Yep Karoke seems to be every where. One of my daughters follows a circuit around the local clubs.  Not to mention more and more weddings and corporate gigs are going to DJ's.  
 
Keith

S**t I gave that up years ago and only do local gigs..50 mile radius(UK remember!)
But I do sympathise if you have to travel to work.
2400wattman...joking aside, your health is at risk travelling and sleep deprevation at the same time.
Where I live in the UK live music is on the upturn so venues are pretty much abound for all styles

Adam, I was thinking of your situation Saturday as I spent 8 hours in my truck, half of that in freezing rain and ice, and later when I couldn't sleep because I saw white lines whenever I closed my eyes..  :0
 
John

Terry and John, it's not that bad when you make time for stops to get out and walk around to get the blood flowing. Stretching out helps as well and of course Red Bull(tastes like crap but it works) helps a LOT. It's best to get out and do something as opposed to trying to drive like a bat out of hell to get home. About 8 years ago we were driving west on I-70 through Indiana, my singer was driving, drummer was in passenger seat and I'm in the back. We hit a patch of black ice and it sent us in a 360o spin which we fortunately recovered out of and no one was hit. But that had nothing to do with any sleep deprivation. wooooooooooooo what a ride!!!

Years ago I worked a day job five days a week and played in a successful, local-only cover band 5-7 nights a week for about two years.  I managed 3-4 hours' sleep a night for that length of time.
 
I came home cold stone sober one night towards the end of those days and drove around my block for thirty minutes as I couldn't remember which house was mine . . . I'd STILL be circling that block today if my wife hadn't seen me keep going by and ran to the end of the driveway and flagged me down.  I walked in the house and collapsed for three days.
 
DON'T do this to yourself.  I always said, I'll sleep when I'm dead, ha ha.  Damn lucky I'm not !
 
J o e y

Incidentally, Red Bull is NOT the preferred jump-start for yours truly:  What ALWAYS wound me right up?  A double-decker Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme and a 20 oz Pepsi.  You can jump tall buildings at a single bound and read 'War and Peace' in thiry minutes behind THAT little snack break!
 
J o e y