Linda, y'all could crash one of my gigs. It would be fun--I keep telling these guys a lot of my songs sound better with real musicians, and they don't believe me. (And I can play lead guitar, if it's country enough--but not when I'm playing rhythm and doing an imitation of singing.) But I don't have many gigs yet--the one coming up 1 November is actually my second "come see Joe" gig that's being promoted in the newspaper, et al. If we pack the place (like we did last time) then I might be on a roll.

You don't have to worry about the expense of portable recording equipment. If you have patience, and keep your eyes and ears open, it happens. All my "studio" stuff probably cost under $200 total, and the "studio" I built in the garage cost somewhere under $10 (for the screws--I had everything else kicking around).

I don't have a clue about venues in Corvallis. I could arrange a place to play down here, I think, with enough advance notice, but it's kind of a fur piece for everybody but me to travel. Do you (or anybody) know someone at the University?

Joe

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