Yeah, it was a great gig (if we ignore the one time I accidentally yanked out the cord just before the last bar of a song). I agree that my friend seems to know a few things about being a frontman, though he has zero band experience. I'll seriously have to ask him if he wants to start a classic rock band together. It would be a shame to let his skills as a public speaker, front man and pianist go to waste, if he's up for it.

I actually only intended to make "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" a sing-along, since I knew everyone would know it (or at least the chorus), and it's the kind of song that's just begging to be played as a sing along. "Smoke On The Water" was far more unintentional, since I didn't even know if anyone knew the song's lyrics. I also didn't know that I would have a singer for the last 3 songs, especially not a singer who managed to get them to sing along to the last chorus so we made the song go on for a minute or two.

Now I'm just going to prepare for next time, so I can play even better (and hopefully not knock over a glass of cola and yank out my cable...). I think next time might even be outdoors, if the weather allows it. If that's the case, I should also consider warning the neighbors so they don't complain again... I'm gonna have to try writing a few more songs and finish the ones I'm already working on, so I can keep going for a bit longer. I also need to learn a few more covers, though, so I can play some songs they might already know, though I don't know which songs they already know... And hopefully, my singing friend will be there again, but I shouldn't expect it.

At least I learned something from playing this little gig (okay, it lasted an hour. I wouldn't call that 'little'). It's good to have a set list, but I shouldn't expect to follow it 100%. And even more importantly: Unexpected things can happen. With those things in mind, I'll focus on becoming better for next time. If I keep this up, I might just one day end up playing actual paying gigs :)