OK. Five followers is enough to get me started, even if two of the followers are myself, and Olga. I opened for Ringo Starr and his All Starr band on Saturday 8/07/10 at the Greek Theatre in Hollywood. It was our fourth time playing at the venue in the last two years. I play guitar in the Bob Gentry band (www.bobgentry.com) for those of you that don't know me. The Greek Theatre is an amazing venue, an absolutely beautiful setting to put on a show. It seats about 6000, and is surrounded by hills and trees with perfect weather at this time of year. The staff has always treated us well, but the real reason we love playing the Greek so much is the catering! All the artists are treated to top notch food. For this show, it was tilapia or leg of lamb with an unbelievable sauce! Salads, potatoes, rice and all sorts of desserts. The other plus side of the meal ticket is that you never know who you will run into in the dining hall. We hoped to meet and greet Ringo, but I guess he didn't eat, which explains how he stays so thin! However, some of his band were there eating, so you know, I just sit down and eat with Rick Derringer, or Edgar Winter etc...
But, enough about the food. It's these moments where I realize that I am happy to be able to play music for a living. It may not be the most lucrative profession, but it has moments like this that make it all worth it.
Kevin
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