An Avalanche of Confidence

It seemed as though every day that went by, we were doing things in this band that were just causing that momentum we were creating to grow. The first record had done better than we had expected..the gigs had gone incredibly well...we were being courted by an internationally respected booking and management agency...we were being scheduled on tour dates with hugely successful bands...and our second record on my label had been recorded and was being promised heavy airplay, as soon as it was released. And now, we were getting ready to do the first of those tour dates. And most of this had happened in a two month period following our first gig. I knew this wasn't overnight success, because I had been working on this project for over three years, and the band had been woodshedding for almost two years, but once we actually started to appear in public, the speed of our rise was almost "meteoric". I remember meeting the leader of NRBQ, a Connecticut band that had enjoyed a lot of national success, at the club one night, and as I was introduced to him, he shook my hand and said in a very respectful way..."well, well..the Avalanche himself.."and I remember being stunned that this guy had heard about me, but more importantly, he knew about the band. I think it was at that moment, that I realized we were creating a real buzz in the industry...and that we were going to make it. I felt very honored, and humbled. And everyone in the band was feeling the same way. We had a confidence in what we were doing now that showed on and off stage. It is very hard to describe...it was an awareness of being valid...of knowing that everytime we hit the stage we were representing ourselves and our music, and it was up to us to do it the very best we could to project that attitude of validity every night....every night had to be better than the previous one..and we were doing it very well...