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03-02-2007, 03:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany | | | Funny Looking For adds
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Have you ever come across something really funny or stupid in an add looking for band members.
I see this pretty often:
(Insert Funny Band Name) Is looking for a (Insert instrument of your choice) Who his/her own gear and Long Hair, 
I have really Long Hair but I never answear to thiss adds because they´re ridiculous. You don´t have to have hair toplay good, Do you? |
03-03-2007, 02:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Trondheim, Norway | | | i see alot of funny ads in my town, many of them are kinda saying: "We're gonna sound just like any metal/rock you've ever heard"
and funny thing is that alot of people answer to these ads, who are
probaly made by some shithead gitard, who's been sitting in his basement practising without a tuned gitar.....
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03-03-2007, 07:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kane, PA | | | i saw this one 2 weeks back
"guitarist and drummer looking for bassist for White Stripes tribute band"
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03-03-2007, 08:08 PM
| | | | my favorite is
"signed band looking for bassist,drummer, guitarist, and keys. Singing ability a plus." |
03-04-2007, 04:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by the_fonz  i saw this one 2 weeks back
"guitarist and drummer looking for bassist for White Stripes tribute band" | jack white is a bassist aswell and they get session bassists in 4 gigs Quote:
Originally Posted by dognbone my favorite is
"signed band looking for bassist,drummer, guitarist, and keys. Singing ability a plus." | lol signd band looking 4 everything +10 |
03-04-2007, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Atkinson, WI | | | Similarly, bands made up of high schoolers that say "strong label interest, industry connections", meaning their uncle's friend used to be a janitor at a recording studio or something.
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03-08-2007, 02:55 AM
| | | the moment I see " ALL GIRL BAND " is when I run. If you are willing to take a possibly horrible musician over a possibly decent one because of their race/sex/religion/etc. then screw you. Sadly I never see any other kinds of exclusive bands, either " Looking for Member " or " Must be a Girl! "  |
03-08-2007, 08:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston | | | There was a guy in my town that posted a new ad for his Oasis tribute band EVERY SINGLE DAY for months. This guy had ridiculous demnds, sounded a little too "gay" for the members of Oasis, and changed what he could play or do in almost every ad. Finally people got tired of it and started making up their own tribute band ads to piss him off. He still posts the ads every few days even though craigslist saves the ads for over a month. There is very little traffic on the local craigslist, so you'll see 4 or 5 ads from him on the 1st page alone. |
03-08-2007, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dognbone my favorite is
"signed band looking for bassist,drummer, guitarist, and keys. Singing ability a plus." | I actually saw one worded just like that on craigslist.com this morning! It's pretty funny. |
03-08-2007, 03:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kane, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jezz8me jack white is a bassist aswell and they get session bassists in 4 gigs | well, your input would matter if you presented it in an intelligent manner
aswell isn't a word, neither is 4
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03-08-2007, 03:23 PM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dognbone my favorite is
"signed band looking for bassist,drummer, guitarist, and keys. Singing ability a plus." | "We just got signed and consequently the label fired everyone..."
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"We don't want to tour, we just wanna record..." |
03-09-2007, 01:24 AM
| | Amen! | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Eagle River, Alaska | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SOA_bassist the moment I see " ALL GIRL BAND " is when I run. If you are willing to take a possibly horrible musician over a possibly decent one because of their race/sex/religion/etc. then screw you. Sadly I never see any other kinds of exclusive bands, either " Looking for Member " or " Must be a Girl! " |
I run as well whenever I hear someone start talking like that. Sexism runs on both sides of the fence. I've seen guys scoff at female players only to get demolished by their chops. But I have also seen the totalitarian women who won't even consider letting a man do anything related to the band other than pay for a ticket.
Scary women man.... |
03-09-2007, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by the_fonz Well, your input would matter if you presented it in an intelligent manner.
"Aswell" isn't a word; neither is "4". | Fixed for ya. |
03-09-2007, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by the_fonz well, your input would matter if you presented it in an intelligent manner
aswell isn't a word, neither is 4 | I would revise your grammar before playing the intelligence card. As far as I'm aware, his point was correct as well!
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03-09-2007, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Incognitus I run as well whenever I hear someone start talking like that. Sexism runs on both sides of the fence. I've seen guys scoff at female players only to get demolished by their chops. But I have also seen the totalitarian women who won't even consider letting a man do anything related to the band other than pay for a ticket.
Scary women man.... | That exclusionary attitude kept my old band from getting anywhere. They wanted a female drummer, since we were all women. But we couldn't find a good one. They had rather do without a drummer than have a male! Well, I brought in my husband, and the drummer from another really good band, so we would have *someone*. They took turns playing for us.
My husband will not even jam casually with the woman who led that band, she was so awful to him. Everyone else loved his playing, but she wanted an all-girl band, so she picked him apart so he'd leave.
We finally found a female drummer, and it was the beginning of the end. So much drama it could not even be presented in novella format, because it was too intense.
Never again. Never, ever again. People ask me all the time if we will get back together. "Only for a casual jam," I say. "Not for real?" "No way. No way in he11."
A few of the others want to, but they're the ones who quit playing when that band broke up. The rest of us have moved on to bands with both male and female members, and are doing well.
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03-09-2007, 05:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Bay of Los Angeles | | | I always throw this in just to see if anybody actually reads the whole listing before calling. “I have a pretty wife. If you don’t, please do not call.”
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03-10-2007, 01:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | I'm not sure how "funny" this is but, I figured I'd give you guy's a heads up if anyone wants to take a run at the opportunity. 
I don't think I could last more than 7 seconds on that bus.
Whats up people? I am a 27 yr old guiutar player with 16 yrs exp. I just recently recorded up in NY and Nashville. Looking for pros. I get paid to play my guitar. No Military or ex Military need to apply, myst be willing to go on the road most the yr. I have sponcers and so should you if you reply to this. Need just a drummer and a bassist. Drummers must have atleast 5 cymblys and 3 toms and be able to keep 16th notes. Bassiest, Well they are a dime a dozen. But I am looking for someone who I can be stuck on a bus or a van with for 7 months out of the yr. |
03-10-2007, 01:19 PM
|  | Bassman7654 | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Las Vegas NV | | | Whats up people? I am a 27 yr old guiutar player with 16 yrs exp. I just recently recorded up in NY and Nashville. Looking for pros. I get paid to play my guitar. No Military or ex Military need to apply, myst be willing to go on the road most the yr. I have sponcers and so should you if you reply to this. Need just a drummer and a bassist. Drummers must have atleast 5 cymblys and 3 toms and be able to keep 16th notes. Bassiest, Well they are a dime a dozen. But I am looking for someone who I can be stuck on a bus or a van with for 7 months out of the yr.
OH GAWD! Quick sombody gimme some shades cause all i can see is red.
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03-18-2007, 09:16 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hickory NC | | haha, WE'RE a dime a dozen? since when? That must mean that guitards are a quarter a dozen, if possible 
Greg
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03-18-2007, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Teh Fleaz0rz haha, WE'RE a dime a dozen? since when? That must mean that guitards are a quarter a dozen, if possible
Greg | Look at your phrasing. You just called guitarists more valuable and rare than bassists. I don't think that's what you were trying to say, judging by your charming use of the word "guitards" 
Perhaps you meant a nickel a dozen when referring to our skinny stringed friends?
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