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Originally posted by Bill Lewis:
cgiles and DNJ

A few year ago I did just do it. Organ/piano, sax and drums. Rehearsed every Tues. night . Blues, some jazz and old school rock. Played a few gigs but it just dead ended. There are so few places to play and so many bands, DJ's, and now singers with Kareoke backing or even worse Kareoke acts with the drunks singing all night. My good friend doesn't even bring his keyboard anymore to his regular Thursday night gig. Just and Ipod and PA. Sings the first set to the dinner crowd and then DJ's for the bar crowd the rest of the night. I'd play (and we did) for next to nothing but there's just no where to go.

Loved the Lee Michael's video. Had some of his albums. I could spend all day looking at those old videos. Billy Joel did a simiiar thing with his drummer Jon Small. B3 thru a wah- wah and fuzz box. Album was called "Attila" I still have it. Still 10X more soul and excitement than todays Hip Hop garbage. Was watching a rerun of the "Soprano's" the other day and there was a scene where the family is watching the "Young Rascals" on TV, probably the Sullivan show.. Made me smile. Felix was the last one to play my gigging B3 before I sold it to a church.

Bill in NJ


Bill there is plenty of work here in NJ for everyone....you just have to reinvent & adapt yourself and your music and gear it to the right target audience.

Good Luck