Agreed! Keeps the chops and the band sharp! I had 33 gigs in July of 18 and still had about five days off that month, that's my personal best. I did six three hour shows back to back in two days. It was brutal but when I was done I wanted another! I had a pocket full of loot! That year I saved...
I only signed on to work with her cause it gave me a 3 show per week residency downtown at a venue that I liked. I had subbed enough there to where I knew all the staff so it was a good time. All the rest of the clubs on her roster were straight trash without a lot of tip potential so when that...
I played 3-10 shows per week in most of 2017 and all 2018, some of which were through a notorious area booking agent but it wasn't a tour it was just Austin-San Antonio-and surrounding areas. I had a falling out with the agent and regrouped in 2019 only to have the covid deal happen as I was...
You are welcome War in D. I guess it's an act of love, cause you sacrifice your time to it. I am not a loving person by nature so I'm learning Christ's love. The priest serves me, the bishop serves the priest, the patriarch serves the bishop, and Christ has served us all so as an orthodox person...
The "can I get a partial refund" move is mostly a scam nowadays. I second your recommendation to make him ship it back and then refund him. At least then he has to get off his scamming ass and ship it instead of just waiting to get some cash kicked back. Make them work for their scams.
I agree, there should be focus or we are sinning by being inattentive during prayer. But you're making a judgment on the person saying "prayers sent", presuming they aren't being authentic. I get where you are coming from. It's like an "I'm so sorry for your loss" when someone loses someone...
You could always dilute a little Titebond II with water and inject it or work it into the crack and get a couple basic quick clamps on there. Probably eliminate the issue permanently if it's causing problems at tunings with higher tension.
Rank and merit aren't the same thing. Merit is worthiness or excellence. Rank implies command over others. In heaven the least are considered the greatest. Merit and rank not being based on earthly, worldly definitions. In orthodoxy those with rank are below those with less rank. A priest serves...
I like the pace of rig-talk. It's fast enough for me, just not at 5:30, lol. And I really love the members here. There is also a level of brotherhood, and camaraderie, and forgiveness and understanding here. And of course the amazing wealth of knowledge of the members. None of the other forums...
It's incompatible with a merit based society but I think only the kingdom of heaven will actually be merit based, but not merit based based in the sense of any worldly accomplishment or know how other than loving God with all our hearts and our neighbors as though they were ourselves.
I get where you are coming from I just can't drink only water in the summer when it's 100 degrees and I'm working or gigging in the heat. It goes coffee-water-sports drink-water-arizona tea-water-lime water-coffee-water-beer from morning to night on a typical hot summer workday. I used to drink...