<div dir="auto">Bill Haesler wrote about our late night gigs in Spain. Actually, the hours are much earlier than they used to be. When I first came here 52 yrs ago, I played nightly from midnight to 4am! Many days I worked as a session musician in the studios from 9am to 9pm, on top of the night work. Of course, I was 26 yrs old! <br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Eating habits in Spain govern somewhat the entertainment hours. Breakfast is non existent, lunch is at 3pm & is huge, and dinner is anytime after 10pm, but in the summer is more likely to be 11 or 12! Dinner is just a light snack. <br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Gigs at 9 and 10pm are kind of forced these days by noise regulations, however, more than eating habits. Jazz joints tend to be on the street with apartments above them.<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Discoteques, however, never open before 1am, and the youth wouldn't think of appearing before 2am. They go on until dawn! Discos tend to be in basements under cinemas, etc.<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">There is a saying in Spain that Spaniards never go to bed the same day they get up. Of course, that doesn't count for the long siesta after the big lunch!!<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Gobs of folks here live to their 90's and into their 100,s, so they must get something right!<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Viva España. <br></div>
<div dir="auto">Jim<br><br></div>