Posted by jvargas | Posted in !N2DG Updates | Posted on 21-12-2009
Ok, well once again I had a blast. Of course I always do when I”m playing my drums!
Vegas was, well…. not the typical Vegas trip. I got in too late to see any night life and the one after hours club I tried was only letting guys in if you had a swarm of more than 4 ladies with you. I did however see 1 guy (with 2 ladies) bribe the doorman $100 to let them enter plus the cover charge of $30/guys and $20/ladies. $170 to get into a club!! Yikes!
Ok, well based on the fact that I didn’t get in to Vegas until almost 4 AM and well… knowing I wasn’t going to be able to sleep too late, I decided it was not worth it to get a room. So… I slept in the car. Yes, me all bundled up in a parking garage waiting for someone to knock and tell me to move on…. It never happened, so I slept for a few hours before I needed to get going again.
Early in the morning I found a restaurant to make a quick change, had breakfast and went to church. Yes, I love going to church. I have fun with life and I also remain very close to my Catholic faith. It’s just part of who I am.
Next I gathered my things and got ready to play drums. I had my new flyers in hand and was on my way to pick up a new banner I ordered at Kinko’s in Albuquerque and had sent to Vegas for me to pick up. I arrived to pick it up and the banner was not ready! Ugh… another hurdle. Oh well… i’ll have it for San Francisco.
I went to play drums at Sunset Park, had a great time, spoke to several people and then called it a day. As with Albuquerque, many people looked on but were hesitant to approach (that’s why I ordered the banners). The new flyers seemed to help quite a bit. People would come by and I would hand them a flyer while still playing… They would read it, make a quick comment (all positive) and them move on. One gentleman with his 2 kids stayed a while longer than others and played drums with me for quite a while. It seems that kids love to play more than adults… why is that? Why don’t more adults like to play drums?
At the end of the session I headed back to Kinko’s and picked up the banners, had some lunch, and then packed up. So…. I’m headed west to California… next stop San Francisco!!
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