Hey Red, I was in a couple of bands, never got the rock star treatment, always a bit odd for most... Hmmm, that doesn\'t seem out of character... Needless to say, I have one line of advice for ANYONE going into a band, wear ear protection. I can no longer hear a conversation in a crowd. It is really annoying, and I am doing whatever to save what hearing I have left. Needless to say, get some good ear plugs, be damned with the \"Vibe\" and learn to live with it. At this point I mainly play acoustic, and I don\'t have to worry, but fer cryin out loud, don\'t be an idiot like me and lose a major part of yer hearing.