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12-11-2012, 09:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Florida | | | Buying a round of drinks for only part of the band..
I am in a very good cover band. We are tight and fun to watch. Our guitarist is amazing, young and dynamic. Our singer is less animated but has an unbelievable voice. It amazes me how many people will buy a drink for the singer and guitarist and ignore the drummer and I. I am not a drinker, but still if you can't afford to buy a whole round, throw $5 in the tip jar rather than singling out a player.
If I am off on a rare weekend, I buy the whole band a round of what they are drinking ( unless I know their drinks are free anyway and then I just throw a 20 in the tip jar). 
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12-11-2012, 10:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Columbia, Maryland | | That's messed up, man. At least it's you and the drummer...you'd really have to be bent if it was just you. So, there's your bright side 
Nice videos, btw. Your singer does have one hell of a voice. |
12-11-2012, 10:57 PM
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12-11-2012, 11:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Antonio Texas | | | Well, sounds like you are in a better situation then me. My last gig this crazy drunk bought the whole band shots and didn't realize I am the youngest in the band at 20 years old. He almost broke into a fight with me demanding that I drink the shot, with the bouncer and the manager both giving me the stink eye from the corner. It took forever for that guy to finally understand that I couldn't drink it without getting kicked out.... |
12-12-2012, 05:33 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Jersey, USA | | | Our band brings its own bottle of Petrone... we kill it before we go on stage...
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12-12-2012, 07:26 AM
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12-12-2012, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by troy mcclure  I am in a very good cover band. We are tight and fun to watch. Our guitarist is amazing, young and dynamic. Our singer is less animated but has an unbelievable voice. It amazes me how many people will buy a drink for the singer and guitarist and ignore the drummer and I. I am not a drinker, but still if you can't afford to buy a whole round, throw $5 in the tip jar rather than singling out a player.
If I am off on a rare weekend, I buy the whole band a round of what they are drinking ( unless I know their drinks are free anyway and then I just throw a 20 in the tip jar). | Welcome to being the bassist. |
12-12-2012, 09:23 AM
| | | | You should bring that up with the singer & guitar player. It should be up to them to straighten out patrons when that situation comes up.
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12-12-2012, 09:31 AM
| | | | That happens with us regularly where one of us gets a drink. Since I am also the manager, spokesperson, and crowd schmoozer, sometimes, people will offer to buy me a drink since I chit chat with the patrons and thank them for coming and ask what they want to hear. I don't drink alcohol and since I only drink soda pop, they are usually quick to offer me a drink. |
12-12-2012, 09:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | Ha! Band sounds good, but I would offer your guitar player a drink just to bring him down a notch. Pick slides and squeel harmonics all through "Can't Get Enough" is a bit much. Plus, he does the Zack Wylde stance (6 foot spread between left and right feet) even on a chill song. He's a little over the top.
Sorry about the drink thing. Good band.
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12-12-2012, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cayce, SC | | | They usually take it as an insult when I say, "I'll just have a coke." Sorry, but I don't drink much, and never when driving (which is the way I get to my gigs, usually).
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12-12-2012, 10:21 AM
| | | | Happens in my band as well. I am not a "non-drinker" but I generally dont drink when I'm, playing. Lots of occasions where someone will buy the singer and guitar player a shot, and leave out me and the drummer. I'm not bothered by it, but others are!!! lol |
12-12-2012, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnMCA72 You should bring that up with the singer & guitar player. It should be up to them to straighten out patrons when that situation comes up. | What are you going to tell the patron?
"You have to buy two additional drinks"?
"You have to buy four drinks or you buy no drinks"?
Are you going to insult the patron or put additional demands
upon him when he is merely showing appreciation?
The reality is that there is nothing you can do here. The
guy is trying to do a good deed. He didn't have to buy any
drinks. And everybody is a winner here: the guy likes your
band (even if he hasn't bought you a drink), the band has a
happy fan, the joint is selling more drinks.
Don't make lemons out of lemonade. |
12-12-2012, 10:34 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina | | | Exact opposite happened to me. This guy comes up to me and offers me $100 to let him play Drums on one song. He walked right past the Singer and Guitarist to do it. I said Sure even though I am the Bass player. I talk my drummer (Todd) into letting him play one song. It went great. Then afterwards I give Todd the $100. He ends up splitting it 4 ways. I miss Them Guys and the Brotherhood we formed But had to downsize & move 8 hours way for financial reasons. |
12-12-2012, 10:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dayton, OH | | | I wouldn't worry about it. People, it seems, tend to get tunnel vision at shows and only see the guitars and singer.
There were many times where someone would see me carrying my bass case and ask "what band are you with?"
To which my reply would nearly always be "the one that just got off stage."
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12-12-2012, 11:24 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Join a power trio! I don't sing but I sure do get plenty of drink offers along with the drummer. I limit myself to two pints a gig so if I'm already there I say " I can't drink anymore but I would be most grateful if you could bring me water" never a problem with that. |
12-12-2012, 11:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dbase Our band brings its own bottle of Petrone... we kill it before we go on stage... | 'Patron.' You should upscale to Don Julio. Much better.
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12-12-2012, 11:35 AM
|  | Pardon my driving, I'm reloading | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego/LA | | | I'm weird, I don't trust drinks from fans unless I'm married to them. It's only happened a few times, but it's something I prefer to avoid. |
12-12-2012, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 6jase5 I'm weird, I don't trust drinks from fans unless I'm married to them. It's only happened a few times, but it's something I prefer to avoid. | You're not weird at all. When I drank, I would nearly always try to avoid the comps from the audience, i.e., a tray covered with god-knows-what filled shot glasses. "Mmmm, Jager-Rumple-Peach!"
I would always be polite and let them know I appreciated the gesture, though.
OP- Welcome to the under-loved brotherhood of the backline. 
Maybe jump around more and make some faces. 
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12-12-2012, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by troy mcclure I am in a very good cover band. We are tight and fun to watch. Our guitarist is amazing, young and dynamic. Our singer is less animated but has an unbelievable voice. It amazes me how many people will buy a drink for the singer and guitarist and ignore the drummer and I. I am not a drinker, but still if you can't afford to buy a whole round, throw $5 in the tip jar rather than singling out a player.
If I am off on a rare weekend, I buy the whole band a round of what they are drinking ( unless I know their drinks are free anyway and then I just throw a 20 in the tip jar). | A perfect illustration of how rude and inconsiderate people can be.
I had it happen to me once in a band. I thought it was the most tasteless and insulting thing I'd ever experienced. I'd rather have a patron walk up and puke on my shoes.
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