GO]

Did you lead off with "Fever"?

[tmd]

@Dr-GO said in First gig today:

Did you lead off with "Fever"?

It's in our book, but we didn't play it. But on request, we played the Baby Elephant Walk, which my bass player said is proof that we'll do anything for tips.

Mike

[Dale Proctor]

@tmd

You should have followed it up with A Swingin’ Safari...

[administrator]

How about: "The Three Masketeers"

[Brian Moon]

@tmd Congratulations on working a gig!

[administrator]

I'm grateful just to get out of the house, sometimes. Yesterday, I was bogged down with stress and some buddies invited me to go fishing. Didn't catch anything, but it was such a relief to just leave the house for one hour.

[Dr GO]

@administrator said in First gig today:

... Didn't catch anything, but it was such a relief to just leave the house for one hour.

Great, because I have head the Covid is biting down your way!

[tmd]

We had our second paid gig earlier today, at another farmers market. Today's event was bigger, with lots more people. This time, we were a piano/bass/flute trio, with me on piano. Social distancing was observed and masks were in place. Everyone did a great job to make the event safe and fun.

Mike

[Kehaulani]

Looks good.

I'm still burned that, yesterday, some old woman had a question and stuck her unmasked face about one foot into mine and kept touching me on my shoulder and hand. I guess some of these people think they don't have much time left, so it doesn't matter much, but I do and it matters to me.

BTW, how was the temperature?

[veery]

@administrator Fishing has nothing to do with catching! Especially when these days we are going out of our way to not catch something!

[tmd]

@Kehaulani said in First gig today:

BTW, how was the temperature?

It was hot. We were under a canopy. But the heat really takes something out of you.

Mike

[administrator]

Yes, it has been 100+ around here and my motivation seems to be inversely proportional to the temperature as of late.

[Dr GO]

@Kehaulani said in First gig today:

Looks good.

BTW, how was the temperature?

It was 97.8... I will leave it up to you as to what part of his body was measured to get to this reading.