Hi Steve - thanks for chiming in!!! I worked hard on those solos, so it was good to be able to "bring it" at the performance. Our singer is FANTASTIC and a fun guy to work with. We are so lucky to have him. You can't hear it on the recording, but when he says "I'm no Robert Plant", I said "Uh, yeah you are!". He didn't hear me unfotunately - it could have made for some fun banter. He's self concious about singing that song for some reason. I think it is right at the top end of his range. We left it up in the air if he would do the accopella "Way down inside....woman...." or if I would just play it. He opted to have me play it, which was cool. It was good to take some pressure off him.

Regarding the 3rd guitarist, is not that he's leaving or being asked to leave, he's not being included. This open mic was the end of the "music store" thing. We all signed up at the store independantly and they put us all together. It's pure coincidence that it was mostly the same crew as when we did it over the winter. Once the 8 weeks or so is up with that, it's totally up to us if we want to continue on is some form. When we played outside of the store while the program was still going (the park gig), it had the potential to get awkward, but fortunately that didn't happen.

He plans on signing up again, which will be good for him. I think he recognizes that that is the best option for him now. He is improving. What he needs is to be the sole or more skilled guitar player. Otherwise, he finds it too easy to sit back and just pick out little bits he wants to do. In a band, you really don't have that option, the burden should be shared on a more equal basis. He also needs to show up :-).

Part of me feels bad, but we really don't need 3 guitar players in Radio Gap. It will be a challenge for 2 guitars in some songs we are doing because many only need one. That's easier to figure out though...

Right now we have a great mix of personalities that complement eachother well. For now, I'd be happy for some unpaid gigs - benefits, that sort of thing. Once we have some pics and a logo, we'll get a presence out on Facebook. For now though, we are focusing mainly on building up the setlist.

Thanks!!