After the gig?

seanm · #1 09-24-2011, 12:38 PM

Sometimes after a gig I would just love to have a couple of beers and hang out. But the reality is it is long past last call, so I go home and have one beer to wind down.

What do you do after the gig? Any sort of post-gig rituals?

WayneS · #2 09-24-2011, 01:04 PM

My wife and I ride home together...

Doctor Dirt · #3 09-24-2011, 01:16 PM

HA!!! The past is the past and can't recommend any of that! Now a days I take Tramadol and Lyrica 20 mins before I stop playing. Then I have my Bros help me pack then load up. I stop and punish myself at Taco Bell with some nasty crap they call food and then continue limping home. At home I shower, sit in my favorite chair and watch a lil TV. I remember when I used to work 5 to 6 nites a week for an awfull long time. I remember when I was 17 that my pay then is what I made this nite. That alone should make me stop but I do love to play my instrument with my Bros. I don't need the money and I don't have that many principals anymore so its all good. Except the Taco Bell in the morning hahahaha!!! I've been working in music for 50 years this passed Sept. damn thats alright. Doc

Old Fart · #4 09-24-2011, 02:14 PM

Yup, the money today is about the same as the money in the '70's.

After a gig, eating is a good idea. But I recommend eating FOOD, which is not available at Taco Bell. Breakfast is the ticket.

I<34080 · #5 09-24-2011, 02:18 PM

Find someone's house to go to.

dmusic148 · #6 09-24-2011, 02:19 PM

Diner run.

fontez5 · #7 09-24-2011, 02:28 PM

last night's post-gig event... talking to some friends then Taco Bell for dinner on the way home. This morning, diarrhea from said Taco Bell. Why I keep doing this to myself is way beyond my comprehensive skills.

silentmike · #8 09-24-2011, 06:34 PM

While touring in Japan, after almost every show there was a after show party with the other bands. That was awesome. Back in blighty though, I'm a permanent driver for the band. When I get home it's normally a beer, some tv and then bed.

knumbskull · #9 09-24-2011, 06:41 PM

chase up any money and girls outstanding

lose both through alcohol

jacojbass · #10 09-24-2011, 06:42 PM

pack up, get paid, drive home, unload .....pass out.

jimmyjames · #11 09-24-2011, 06:48 PM

B!tches and booze.... Lol I kid....

Usually just hang out with the band and the fans over beers

Time Monkey · #12 09-24-2011, 07:22 PM

Promptly become to intoxicated to take the truck and trailer back to HQ and make my drummer do it.

Stilettoprefer · #13 09-24-2011, 11:14 PM

Pack up, chill with other bands for a bit, then go over to the lead guitarists house for late night dinner (spaghetti or whatever leftovers are in the fridge) and a cold mikes:P then crash at the guitarists house and jam in the morning

seanm · #14 09-24-2011, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Stilettoprefer

Pack up, chill with other bands for a bit, then go over to the lead guitarists house for late night dinner (spaghetti or whatever leftovers are in the fridge) and a cold mikes:P then crash at the guitarists house and jam in the morning

Nice! That sounds like fun.

doktorfeelgood · #15 09-24-2011, 11:54 PM

Pack up, load out, drive home and have a bowl of cold cereal with fresh fruit and watch a little HI-DEF TV then hit the sack...

WayneS · #16 09-25-2011, 01:05 AM

Pack up and load out. Then head home. Usually, but not always, a game of chess to relax. The ride home after a good show is one of my favorite parts of the whole thing. Luckily though, tonights show was just a few miles from my house. If I'm riding alone I have trouble staying awake.

phatbass · #17 09-25-2011, 01:11 AM

Go home, usually pick up some crap food on the way, watch a DVD then go to bed. Depending on the weather, I sometimes go for a walk (2-3 miles) before I go to bed.

bassmeknik · #18 09-25-2011, 01:29 AM

It rarely takes less than 30 minutes to drive home and then I sit on the couch and channel surf or read posts like this on Talk Bass till I get in the mood for bed (usually about an hour), thank you TB and good night.

LM Bass · #19 09-25-2011, 01:36 AM

I don't know if the rest of you feel this way, but after-gig time is often a bit of a downer. Mostly because playing music is such an altered state, that after it's over I feel like Superman with no cape or powers.

snapple · #20 09-25-2011, 01:47 AM

On Tour:

Pack up, have a few beers with the other bands / bar staff / any pretty ladies. Then head to the hotel and saw the few available logs.

Local shows:

Same as above except replace "hotel" with "my brother's couch."