Opportunity presents itself anytime and anywhere. You just have to keep your eyes open and react when you see it. Don’t let things pass you by. Don’t think about doing it tomorrow, for tomorrow may never come and you just might not remember what it was that you were suppose to remember.
I was at a happy hour with friends, enjoying the start of another weekend and putting a very busy week of band stuff behind me. I expected nothing more but some margaritas, chips, salsa, and live music. The corner of the room had a TV monitor that was showing an entertainment schedule, and as I looked up, I saw a name that I recognized from a long, long, time ago…over twenty years ago. You see, I moved to Vegas way back then, took a job and met a manager who had a band. I went to many of their shows, and after they broke up, lives went on and each of us took separate paths, which amazingly, these many years later, were going to cross again.
I looked him up and saw that he was in the entertainment industry. He also was “the guy” that did the booking of bands for some of the best venues in town. I sat there, wondering how incredible it was that this happened because all I wanted to do was get out of the house, meet some friends and have a beverage.
I sent him an email, and the next day he reached back out to me. I told him how I saw his name and reminded him of stories that he and I had those so many years ago. Crazy, we both thought, but here we are, and what I had, was something that he was looking for. We exchanged information and I thought it would be a while before I heard from him again. Well, it didn’t take long, the next day he sent an email and asked if we wanted to do the after party for Chris Stapleton. By the time I got back to him, only minutes later, the spot was already filled. I thanked him for thinking about us, and went back about business. Funny now that I think about it, I was at another happy hour, drinking margaritas, and he texted letting me know that the spot opened up again. We jumped on it and had only a few days to prepare. What excitement. The thrill of the initial call, the disappointment of getting told no, back to the high of hearing “Yes, you guys got it”.
This whole thing happened because I looked up and saw a TV hanging on a wall. Opportunity, if you aren’t prepared, will never happen. Being in the right place at the right time? Go somewhere and have a margarita.