There are three old people who walk the track in the mornings at the community center by my house.
They’re not all quite the same age. They don’t all have the same stride. They all have different resting heart rates and ailments and interests.
And I’m sure each of their optimum walking paces are different too.
But they walk together anyway.
We probably use it more when we shouldn’t and less when we should.
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When the show doesn’t go how you wanted it to go, there’s often plenty of (unnecessary) dramatic effect afterwards when rehashing it.
While the show itself probably could have used some more dramatic effect.
I showed up to a gig but my pre amp didn’t make it (the pre amp is what takes my signal to the big main speakers).
So we asked the production company if they had a D.I. box (a D.I. is another way to get my signal to the mains).
And sure enough they had one. It wasn’t on our production rider but they were prepared for my problem.
Being prepared often doesn’t mean having just enough. It means having a little extra…so you’re prepared.
Five thousand people show up to the venue to hear five people.
And then the next night a different group of five thousand show up to hear a few other people.
There are more people who want to see a good show than people who are good at putting on a show.
It’s been that way for a long time. And it’s not changing anytime soon.
Keep playing.