Originally Posted by: spanky10940...(seeing as how we sucked so badly, if I wasn't married, I'd have been "handling" myself that night! LOL!!!)

It figures. :D
Seriously though, in as much as you simply want to play and have a good time, you should take yourselves seriously enough to want to make your performances presentable, and the only way to do that is have a reasonable amount of practice.
Whether you'll be playing at a 3000+ capacity gig, or playing for your mom's best friend, it oughta be good.