sittin' in

[RJBlues23@AOL.COM]

Well, that's one way to look at it. Another way is, I
> sent out the  promo material including my CD, got on
> the phone and booked the dang  gig, hired the band,
> brought the PA and did the sound... so let the  guy
> asking to sit in get his own band and book his own
> friggin  gig! It is work after all... and I did most of
> it! ;)
>
>  RB$
>
>
>
>
> But I'm not about that.  I  think we are all
> > in it together, and your
> > success is  my success.  The way I started was by
> > "sitting in" with  some
> > generous and supportive heroes.  I can't ever  forget
> > that.
> >
> > But I really must know what  the player can do before
> > I decide to let them
> > sit  in.  If my decision produces a lame performance,
> > that only  hurts me in
> > the eyes of the management.  The guy sitting  in
> > doesn't lose anything....
> > but I can lose a future  gig.
> >
> > When I was playing regularly, we built up a  little
> > cadre of folks that
> > frequently "sat in".   I believe that every time I
> > have played Skipper's
> >  Smokehouse in Tampa, Jimmy Thackery has shown up and
> > sat in with us  (I
> > believe it was his wife who was a fan of my band).
> >  My only regret is that
> > I usually handed him my guitar and then "sat  out"
> > while he did a few tunes.
> >
> >  From  the other end of this discussion, I sort of
> > hate having bands ask  me
> > to sit in.  Not because I don't love any chance I
>  > get to perform, but
> > because I feel like I'm intruding on their  gig, and
> > that they are asking me
> > up because they feel  like they should.  If I'm in
> > the audience, it's
> >  because I want to see THEIR show, not because I want
> > a chance to  sing to
> > their audience.
> >
> > That reminds  me... the only thing wrong with
> > gigging... is not being  able
> > to see the other people playing that night.
>  >
> > P.W. Fenton
> > New Port Richey, FL
> > _http://BluesLand.Net_ (http://bluesland.net/)  - A comprehensive network
 of
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> >
I would like to add  this:  If is a weeknight, I pretty open to sitting in.
If its a  weekend -- I better know you and WANT you to sit in.  I am not
taking  chances on unkown's.  They can come out to my jam session on Thursday
nights, where all are welcome to play.  If they suck, they only last one  tune, of
course....

-RJ

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