1. - Be on time for your show....

not even one minute late,

unless you are in the E.R.

They spent a lot of time and money

to get tickets to see you, 

and they expect a two hour show......

not some lame excuses.

Break a leg on stage...literally

and not before you get there

untruthfully

2. -Dress like a star,

even if you have to rent it...

no t-shirts, torn dirty jeans and sneakers.

Show some class,  

look fantastic for your fans,

The admission was costly

so don't look cheap.

3. -Find out who's in the audience,

have the box office  toss you a few names,

or assign a roadie to greet and meet

a few folks scattered through the audience

before you go on stage.

and then Thank them sincerely by name

for coming out.

Personalize your act....and I guarantee

they'll be coming back again. 

4.- Work the crowd like you would

a new girl or guy you just met....

show them lots of love,

get in touch with them,

look them in the eyes,

regardless of the spots,

and get out there and high five a few.

At least until you are so "BIG"

that your security team forbids it. 

5.- Praise their town,

their teams, and their attractions around town,

make them feel like you visit there often,

be a part of what and who they are.  

It just takes a few minutes

of research to find out-(for example)

that the Akron college

team's name is the Zips. 

6. -- Stay sober...no one wants

to hear you forget lyircs,

miss choids, or slur words...

they can catch that at some l

ocal dive with any has been Band's gig,

Get high after the show

if you must, long after you've gotten t

he crowd high on your skils

and you have blown "them" AWAY!

&. - Give them what they want to hear,

your best songs,

save the unknown,

not yet popular

work for the studio

where you can make it better. 

8.- Don't take a long intermissions or breaks,

you lose the momentum

and the patience of the listeners, 

9..- Work the crowd like a

gentle pickpocket only stealing their hearts,

 then when your songs

begin they'll move with them

like the ocean

absorbing  pieces of your true grit .....

vocally and musically

and they'll carry that true grit  

in the oysters of their souls forever..

Till eventually the pearls

that are formed will string

your way to glory. 

10. Always give them a long encore,

they won't forget.

Save one or two of your best stuff

for last and blast them

with intensely unique productions

of each song..

Send them away on a high that

they will talk about for days after your show.

Make all their cell phones

and lighters into a bonfire of your vanities.  

Godspeed to all of your successes. 

Art~Whimsically Yours Studio

Matthew F. Blowers III-(c)-2015