Musicians, too old to gig?

You know you're too old to gig when:
Instead of a fifth member, your band wants to spring for a roadie.
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You need your glasses to see your amp settings.
It becomes more important to find a place onstage for your box fan,**than your amp.
You refuse to play out of tune.
Your gig clothes make you look like George Burns out for a round of*golf.
Your fans have left by 10:30 p.m.
All you want from groupies is a foot massage.
Your aftershow party is at the International House of Pancakes.
You love taking the elevator because you can sing along to most of**your playlist.
You hire band members for their values instead of their talent.
You've lost the directions to the gig.
You've thrown out your back jumping off the stage.
You're thrilled to have New Year's Eve off.
The waitress is your daughter.
You stop the set because your bottle of Ibuprofen fell behind the speakers.
Most of your crowd just sways in their seats.
You find your drink tokens from last month's gig in your guitar case.
You no longer use a tip jar.
You refuse to play without earplugs.
You ask the club owner if you can start at 8:30 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m.
You check the TV schedule before booking a gig.
Your gig stool has a back.
You're related to at least one other member of the band.
You need a nap before the gig.
You don't let anyone "sit in."
After the third set, you bug the club owner to let you quit early.
During the breaks, you now go to your van to lay down.
You prefer a music stand with a light.
You don't recover until Tuesday afternoon.
You can't operate without a set list.
You say you double on bass.
You can't remember lyrics you've been singing since the song first*came out - on vinyl with a big hole in the middle.
But too old to gig?? I don't think so!!
We're just starting to get REALLY GOOD!

I swiped these words of wisdom from my pal from Austin, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell

Listening to the new CD from the Hacienda Brothers.

 

The Hacienda Brothers are great!
Good list man! I'm 58, banging away in a rockabilly band, but most of that list applies to me....
Wont be long before I'll be making a gear trailer to pull behind my electric geriatrics scooter.....

 

I don't know, I'm 30 years old, I play alot of jazz gigs in darkly lit caverns they call clubs, and I have to play with a stand light. What are you saying? This list is great....Thanks Chili!

 

Thats gold man, gigging 20 years now, I know a lot of cats that the list applies to.. too cool

 

i think sarah elizabeth campbell has been tailing us.
"The U.S. Kids" 1963-2006 so far_________dan