As usual, I booked more Christmas parties this year than I should have, worked my butt into the ground and did lots of doubles. The paychecks, however, made much of this arduous task well worthwhile. In addition to the improvements in the bank balance, there are other rewarding things I enjoy every holiday season. Just thought I would share six of them with you.



Enjoy,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

Dayum! Those look like southern girls! We grow 'um purty 'round here.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

Way to go Gary!!

Gary ,,, maybe I'll move to MD and take some of that Christmas load off your hands !!! ...
t.

It's a tough job but somebody's got do it.

Here's to ya!

Joe

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Songman55
Joe Ayala

Ya mean you actually get paid for having that much fun? Waydago you ol' devil!

Gar:

Man you look tired in that pic, does Carol appreciate your hard work earning a living?

Reminds me of a poor sparrow and sex sparrow hawks hovering! okay, okay, so call the typing cops on me.........Cheers......pose

Your secret is out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I know why you gig so much!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers!!!!! -charley

I love my job--I love my job--I live my job...

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

My top ten reasons why I'm glad the Christmas gig season is over:

10. Multi-layers of Christmas music coming from all directions in mid-November.
9. Playing "Home For The Holidays" for people who are obviously far away from home for the holidays.
8. The looks you get from people who are tired of Christmas music.
7. The lady yelling into her cellphone: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU - THEY HAVE LIVE MUSIC HERE".
6. "I can sing Jingle Bells in Spanish - wanna hear me?" (one old lady kept saying this to me over and over one evening).
5. Christmas sing-a-longs.
4. "How much would you charge to come to our house and just play Jingle Bells?"
3. Listening to another act perform Christmas Music badly on New Year's Eve.
2. "We want you to setup right next to the front door..."
1. Now that Christmas is over, tipping is back in fashion.

Esh ... That's better than Letterman ...
t.

I'll toss in my Top 10 list as well..

My top 10 reasons for hating Christmas gigs..

10. Having to play "Driving home for Christmas" not really knowing the tune that well, 10 times in an evening.
9. Cleaning norwegian christmas food off my suit
8. Eating your standard norwegian christmas dinner for the 70th time, cause musicians only get "Todays special"
7. Walking in pools of womit
6. Cleaning lutefisk(nasty norwegian fish dish) out of your microphone
5. Giging with 500lbs of equipment when it's -4 degrees Farenheit outside.
4. Getting felt up while playing by drunken women (somtimes men too..)
3. Drunken maniacs stealing my microphone and singing "Delilah" while I'm playing "Wonderful Tonight"
2. People requesting christmas salms...
1. Well it's good pay playing the christmas season, but you don't get to see your family or open gifts until January 3rd...

Doc-Z

great lookin gals in the pic btw... way to go Gary.. wouldn't mind those around my piano...

Doc-Z

Would that make #4 on your list a little easier to take???

t.

depends on how drunk they are.. and if my wife is present...