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howboutno asked: I thought of another question (my mind wanders when I'm bored at work) - what is a typical day for you before you have a show that night? Any rituals or do's and dont's?

I try to relax as much as possible but it never works.  I try to drink tons of water and I forgo my afternoon coffee refill, which sucks.  The goal is hydration.  I restring all my guitars because the old ones are rusty because of my soaking hands.  I have a big, early dinner so I’ve got energy for the show; but I have it so early that I’m usually starving after the show, which is when I start really drinking-bad combo.  Sometimes, if it’s a show close to home and I’m leaving from there, I’ll take a bath to try to calm my mind.  At the club I’ll start warming up.  That’s all I can think of right now.