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We've been on the books for a few weeks now to play a private party. As it turns out, it was the 30th birthday party for a lawyer. We arrived at a apartment complex across the street from the National Cathedral (in NW DC) at the same time as the caterers. Setup went fairly smoothly, as we took up an alcove in the party room where the festivities were to occur.
We started to play with a set list very similar to the last time. The first couple of songs didn't go as well as I would have liked; I think that we were not as warmed up as we would have liked to have been. After Shahin's unaccompanied solo, we started to play much better. I'm not sure as to why, but I'm glad that it happened.
One of the things that I least like about playing corporate gigs is how the "audience" completely ignores you (the money that these shows pays can help make up for that, though). This time around, we had a few people grooving along, dancing just a bit to themselves.
Today was also the first time that we tried out Red Leaves in front of other people. It was at the end of the set, and the people still around were very into their own conversations. In any case, the three of us probably played it the best we ever have.
Posted by Casper at July 31, 2004 09:00 PM