Hopkins couldn't compete based on size and equipment but, by seeing things from the buyer's point of view, he was able to compete by offering more personalized service. Other bands fight to get gigs and work hard to get their draw and have bad nights. So when those things happen to you, you can't let it crush you and turn you bitter. No one's going to hand you anything, but at the same time everybody goes through these things and you have to roll with the punches. I believe there are up times and down times for everybody.
Nobody questions it when things are going great.
A bad draw just devastates me. I'm not saying I don't get down and think about chucking the whole thing. This business is so much work. But if I hang in there, things will spring back around. That's what's always happened before.