The big stage. After so many years of bar gigs, lately it's been bars with bigger stages, not some corner next to the pool tables. Tonight it's a theatre gig. Playing the big stage is a different animal, and opening for a bigger show in a theatre is obviously another level of extreme. Where the bigger stage means things need to be polished up a bit from the "corner in the bar" gig, an opening slot calls for the clean up and a hectic pace. Now the pace can't seem hectic, it must flow, but after the 4 hour gigs of the past, 45 minutes fly by in a hurry. Focus is a must. With focus comes comfort. The chords don't change and become harder to play just 'cause people payed $20 at the door to see a "show". Tonight we open for The Outlaws, 70's hit masters who are originally from Tampa, go figure. Rob found a comp CD of their stuff at a gas station in Tennesee during our road trip last week. Man, they had some very familar sounding tunes; airplay was definately theirs back in the day. "There Goes Another Love Song", "Green Grass and High Times", etc. Should be fun. Time to get focused. Time to pull out the "socks". Take care. Later, Butch