Filled in for a friend at an upscale Italian restaurant last night ...
http://lucianos.diningquest.com/dinner.php

Crowd age from 30's to seniors ...

I played in the bar/lounge area which is also used for dining ... Started out with a lot of bossa novas, light jazz tunes (I'm NOT a jazz player) from "The Real Book", some vocals in Italian ... moved into vocals of Sinatra, Bennett, Darin, etc. tunes, ... by the end of the night it was from 'Just a Gigolo', to 'My Girl' and a lot of 'up' tunes in between ... even threw in some country - 'Beyond The Blue Neon', 'Neon Moon' ... ...

Had people dancing, made some tips, got nice comments from clients and staff including one of the managers ... some even asked if I was coming back next week ... a good night ...
I enjoy these types of gigs because there is a 'different' interaction with the audience and the satisfaction that comes from that ... not necessarily "better" than other types of gigs, but satisfying none the less ...
And I'm not flat broke - but then I didn't make my living this way either ...

t.