Can't tell you how it feels, but I've been on the paying end. My outside (and completely unpaid) interest is community theatre, where I do some light design an

Can't tell you how it feels, but I've been on the paying end. My outside (and completely unpaid) interest is community theatre, where I do some light design and administrative stuff. We're pretty much all-volunteer, but we always pay the musicians. There's a guy, a television station tech by day, who moonlights as an intinerant drummer at several community theatre venues, well known in our tightly-knit circle, who's not making a fortune but is always welcome to play. Nice guy. Maybe you could be him someday. See if you can find out who the musical directors are at local small shows in your area and get yourself added to their rolodexes. (Heh... "rolodex". Bet most of the kids around here don't know what that is.)