Just finished playing a "happy hour" about four hours ago. If you want a shore atmosphere in your backyard, go to Cherry Hill, NJ to Top Dog. The place is huge and has all kinds of weekly things to do like cornhole and beer pong tournaments.
I wish I could read an audience as easily as some others. I know when people want us there and when they don't, and I'm pretty sure tonight was one of those where there was no energy, and there were distractions like the Eagles' game in the background. We did get the chance to play there again, and we also got a gig in October for a birthday party, which is nice.
For the first time since I bought it in 2004, my Crate sounded good! Our guitarist wasn't there, so we had a guitarist-by-committee approach where someone would play a few and then pass off the guitar. We used my awful Crate, and it sounded pretty decent. At least the sound carried, unlike when I was in "Code Mid-skey." I was always completely buried by a wall of Marshall sound, and my amp wouldn't cut through anything.
I also used my new 1 1/2 C mouthpiece. I bought two new mouthpieces because I needed something smaller that wouldn't swallow my face. The 1 C made me really tired really quickly, and this 1 1/2 is a little brighter but has a nice warm sound when I need it. It's gold-plated and pretty.
I'm going to buy a new guitar soon. Hopefully, I'll be playing more guitar in MLA when a second guitar is appropriate. Everything will come together piece by piece, and I will have an awesome rig set up for myself.
This weekend...two more weddings...then Ocean City for a few days. I'm pretty excited.
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