First gig since early March! Outdoors, in the mountains in rural NE Pennsylvania. Hot (87 F / 31 C), humid (80%) and thunderstorms all around us all day (that never reached us, thank God). But, man, did it feel good to be making live music with my friends again! I went with my MK Sig instead of a Series bass because no DS-5 meant one less thing to get off the stage if the rains came. Ditto with the 7lb Mesa Boogie TT-800 instead of my 35 lbs F-1X/SF-2 rack - easier to throw it in my car, which was parked just off stage right, in case the skies opened up.
In this part of the world (mid-Atlantic USA) it looks like all, or nearly all, gigs will be outdoors for the foreseeable future. The bars and restaurants that host most gigs have their indoor capacity limited to 50%, which makes the economics of paying a band pretty dicey. There are no similar crowd size limits on outdoor serving areas, though. At least for now...
One special feature of this gig was the nearly continuous semi-automatic small arms fire coming from the other side of the hill behind us that was audible during set breaks. I chose to assume that it was the local way of expressing appreciation for the music.
