First Practice?!

LedBelli Bass · #1 03-21-2010, 09:15 PM

Phone call: "Hey, we need a bassist, so-and-so recommended you. Will you come practice with us this Sunday?"

Sure . . .

So today I go. And here's what I walked into thinking I was going to a first practice:

First "practice" was a live 3 hour performance to a biker/gangbanger summit meeting/kegger.

Try that going in blind sometime. That's pressure . . .

The whole time I'm thinkin, "The cops have this place staked out, a raid is imminent, and we're all going to jail!"

But leaving wasn't exactly optional, know what I mean?

Also, learned after arriving that the drummer got "trapped" also! Me and the drummer had never played with each other, or the guitar player and the vocalist, ever before!

(P.S., yes . . . we played "Born to be Wild"!)

Floyd Eye · #2 03-22-2010, 04:41 PM

Well you're here writing this, so I assume you were not hung and then tattooed. lol

LedBelli Bass · #3 03-22-2010, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Floyd Eye

Well you're here writing this, so I assume you were not hung and then tattooed. lol

Made it out alive! The "band" leader called me today . . . I politely declined further participation!

pica · #4 03-22-2010, 09:13 PM

Let me guess....you played "Freebird" for your encore.

M0ses · #5 03-22-2010, 09:14 PM

How much did they pay you? I think that's the crucial question here.

whitespike · #6 03-22-2010, 09:23 PM

You got duped into playing a free show.

Floyd Eye · #7 03-22-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LedBelli Bass

Made it out alive! The "band" leader called me today . . . I politely declined further participation!

Well, all's well that ends well eh?

Woofer · #8 03-23-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by whitespike

You got duped into playing a free show.

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Sorry man, that really blows. My question is was it obvious to you what you were getting into before you got out of the car? Probably shoulda just kept on drivin'...

Drop-the-One · #9 03-23-2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LedBelli Bass

Phone call:
First "practice" was a live 3 hour performance to a biker/gangbanger summit meeting/kegger.

Try that going in blind sometime. That's pressure . . .

The whole time I'm thinkin, "The cops have this place staked out, a raid is imminent, and we're all going to jail!"

But leaving wasn't exactly optional, know what I mean?

Also, learned after arriving that the drummer got "trapped" also! Me and the drummer had never played with each other, or the guitar player and the vocalist, ever before!

(P.S., yes . . . we played "Born to be Wild"!)

LOL! This may have been a sticky situation for you...

... but my dad and his buds are allgood-hearted family guys... but also bikers/harley mechanics... whenever my friends first see 'em... they get super intimidated like that

Old-timers just wants to hears some blues's

LedBelli Bass · #10 03-24-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pica

Let me guess....you played "Freebird" for your encore.

No Freebird . . . the guitarist didn't know it . . . can you believe that?! Nor did he know SHA; in fact, he did not know any Skynyrd.

LedBelli Bass · #11 03-24-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Woofer

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Sorry man, that really blows. My question is was it obvious to you what you were getting into before you got out of the car? Probably shoulda just kept on drivin'...

It wasn't immediately obvious . . . there were only about half a dozen partiers there when we plugged in.

I don't think anyone got paid, I'm 99% certain. I had the distinct impression that the guy who called me (the leader/vocalist) owed them something, probably for drugs . . .

Fetusyolk · #12 03-24-2010, 09:32 PM

that's a brilliant trap. surprised you guys didn't walk though... what's up with that?

Atnum · #13 03-25-2010, 10:21 AM

So you didnt get paid... well at least you got a great story to tell your friends, family, etc.

iamdenialNJ · #14 03-25-2010, 10:33 AM

Oh god!! That's a nightmare.

If I knew some of the songs I would go through with just to have a story. I think I'd have a blast if I knew I was getting laughed at.

If I didn't know the songs I would take the walk.

LedBelli Bass · #15 03-26-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fetusyolk

that's a brilliant trap. surprised you guys didn't walk though... what's up with that?

A) I actually wanted to jam with this vocalist, so this was the chance either way; + B) The "gang" (partiers) seemed to be enjoying it; + C) All the free beer I could drink/want; + D) I just felt that playing might be less hassle than the hassle I might be hassled with if I walked. These were real bikers and real gangbangers, not babyboomer bikers and prepube gangers.