Comments on: Extreme Gigging – All Night Drives

By: Night of the Freelancer : Arts Addict

Night of the Freelancer : Arts Addict — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:01:52 +0000

[...] my first personal narrative on the blog–I initially put it out three years ago and titled it All-Night Drives, then dusted it off two years ago as part of my Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles series and [...]

By: Night of the Freelancer

Night of the Freelancer — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:01:00 +0000

By: Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 5: All-Night Drives

Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 5: All-Night Drives — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:47:16 +0000

[...] topic was actually the very first personal narrative ever attempted here on the blog, a little less than a year ago. While I still enjoy this previous [...]

By: gustinho

gustinho — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:33:00 +0000

I told this story to my friends of the bass section of Omnia Symphony Orchestra of Brescia (Italy) and they send you all their warmest support. Life as freelancers is a little bit easier here, at least regarding traveling…

By: Jason Heath

Jason Heath — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:19:00 +0000

I may have to put that bear story up as a separate post–that is pretty wild. I know exactly the sort of stuff you are describing, Kate. It is not what I was expecting when I enrolled in music school–that’s for sure.

By: Kate N

Kate N — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:24:00 +0000

Hey Jason– LOVE the all-nite drive theme. This is the kind of stuff they never tell you about when you “sign on” to freelancing– and I’ve done lunatic drives like this many, many times to get back to Chicago for an AM service or for teaching obligations, or just because I don’t want to spend another $45 on a hotel room. There are few lonelier feelings than I have had at 4AM in minus 25 degree weather on a rural Wisconsin highway in a 200,000+ mile Dodge with no heat, CD player, or Ipod. I have found loud singing, or arguing back with right-wing or holy roller radio helps pass the dark lonely miles. Though perhaps this behavior brings you that much closer to a one way ticket to the looney bin…

By the way, I know a guy who subs frequently with CSO and Minnesota who actually HIT A BEAR late one night on his way back up to the twin cities on this same drive I just described.

By: Justin Cormia

Justin Cormia — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:54:00 +0000

That actually sounds kinda exciting… life on the open road… although I don’t think I’d be able to brush my teeth without running water… Thats just gross, and frankly I don’t know why we are even friends… you disgust me…