Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star

The chapter in which I detail the notable difference between playing in the backing group versus being an actual member of a band.

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In which I discuss outdoor gigs, weather permitting. Entertaining late-night drunks, the importance of setlists, learning how to improvise cohesive song endings onstage (or not!), and the necessary skills and occasional impediments involved with ascertaining the exact hours of an engagement. 

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The chapter in which I detail incidents where immediate remuneration at the completion of my duties is neither forthcoming nor expedient.

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This week I detail long hours in the car, a country club with in-house noise police, witnessing a traffic stop that was a guaranteed trip to jail, hiring a drummer in Italy via smartphone while underground on the NYC subway, and the definitive answer to the question: how many bandmembers does it take to push the play button on a karaoke track?

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My former boss, Martha Reeves of the Vandellas, says some very kind words about my playing. 

The chapter in which I detail what it's like to be a substitute musician on a circus gig. Further expounded upon is the fondness I develop for the show's star dromedary and his tale of woe.

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Road stories of the week including 9 hours of driving to a wedding gig, a monsoon that almost canceled the entire event, a guitar player who made some interesting decisions on the gig, a drunken patron who wanted to sit in with the band, and a curious case of indecent exposure among the extremely rich. 

The chapter in which I recount many summer concerts in New York City backing legends of soul music including one show that almost ended in a duel with pistols.

I'm trying something new here. Now that the gigs have returned post-pandemic lockdown, I have decided to regale you with a synopsis of the week's notable events in the life of a working-class musician. The full season of "Am I Famous Yet?" will continue having chapters released on Fridays for an additional eight weeks. After that, I plan to send some re-broadcasts of podcasts where I was a guest down this feed. As always, my book is available via www.funkboy.net. 

The chapter in which I detail specific incidences of receiving very confusing instructions in the form of printed sheet music.

My book is available at: www.funkboy.net