In hindsight, it really wasn't any biggie. We had fun, we got to play some music, my son got to see me on stage from the front row, and I have a fun story to tell...
Jeff - even though we weren't into it, we got up there and did it. I don't know about my band members, but once we started playing...it didn't matter to me that the place was empty. Frankly, being blinded by the lights up there, I can't tell if there are 5 or 105 people in there, so it didn't matter.
We may get a gig opening for our drummer's husband's band at a "concert in the park" thing. As it is, these aren't widely attended. As the "opening act", we'll be playing mostly to the main performers, their families, and the people from the town's rec committee :-). Doesn't matter...we'll be playing out!
When you come down to it, if there is at least 1 person out there, that's one more than the number that hear me playing in my basement!
It's all good...