A very eventful/uneventful weekend has past. I finally got a few chores done around the house and just a few more to go before I tackle removing and rebuiling the roof in my shop. My intentions to mix chemicals and develop three rolls of 120mm film shot from my 1951 Kodak Brownie Hawkeye never came throuogh which makes me feel pretty down. Maybe this weekend I can give it another shot. On the upside I did play my first gig at the Palisades resturant in old Eggelston, Va. Nice venue and I had a nice run-in with Greg Galbreth of Buckeye Banjos which was very cool. He even envited me to his end-of-September weekend jam, I think he calls it "Turkey Scratch"? The gig was nice, playing with Jean Hanna DAvis and Bill Fraley as the Corn Grinders. The downside was the pay. We were garenteed $100 for the gig. At the end of the evening when Jean went to get paid the owner subtracted out TIPS from the garentee ($40)??? So the place made out by paying us $60 for a two hour gig 45 minutes from home plus a free meal. For such a nice place to play (which was jam-packed full of patrons) my opinion of the place has deminished. Musicians beware and make sure if you ever have the opportunity to play the Palisades make sure you barter yourselves a better deal.
Oh well, off to another week of work. At least this time I remembered to bring my banjo.
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