I played quite a few "gigs" .... then I decided to make them my living instead of just a livelyhood and my attitude (and the nomenclature) changed. It just seems less serious when people say the "G" word. I work hard at this craft and I look at it like a real, legit business. Somehow, the word gig sells it short to me. No offence to the millions of others that use the word freely.