Then what?

 

                    SUNDAY 10/3/21 7:09AM- at this point I’m undecided about which Ray gig I wanna do…
9:35AM--I might make more money at S&J's, but only a litte more...I'd rather catch up on my sleep..
12:42PM--I MIGHT do both, and pay the price tomorrow...
 2:26PM-I’ve decided to do the Brian Boru gig;  I should be back home by 8:30 PM… I don’t expect to make more than forty dollars…actually there’s another performer’s equipment on stage, maybe Ray and I are going to be using that stuff – who knows? As far as I know we’re playing inside… That’s a good thing…mostly because it’s really hot outside…I think there’s something wrong with my phone, but I don’t have time to find out now… It’s been acting weird all weekend in various ways…
Ray seems to be running late, or because he doesn’t have to set up any equipment, he has time to kill… Those are the only answers I have;
Suddenly, I feel like the gig is in danger of being canceled… Ray isn’t here yet and HE might be the one to cancel it…I really hope the Universe doesn’t want me to go to Stan and Joe’s ; already I don’t feel like it
5 PM – if I wanna come home with any money at all, I have to go to stand in Joe’s… There’s maybe eight people here not counting the band , The tip jar is nearly empty; I think there’s a $20 bill in it
MONDAY 9/4/21 3AM--I've just spent the last 12 hours doing two things--driving and playing Music...the driving used up maybe two hours, the rest of the time I was playing behind Ray Weaver...Dianne was right of course, I feel like I've been hit by a train...
10:25AM--recovering from the TWO Ray gigs...the 2nd one went really well, except for missing a turn and taking a long way home...I made no money at the first gig and $60 bucks at the 2nd one...
11:23AM--and so I'm back to feeling like MontCo's best kept Musical secret...that is, nearly invisible in my own neighborhood...Ray expressed his opinion of the musicians who have been backing him up...I wonder what he would say about me if I'm not around…
THURSDAY 10/7/21 4PM--the plan is to go to Hershey's...I gotta bring Jeff's Bass amp back for one thing and I hope to do some Bass playing myself if possible...
10:16PM--I played Bass for roughly half of the Jam...I was quite tired when Jeff showed up with a Bass and a new amp that he just got, today I think...I did some lead singing as well...I seem to know LOTSA songs...and I even seemed to lead the Band once or twice...but I have the worst stage prescence of anyone I know, and I dunno how to change it...
         The same musicians seem to show up every Thursday...*I* think the jam needs some new players...I for one feel that way...maybe the hosts feel that way too...maybe the players feel that way about ME...Next Thursday I might go to Bippy's Pub...maybe every other Thursday I'll go to Hershey's...