The Hayes Brothers
Burly Hayes, owner of Somewhere Else Tavern, and
his brother Steve produced an outdoor concert on a
farm. I remember that Bill Kennedy talked me into
doing it for next to nothing (I'm not exactly sure
what he had to do with the Hayse brothers) but I
had insisted that we get get extra money if it
rained. It's bad enough doing a show for next to
free in the middle of the sweltering southern heat,
but add rain and it can be down right torture,
hence the hazard pay. It rained and we didn't get
the extra pay, but at least it was hot and the only
toilet that was in a small cabin behind the stage
plugged up really early in the day. On retrospect,
looking at that strange pile of speakers, I guess
that we were lucky to get any money at all. We all
had to start somewhere and we started Somewhere
Else. Thanks Burly.