I think maybe now everyone here can appreciate what myself and many in New Orleans and around the country went thru in the 60's.

Through the 50's and 60's we had bands. Five to seven piece bands. We made from the early part of the 50's $10 a night up to $25 a night in the early 70's.

In the 50's we had "Battle Of The Bands" going on regularly. What a high. Our band won two trophys. We were still in High School. As most of the others who participated.

We had piano, bass, drums, guitar(sax in every band)and our band had a trombone. Some had the same setup with a trumpet or another sax instead of the trombone.

Then came the Beatles. Just like the country scene, all people wanted to hear was a band with nothing but guitars.

So,that was the end of the big band era, and 5 to 7 piece bands with horns. They are a rarity anymore. The poor horn players that might have been.

Now anyone that gets run out of the music business today has other things to blame it on. Karaoke and technology.

Its a tough life trying to make a living in music. To most of you, I recommend getting a job and do the music part time like 99 percent of musicians do anyway. And to Dave, DonM, Scott, Dnj and the others here that do make a living, I envy you.

Really how many here make a living and support a wife and at least 1 other person besides DonM and Dave? I don't know about Donny and Scott if they have families or not.

Should I pick a fight with Uncle Dave again. He's mellowing a bit lately. I'm real proud of him. Dave, calmness makes for a longer life. Or so I keep reading in many an article.

I will admit that off and on for me music has been a blessing and a curse. If you want to do music you have to learn to live with it. Lots of things in music have to do with being in the right place at the right time. Many times its has nothing to do with how good or expert you are.
Boo

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