Back to the original post, I do play out but not nearly as much as I’d like too. My excuse is there are hardly any venues with live music and far too many ( often times very talented ) musicians looking for work.

Finding work, collecting payment, and getting people to come to your gigs is no easy task. I’ll be able to retire from my teaching job at age 53 with full benefits, and my dream was to go into music full time but I’m having my doubts .... We’ll see....

During slow times like now, I’m considering busking. It would be better to be out there playing rather than complaining!