Insanity: "What do you MEAN that when we invite a band to come to play, there is EQUIPMENT that will need to be set up in advance????"

Rituals: Get lots of sleep and movie time and food racked up the day before the gig, and then expect not to sleep much the night before the gig or eat much on gig day. The music will replace the missed sleep.

Rules: The band leader has last call on any song changes, equipment changes, personnel changes, and anyone's Good Ideas.

Habits (not superstitions): Never wear a clean bra on gig day; always carry lots of drinking water; and (women only please) put on sanitary unmentionables whatever the season, JUST so you don't worry.

And have a spare instrument tuned and ready to go in case a visitor you love a lot steps on your instrument case at the house. :~) You know who you are.

~Susan
(thread topic suggested by one visiting and knitting MMario)