They frequented the restaurant I played. The farm manager was the son of my guitar tech. It's "Right place; right time".
Talent has little to do with it.
Pure luck. There are several folks her who could handle the gigs.
Russ
Russ ... excuse me, but this is pure
BS!!! ...
LUCK may have brought them into the place you played at, but
TALENT is what got you the gigs ... and those of us who have heard your work (and far to LITTLE of it I might add!!!) know that you are quite a talented player ...
There MAY be some here who could handle the gigs musically, but I don't know how many could handle the politics, etc. ...
I always remember (and have used quite often) the quote of Branch Rickey: "Luck is the residue of Design." ... and as the Roman philosopher Seneca said: "Luck is what happens when
PREPARATION meets
OPPORTUNITY" ...
