Paid Practice

Terry and Matt, the two man band (sometimes three man band when the drummer drives in from South Carolina). Terry calls the gigs paid practice. They play a couple times a month at Stars and Stripes. Stars and Stripes is a big bowling alley with games, pool tables and a bar with bar food. (They play in the bar) The gigs are usually on Friday nights from 9:00 - 11:00 or so. Terry comes home with his "mad money" that he is saving for just the right toy. Some days it is a new bass, other days it is a telescope and one day it was an air compressor. (I am told an air compressor is an essential tool that is needed just in case you have to blow up something!)

I finally got to see Terry play, I was in France the first gig they played, sick the next time they played and made it to the Stars and Stripe a couple of weeks ago. It is really something to see him play. As I watched him I realized he is a natural and it is his true passion. He was smiling, laughing and just having a lot of fun. Terry does not care if he is playing at home or in club or even in a bowling alley he just loves playing.