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For the first time in many years I do not have a production gig for bikeweek. I am mixing the evening bands at the Full Moon Saloon on Main Street in Daytona. This is also the first time that I have worked the rally on Main Street. Main Street is the heart of the rally. People tend to go to Main Street first and then spread out to the outlying areas.

There is one band per evening at the Full Moon. There are two acts that are performing during the week. The Saloonatix (YouTube Channel) did the first three  nights and will return Wednesday and Saturday. Hayfire plays Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights.

I am using the SAC rig to mix the shows. I have been using my NetBook for a wireless remote. The stage was moved over the winter from the corner, where it has been for several years, back to the short wall on the East end of the building. The mix booth was set up for the corner stage and is now at the side of the stage. I have been mixing from the floor amongst the crowd when I can. The Saturday night crowd was too big to do that, so I mixed from beside the booth.

The battery life on the NetBook is not quite good enough. It has a conventional hard drive, if it had the solid state drive it would probably make it. I can make it most of the way through three hours of music by charging during the breaks, but at some point I become tied to the charger/power supply. At least I can get out to where I can hear the PA some of the time to get a decent mix. I have been getting a lot of looks and comments out in the crowd.

If you get the chance during the rally stop in to the Full Moon Saloon and say hello. The band starts at 8:30 PM and plays until at least 12:30 AM. On the weekend they will play until 2 AM.