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[sandandwater]

Some days really just need a rewind button. Can we restart Tuesday?

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[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Good crowds are hard to find. We get okay crowds, but nothing to write home about. That's why I'm relocating. Not gonna get noticed here.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. We fill to capacity a lot of the time. But then, this is New York.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

The scene in Chicago is pretty dry. It's disappointing.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised, I would have thought there'd be a lot of musical interest in a city as large and diverse and Chicago. Or is it just that your sound isn't that hot there? What do you play?

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Rock, mostly. And I don't know why, but we don't get much in the way of crowds on live music nights.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's just the bar you work at?

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Could be. Still, if I wanna get noticed (and I do), I'm gonna have to get out of Chicago. Think I have more of a chance out west, so that's where I'm planning to go.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I hope you find what you want.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I don't plan to give up. If LA doesn't work out, there's always New York.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I think it has a lot to do with being in the right place at the right time, really. Getting noticed by people with connections in the business. Being good enough that people talk about you so the connected seek you out.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Probably. Anything worth having is worth working hard for, so I'm gonna give it my best shot and hope it's good enough.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I know the bands we book work their butts off promoting themselves, rehearsing and getting gigs.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

There are so many people looking for a break, that's what it takes to edge out the competition.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

The part that makes me feel bad for them is even the really talented ones don't always get what they deserve. I think that's why I am always telling people how much Breaker Street delivers.

They deserve all the attention they can get.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

They're lucky to have a cheerleader. It's rough going out there.

She smiles.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I'm not a cheerleader. I just believe in them and what they do. They're good. Honestly good. And not in it for the chance of getting famous, they do it because of the music.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

I don't wanna be famous. I just want to be able to quit serving drinks and live off my music. Gigs only pay so much.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I don't know what your bar offers but we give our acts one hundred percent of the door. The really good bands, the ones we have regularly, really clean up the nights they play.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wish. 'Course I sing where I work. They're not gonna pay me more than they already do. I was lucky to get the gig I have, though. Most of the places here have live music, but it's mostly jazz or country stuff. Not a lot of demand for rock or pop that live DJs don't already take care of. At least not in Chicago.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

That's horrible. Considering that my actual salary for waitressing is almost nothing. I make up for it in tips and of course, now I make a bit more since Mike lets me open the bar some nights. I love being there early while the band sets up and does their sound check.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

Sound checks are fun.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

They are when I've got people with a sense of humor doing them.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

She laughs.

Yeah, I would guess so.

[sand-andwater.livejournal.com]

I usually run the sound check on the mics for Breaker Street. I know an embarrassing number of theme songs for tv shows.

[musical-evette.livejournal.com]

I've memorized TV themes, commercial jingles, and a heap ton of showtunes.