Another Sunday, gigs just played Friday and Saturday. I took the Cigar Box for the first time this weekend and played an hour each night on it, the other two hours regular guitar. We started the set with some CBG, standards like 'Mojo Workin' and 'Shake your money maker'.
What seemed consistent though was that the second the instrument was produced, on both nights, several large and mean looking men looked at me and said 'WHAT THE F**K IS THAT' !!!!! 'YOU CANT PLAY THAT' !!!! 'WE WANT TO SEE A REAL BAND' !!!!! Anyway, after the first two numbers, the same mean looking people come up with beer and say, YOU CAN REALLY PLAY THAT F**KING THING, have a drink. !!!!!
And I got paid at the end of the evening. Free beer and money, happy days.
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Well done Ralph..spreading the word. Kev...I think that's a real credit to you, being asked back...and your'e so right.. be yourself, don't pretend to be someone else..it does come across..that's probably why Moctor Feelgood or whoever they are weren't asked again.
nice job man.
U don t get beer an money cause u ugly Clock !
I had the same response from a Dr Feelgood trib band who's PA & amp I used at a Bikers music bash last year...the wannabee Wilko Johnson asked me what the F#ck I was plugging in...anyway the Bikers have asked me back to play again this year..they've not asked the pretend Dr Feelgood.
Clock,
No one has ever fed you beer and compliments?
Not all pubs, just some, lol.
Odd. No one has ever done that to me...
Well, I don't like rudeness, but I like how things turned out. Good for you. And good songs.
Thank you ! A victory for one of us in the Cigarbox Nation is a victory for us all ! Carry on. Cheers !!!
Ralph,
Did they feed you beer and compliments after you played your regular guitar, too? The real music lovers in the crowd would have; I've seen your vids. Good on yer.