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Originally posted by The Accordionist:

I'd take an "old" guy like Uncle Dave playing Misty any day.


I'm sure you mean that in a good way, but I actually have a pretty diverse repertoire and I can get quite a bit "hipper" than just the standards crowd. The problem seems to be (at least I THINK it is) my physical appearance is not all that youthful. I have a cueball head and I'm seriously "undertall" for my weight.
So, even if the music is happnin' ... lookin' at a chubby, bald dude with normal clothes isn't the image that this new "Bistro" wants. I'll recover.

I went in last night to get my check, and it was during an "In the biz" night with a DJ. I was there for 20 minutes and I swear, the song NEVER CHANGED. Boom, boom, boom with weird effects, and robot voices ..... must be in a techno vein, I think. I asked the owner if this was the "new direction" he wanted, and he said that it's only for Sunday. He also said that to him (55+ yrs old) it sounds like one 4 hour song each night. It never changes. I'm sure that's a sign of our age and the sparation of the generations but, whew! Boom, boom, boom all night? Yopu'd think even young kids would want to get close and do some touching once in a while too. I guess I'll just accept this as "Aging 101" and see if I can pass the class, and move on.

This situation is exactly why I work with many different clients, instead of tying myself up with just one or two. I lost this job .... so what! It's only ONE client, and not the end of my world. I already have most of the situation covered. It's all about flexibility if you want to survive as a full time player in this very fickle world of entertainment. Ya gotta metamorhasize a few times a night sometimes !
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