Well, that was cool. There is nothing like the Bluebird. I used to play there all the time, then it got SO POPULAR, that nobody can get in very much. I play a couple of times a year, usually when I am invited like last night. It is like any one's home town, if there is a place that gets so touristy and so overcrowded, you just get tired of trying. Last night was a really good night, as usual pretty full. Although the crowd was not overflow, with a line outside the door. But it was 95% full.
Interestingly enough, the show after ours, was Vince Gill, and Amy Grant. It was not full either. So it is mostly the new year and the cold. The town is kind of lethargic right now and coming out of a coma of the holidays. Today I'll do a couple of shows, one in the afternoon, at BOBBY'S IDLE HOUR, which is the last remaining true "Honky Tonk" on Music Row. Then tonight, I am the feature on the COMMODORE. So life goes on.
Okay, I'll get back to Phil's question about the pathway of a major label writer/artist. I realize some of you might not find this interesting, but I am trying to be instructive. Most of what I talk about have some very simple principals which can be applied in your own lives and music, namely, that if you are looking for "CUTS", build teams, find your own group of people to intereact with and plug into neighborhoods, where you can, be it on the Internet, or in your local communities. This same thing can be done if you are just looking to play a few writers nights or open mics, trying to write your own songs for your own projects, whatever. Opening yourself to others will help build your own craft and discipline.
If you are not interested, just scroll on or if you want to talk about something else, just put it up and I'll try to direct comments to what you want to talk about.
MAB
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