Ya know, I've been thinking about this "late" thing, and it occurrs to me that not all folks are on the same page as far as what "being on time" constitutes. I've watched countless bands go on half an hour (or MUCH more) late, with no complaints from an audience. It's about "attitude" (the "in your face" kind) isn't it? When even folkies or country people like Ramblin' Jack Elliot, George Jones, etc. go on stage late and drunk, and the people still luv 'em, cause they EXPECT it. Same thing with folks who go WAY over their time in a scheduled program (festivals, multiple act concerts etc.). I suppose some would call these "musical differences" but to me they're social ones.

Course "tuning" is another issue that seems tiny and picky, but I'm a fanatic about it. I worked with a player who was always out of tune 'cause her capo was always too tight and would stretch the strings. I mentioned it a couple of times but she didn't seem to notice a problem. She probably wonders why I was never available after the first couple of gigs to back her up, but trying to play leads to make her sound good while the guitars were out of tune with each other drove me nuts.

Rick