I packed my bags and drove to New York City. Thanks to the kindness of a friend I had a floor to lay my air mattress on. I attended a job fair for the New York Board of Education and got offered a teaching position in Brooklyn. All of this in the heat of a New York City Summer. Ooh! The smell of yummy garbage in the air and the roaches that like to follow you to the train platform. Yes! Yes! Yes!
I thought of a cabaret show (Soul of a Chanteuse). So I contacted the Duplex in lower Manhattan and booked some dates. Small problem. I had no musicians, script, or anyone to get to fill the seats. Soon the problem was solved thanks to Craig's list and some great promotional tools from my ex-boyfriend. I forgot to menion. I am still auditioning and teaching while I am trying to make this a reality. I never realized how much sleep is not necessary when you are focused.
That three piece band made some great music. I was writing poetry an ancedotes daily. The city has that effect on you. Every person, smell, noise, and event became a new piece. Before I knew it, the show materialized. I booked 3 dates. The first one was slightly full, I basically broke even. The 2nd one, thanks to my ability to talk to total strangers, was completely sold out! I did it! I am exhausted but I did it.
This little cabaret launched into an actual band. Yes. We added a guitar player and background vocals. Then I started booking gigs. No press kit. No sample of music. Eventually a video clip. And we played around NYC!
So what happened next that made almost everything go BOOM in my face?
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