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Have you ever swore up and down that you couldn’t do something, and then all of the sudden, get a fire under your ass to just go out and do it?

That happened to me recently. Regretably, ever since I have been playing shows I have been very hesitant to book 3-4 hour shows because I was afraid. I was petrified that I couldn’t hold a room and would just dissappear into the background if I didn’t have a lead guitar player or other musician playing along with me. Guess I needed a crutch. :)

Well, after some soul searching, a lot of practice and some great advice from my friend and fellow musician, Rob Anthony, I finally bucked up and booked a 3 hour show at Patriot’s Pub in St. Charles, MN (great bar BTW) to do all by myself.

After it was all said and done, all I can say is, what the hell was I waiting for? Read the rest of this entry