challenge accepted (dumbass)

Musing: well since I'm not working today guess I'll Play here. Undertook a project a couple of weeks back with a friend and "guitar student". He and I have been working on his skills for about a year and he's made quite a bit of progress as a beginning rythym guitarist. Once a year our small south arkansas town has a "festival" which includes a small carnival, street dance and community socialization. Ron decided we should form a group to perform there.Having been involved with many "groups" over a 4 decade career, I had trepidations.since however, He is a very good friend I said ok.the venue has to platforms, 1 is a gazebo, open to pretty anyone who prearranges a time whil the festival is ongoing and one is the "main" attraction, a four hour street dance. guess which one He committed us to? I won't go in to the debaclethis past weekend with the audition of a drummer just believe it did not go well.this drummer could talk but could NOT even perform basics at all! now have a beginner who will I hope, be able to learn what we need in the 5 month time frame I ha to put this together. Our base player has performed 1 time with me on stage but does a pretty good job. (that is 1 time in his life on stage) Ron never, drummer Rusty never paul bass guitar once. and me. I have been playing professionally since 1964 off and on an teacheng about as long.will update on progress.