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TV themes are eternal
7.29.2006 7:53 PM \| Link	I haven't said much about my band The Greatest American Heroes lately, but rest assured that we've been playing our usual gigs and having fun! For anyone who doesn't know, our singer Dana moved to Washington, DC for a new job, but our longtime fan and pal Kirk stepped in immediately and is doing a great job - he has lots of theater experience so he's definitely a blast on stage. In the past few weeks we've played a couple of gigs away from our Carousel Lounge home base. We were the 4th band in a showcase at Trophy's, which turned out to be really cool (especially since we had a sound guy - it's always nice to use someone else's PA), and last week we played a fun early show at Brentwood Tavern. Even though it was an outdoor stage in Austin's July heat, it wasn't so bad in the shade. Brentwood has tons of outdoor tables and little "park" with a swing set, so lots of folks bring their kids, making the scene was pretty lively. Last night we played our regular monthly show at the Carousel, which started out pretty bleak crowd-wise, but our regular fans (yes, we do have them!) started showing up and by the second set there were lots of folks there and plenty of dancing, too. Everyone in the band was playing well, too! I have to admit that when the crowd energy is low, I have a hard time doing my best in a show, but for some reason I was ready to jam and I tried all sorts of fills that I wouldn't normally do - it was cool to get lost in the music! There was a moment during the show where I suddenly really appreciated being able to play music with my pals - it's a great feeling! Labels: life


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