Smiles

We played at Las Ruinas, our favorite venue, last night.

We were a little worried because we haven't played a gig for 2 months and it is the heart of the rainy season when the fewest people are here.

We had a couple of rehearsals prior to the gig. Basically, they went well but, oh man, there is a difference between rehearsal and LIVE.

Our worries about the rainy season were unfounded. We had a full house from the first note and the crowd held for our entire 3 hour night.

We were a little rusty with the music though.

We are getting old and it shows. Memories are not what they used to be. Attention span is somewhat reduced. Focus is a little harder. And it takes it's toll physically standing up for 3 hours and pumping out the energy.

But, all in all, things were pretty good in the quality area...I don't think they could hear the problems.

The audience was special.

About half the audience was new. Where do all these people come from?

I looked up several times during playing and made eye contact with someone smiling at me. The eye contact was held and beamed out.

Making eye contact is not unusual.

What was unusual was the warmth and length of the eye contact. I have never experienced this. I asked Yella is she had the same experience and she did.

These people were having fun. And a lot of it. And they weren't the drunken sort. No one seemed to be overly intoxicated. They couldn't stop smiling!

This was pure fun!

I had a blast!

In spite of all the things that went wrong. The fun, the joy of the audience transcended all the issues.

Great night!