Last practice before our second show, and everybody was there. It's not unusual for Bill to be the last to show up for practice, but it certainly is unusual for him to show up wearing a wig and a second pair of glasses (without lenses), and having shaved his beard off. Obviously the rest of us asked questions, but didn't get solid answers. As much as we know is that Bill hadn't slept for 36+ hours and told us he wasn't really sure what he'd done last night. Did he lose a bet? Was it a bet? Did he want to see what we'd say, if anything? Was it some acting class exercise about lowering inhibitions pertaining to one's appearance. We may never know.
We buzzed through the full list of material we're planning to play next weekend, and it went smoothly for the most part. Vocals should be much improved since last time, though still not as smooth as I'd like to see on "Take It Easy" yet. Admittedly, that's the most vocally challenging song we've got. There were a few speed bumps, but it was more lapses of concentration than that somebody didn't know what they were doing. All agreed that if the show goes as well as practice did, we'll be fine.
That said, one of my old bands had a superstition that if the last practice before a show went well, the show would go poorly, and if the last practice before a show went badly, the show would go well. Let's hope that doesn't hold true in this case.
I'm more worried about whether or not we can keep the volume down than whether or not we can play well because I think the volume issue will be more of a determining factor regarding future bookings.
I'm looking forward to see where we go after this show. Obviously, "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Lights" will be on the agenda for future practices, but which other songs will we be picking up? I know we'd discussed some simpler, danceable songs. And which of the sidelined songs will we bring back from the vaults for next time?
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