| Derek,
I've played some of my best performances when feeling far off my best. There's nothing better for your concentration than knowing that you're bumping on empty.
Fun playing in a brand new venue, isn't it? Even more fun when the architect remembers that musicians actually works there, requiring dressing room space, lockers that are the proper width (with doors that don't open into a wall!), and a private place for more than one at a time to respond to the call of nature. Imagine 110 musicians waiting patiently (yeah, right) for 1 toilet to be free -- the intermission could last longer than the show.
Drinking fountains are nice too. . .
And parking. . .
A bar wouldn't hurt either (Eurocentric once again). . .
EC |