Thanks, Donny ... a few reasons ... I'm not pushing for the work as much - I don't NEED it, and I play enough to keep me happy; a lot of 'young bloods', performing for less, singing to tracks with a wireless mic, 'schmoozing' with all the elderly ladies (let's face it- they would rather have a 30 or 40 something schmooze to them than a 74 year old ; and a number of gigs with the female vocalist where even I sing to tracks, and I don't even need a KB ...

I am still trying to get a gig at a nice restaurant ... it seems that in the past year more upscale places are having live entertainment on 'off' nights - Wednesday or Thursday - but even there, there's a LOT of really good young talent around here ... guys doing Buble and Sinatra tributes, with all the mannerisms, etc. ... of course, singing to tracks ...