If something is scheduled during a week...like a chili or mexican cook off, a play, live music at a restaurant, etc...it is the talk of the town ALL week.
Anticipation is rampant!
Then, when the event happens, a big portion of the community shows up.
I learned this about small towns by accident in the 70's.
I was in rock band which played all original music. That, of course, meant we didn't get any gigs because people wanted to hear what was popular, not some unknown band's original music.
One of our members had family in a small town 3 hours from our "big" city. He put up two--and only two--posters announcing a dance that we put on in this small town.
We rented a couple of off duty cops for security, a meeting hall for the dance and we took a few friends to man the doors and collect money.
We had no idea what would happen.
We were busy setting up and doing sound check for a couple of hours before the doors were opened. We had not looked out to see if anyone was coming. We were busy.
When we opened the doors, 400 young people rushed into the place.
We were blown away!
Where did all these teenagers come from?
They loved us even though we played nothing that they recognized.
That's when I learned about an event in a small town.
It doesn't take much to get a lot of people out.
Oh, by the way, this band continued to set up dances in small towns for a couple of years, continued to play original music and made more money per gig that the most successful bands in the "big" city.
Now, how is that for entrepreneurship!
So last night, a jazz band played at Las Ruinas, the best venue in Boquete.
Jass is not a type of music that is a big draw. Most People don't listen to jazz.
Doesn't matter here.
Big, enthusiastic, appreciative crowd.
The music was spectacular!
Believe it or not, one player was internationally known and revered. He is now living in Boquete for a couple of months.
Aren't we lucky!
Sitting in a 3rd World nation, in the Jungle.
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