You’ve got to pay your dues to play the blues
Paying one’s dues isn’t pretty.
Saturday, I played two hours at an outdoor event in Michigan City. Before hopping in the car at 5:50 AM to drive to Indiana, I checked the forecast: temperature of 40-43°; 90% of rain. Mother Nature was not kind.
Canceling is against my ethics; however, I didn’t play my best. I barely could move my fingers on the fretboard, and I had to adapt my set, avoiding any complicated guitar work.
But the volunteers of the market’s event were really nice, and I got paid to play music in a town I’ve never been before Saturday. Five people walked away with Where the Sand Meets the Tide CDs. One lady who owns one of the local business gave me a tip, smiling as she said, “I don’t know how you are playing through this.”
Sunday, I was fighting off a cold, popping Zicam like candy, pondering Ringo Starr’s lyric, ‘You got to pay your dues to play the blues, and you know it don’t come easy.”
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Heads up, I have some fun shows coming up on the third leg of the fall tour:
Nov 7 – residency at: mash – Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 10 – Acorn Theater – Three Oaks, MI
Nov 13 – Six String Concerts – Columbus, OH
-I’ll be performing on WCBE 90.5 at noon!
Nov 14 – Taffy’s, Eaton, OH
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