Last weekend I was in New Jersey to play a 95th birthday party for the mother of a friend of mine - he was the guitar player in our band for 26 yrs - ... Our sax player played the gig with me ...
Obviously about 3/4 of the crowd were seniors, and we played a lot of 'the old stuff' - Bill Bailey, etc., did 'sing-a-longs', etc. ...
Yesterday I got a call from the guitar player's brother, telling me that his granddaughter, who was at the party, wants me to play for her wedding in May ... She is in her early 20's, but loved the music we played ...
THE KICKER - they live in North Carolina, (I live in Rhode Island)and will pay my expenses - air, hotel, cartage, etc. plus salary ... This would definitely be the farthest I've traveled for a gig !!! ...
I just have to see if I can work it out .....
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