Spent the morning confirming more house shows for HG, sleeping because last night ended up being much later than planned and learning Greg's songs ahead of tonight's gig.
Taught two private lessons to two of my regulars, both of which had slow starts but were really strong by the end. Need to stop treating my lessons like shows. They certainly get their money's worth, though.
Fuck, I'm knackered.
First show with Greg and band in the evening, back at my regular village venue. Despite a few soundcheck teething problems, we absolutely nailed it tonight - it was tight (amazingly, considering there's never been a rehearsal that we could all make), energetic, full of passion...everything a gig should be. The locals were a bit surprised by it all, as far as first gigs go it wasn't the shaky mess it had every right to be.
And here lies the problem. The 'arrangement' when I signed up for this project is that I step in for big festival gigs to help boost their sound (which usually doesn't need drums) and the odd extra 'bigger' show, but generally as a band they're happy to be a duo or trio. But everyone was buzzing after feeling what these songs sound like as a six-piece so, you know, why not do more like this? Suddenly, the singer is ordering a bass drum head with the band logo on it for me, suddenly I've accidentally joined another band.
It is a problem because I can't cope with my schedule as it is, but it's a cracking project. They're all cracking projects at the moment. I'm grateful, really.
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