Played with the band firday saturday and sunday.

Friday - played at a local resturaunt with our 7 piece big band. It went well, played Miller, Dorsey, Basie, Mills Bro, Sinatra.

Saturday - played for a dance club 50 miles away with our 5 piece band lots of waltzes, latins, swing and tangos. The job went well.

Sunday - played for a local VFW post new years party with our 5 piece band. Very few people there, and the ones that were, were in their 70's. Played the same old stuff that we played on friday. The VFW lost money on this one. Felt bad, was bored, dull party.

One of the main reasons this is getting old is because it is not my band and I have very little control over the situation. I don't front the band and am not the leader.

It's time for me to do a solo act.

Have a great 2001!

Tom