Blank Stares

I get those, Blank Stares. Of course that can have two meanings, and they both are relevant. People sometimes don't know how to take me. Thats O.K. Most times I don't know how to take them. Whats that got to do with guitars? Nothing. Everything. I don't know.

Play something you think is brilliant, but another doesn't get; blank stares. I get a lot of those.

While we're on the subject, why is it that the smaller the crowd, the more blank stares you get. We played at a county fair once opening for another band. We were told to expect a crowd of about two to three hundred. There was maybe six people, including the bartender. Most of them stared.

I broke into what I thought was a great solo. Stares. Sang a song that I thought was sure to bring a reaction. Obliging light applause. We even had a light show.

But when the mix is perfect, and the crowd is into the music, all the time spent playing to blank stares doesn't seem to matter any more.