Playing an outdoor gig in the 45 degree cold

marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse You need to go to San Francisco to set up and play on the street corners.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

@Marcyaz Do people still do that there?

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

It was pre-arranged. I'm not sure if people can still set up and play on street corners like they used to in the '80s.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

4 Jan 16

45 F it's a bit cold for playing guitar, it the weather it's not too humid we fill less the cold. $ 77 was not too bad.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse Of course you cannot wear gloves while you play and the fingers get really cold.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

@LadyDuck Our band leader, Debbie, was wearing some fingerless gloves she had made. I asked her to crochet me a pair. I joked that I'd trade her more coasters for them.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

It didn't feel so bad as we were playing. But my fingers were a tad crampy later in the day.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

3 Jan 16

45 degrees is not too bad, but it would seem colder after being there for a while.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

3 Jan 16

@TheHorse If it got very cold you could have played a balalaika instead.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

@Asylum Isn't that something that goes well with coffee? Oh, never mind.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

It's a tad cold for guitar playing. But it was less uncomfortable than I expected.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69181)

• Centralia, Washington

3 Jan 16

That was a pretty warm temp. I envy you that! I wish I could have been in the audience.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

I reckon it's a bit colder up there in Washington!

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69181)

• Centralia, Washington

3 Jan 16

@TheHorse We're hoping for highs in the low 20s. The wind chill made our temps go to below zero last night. And darn, its snowing again.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

@sallypup The snow sounds pretty. But I could do wthout the bitter cold.

Rohvannyn Shaw

@Rohvannyn (3098)

• United States

4 Jan 16

Cool! Glad you had fun, and I hope you get more gigs in the future.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

Thanks. We have a few more Farmers Market gigs already arranged. But hopefully we'll land at some better paying venues down the road.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

4 Jan 16

I'm surprised you played ok my fingers would have stiffened up in the cold temperature.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

...my finger got real crampy after 3 hours, and they were cramping up after we played. I drank a whole bottle of Gatorade and ate some Lipton chicken noodle soup after the gig to "decrampify."

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

@fishtiger58 It did help. My body wasn't cold during the gig, but my fingers were.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse Did that help I think just getting warm would help as well.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14994)

• Malaysia

3 Jan 16

That sounds great! I wish I was there too. I can imagine how fun and wonderful it was. Good luck in the demo recording!

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14994)

• Malaysia

8 Jan 16

@TheHorse I always think these friends really last forever. My uncle has his band as well. When he was busy working, he might not have much time to play music with them. Now that he's retired, they grouped together again, met weekly and played music again. I think it's really nice for all of them.

@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

Thanks. It was a lt of fun. I enjoy this band. Good friends and good musicians.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Jan 16

@kaka135 I feel that bond with all of my musician friends. When we get together, we can still do songs we haven't done together in a long time.

marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Jan 16

That sounds like it was fun for you and the group. I would not be out in that temp though as it is still a little cold for me.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse At least some people were out and about and all bundled up. More people should have been out and then the Group would be better known.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

The Farmers Market was fairly lightly attended, but people were out and about, bundled up..

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86740)

• United States

4 Jan 16

Ouch! That must be tough on everyone, especially the musicians! (Unlike the Homer & Jethro joke, you can't put gloves on while you're playing!

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

It was OK while we were out there. But...

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

3 Jan 16

that is pretty cold there.Does it has any effect there on the ? The tip is good and good luck with the demo when it comes..

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jan 16

My fingers got a little crampy near the end (we played from 9 AM to 1 PM), but overall it wasn't too bad.

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@DaddyEvil (174501)

• United States

4 Jan 16

I knew you said you were in a band, but I usually ignore posts about music as I don't really listen to it. Well, I say that, but have the radio in the car set to a radio station most of the time, although it really isn't unusual for me to flip the radio between stations and just have static, either. I do hope you get enough money for the recording very quickly, pony. At least you can find places to play, pony. Around here I have never seen any of the buskers like used to come here to play on street corners. While busking itself is not illegal, there are so many laws and things that must be watched for, the ones who used to busk here left and made city council happy by vowing not to return. It can be rather difficult for beginning bands to get booked anywhere at all.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

All of us have been in other bands around here, so we do know some people. I think it will work out OK. I just enjoy playing!

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20363)

• Fairfield, Texas

4 Jan 16

That does sound chilly @TheHorse . I can just see you guys now wigglin' and a gigglin' to keep warm. I hope the demo CD turns out good for you.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

Thanks! Yeah, we were sippin' coffee and bantering away.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jan 16

That's great!

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

We had a good time overall.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse Awesome.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382147)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jan 16

That's good that you made some money. Damian used to busk a lot when he was trying to exist in Galway and Dublin when he first went there. (I know you're not busking)

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

@JudyEv Hmm. I guess I'm old enough to "miss the hippy days," even though it was only the '80s. I think you may need a permit of some sort in Santa Barbara too. I've never tried it up here in the Bay Area.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 16

We used to busk when I was in Grad School in Santa Barbara. That's how I discovered Thai food. We're take out $120 or so and visit a local Thai restaurant on Milpas street. I think they've made it harder on buskers since those days.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382147)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jan 16

@TheHorse I know in our capital, buskers have a licence for a certain spot for a certain period of time. I guess it had to happen. I don't know if they have to do an audition or something but most are pretty good.

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