Yeah, if someone is already putting a limit on what they want to play, I know I'd get bored super fast being put into such a tiny box like that.

Had an audition yesterday. Had to decline afterwards.

I was corresponding with one of the guitar players all week. Song list was hit and miss. All classic rock, but there was some pretty heavy stuff from Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, while I don't mind listening too, I just don't see women liking very much. Those songs alone would exclude us from a a lot of places like wineries and some restaurants.

The two main reasons I declined was it was almost an hour drive one way to the house to practice. Second and even worse, I walk into the basement and it's cloudy with smoke. In one millisecond I knew this was not going to work. All the guys were nice. The sound was really unbalanced. I played, for the first time, someone else's kit. But I bore through the songs. Some I had played before. Some brand new. I did ok to good.

I was in a long list of candidates. Someone there when I got there. Someone waiting when I left.

Oh well. I learned a new lesson. Need to bring up the smoke issue for the next potential band. Not waste my time.

Man, I had some minor breathing issues after the audition. And my clothes and sticks bag smelled. Had to leave them out in the garage to air out. Man, I can't make that mistake again.

Here in the city and suburbs, it's been smoke free for some time. I assumed it was state wide. Wrong. Apparently there are plenty of bars were smoking heavily still exists. 

So now, this refines my venues to gig. Which is ok. I know what I know... Now.