As I've posted before, I had the BEST band experience for 26 years ... Started in high school - the guitar player and I were in the same graduating class - went from RnR dances to weddings and dinner dances ... even our wives are still friends ... although the drummer - who started the group - and I booked almost all the gigs, no one claimed to be the 'leader' ... we split everything evenly and put money away to buy gear and tuxes, etc. ...
I play a few gigs with the guitar player in NJ every year, playing one with the sax player in a couple of weeks ... Unfortunately, one member has passed away and another is battling Cancer ...
Still, great, great, memories ...