The first hour and a half was a House Live gig across the hall from the main ballroom. Easy stuff. We then had a couple of hours of down time before the main show kicked off, so we got a chance to eat and hang out.
The second gig was a four hours of continuous music cover band gig with the band Full Tilt. Not only did the band not take a break for four hours; most of the time the drummer went right into the next tune! Michael Magno's band acted as rhythm section subs so those guys could step off for a couple of songs. It was kind of insane, but the crowd hung with it much more than I thought they would.
Paul and I played on eleven tunes in those four hours, so mostly we sat at a table off to the side of the stage and people watched.
At 2 AM, the gig ended. The client had paid for us to valet--nice! In all the time I've worked in Atlanta, I've never entered or left through the front door of the Ritz. The loading dock I know far too well.
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