The most appropriate drink for BASS players???

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by Correlli

Green Tea

+1

[txbasschik]

Originally Posted by Stealth

Turkish-style coffee, double sugar.
Drink one and you're wide awake, drink two, you're as hyperactive as a squirrel.
Drink three and you're jumping to warp speed.

That's what I use those energy shots for. The five-hour ones are good. There really are no jitters or that "crash" feeling. I use them if I have to play late, and I didn't get my nap. (Have to get up by 5:30 a.m. to get the kiddo on the bus, donchaknow.)

The extra-strength ones saved my butt once. We had a gig on Friday night, late. Then I had to get up, cook for a benefit, help set up the food, help serve...and play a set. Twice. All on three hours of sleep. 105F outdoors, and we had a HUGE barbeque pit, so it was really hot. The venue's a/c died.

If not for those little shots, I would never have made it. I ate really well, and had one in the morning, and another in the evening. Then went home and slept like the dead. LOL!

Cherie

[capnsandwich]

Originally Posted by txbasschik

That's what I use those energy shots for. The five-hour ones are good. There really are no jitters or that "crash" feeling. I use them if I have to play late, and I didn't get my nap. (Have to get up by 5:30 a.m. to get the kiddo on the bus, donchaknow.)

The extra-strength ones saved my butt once. We had a gig on Friday night, late. Then I had to get up, cook for a benefit, help set up the food, help serve...and play a set. Twice. All on three hours of sleep. 105F outdoors, and we had a HUGE barbeque pit, so it was really hot. The venue's a/c died.

If not for those little shots, I would never have made it. I ate really well, and had one in the morning, and another in the evening. Then went home and slept like the dead. LOL!

Cherie

Yep, I'll vouch for those little 5 hour energy shots too. They really heighten my awareness and I seem to be more creative when I take them.

[Haagens]

Coffee and moonshine mixed in approx 5:1.
Known in norway as "karsk"

[gnome_hunter]

bleach.

[T-MOST]

You guys actually argued over this???

[RicPlaya]

Originally Posted by Haagens

Coffee and moonshine mixed in approx 5:1.
Known in norway as "karsk"

I'm not sure what part of northen Euorpe I'm thinking of, but I heard boiled coffee beans are preferred over the drip methods other countries may use.

Wow that will put some hair on your chest

[ransombass]

Double Jameson’s with a splash of water to sip throughout the night and one Guinness per set. If the afore mentioned is not available then Jack and Shiner.

[capnsandwich]

Originally Posted by T-MOST

You guys actually argued over this???

It's either this or Fender vs. Lakland vs. Sadowsky vs. P vs. J. vs. rosewood vs. maple.

[ironrat]

Ron del Barrilito 3 Estrellas (translated to Rum from the Barrel 3 Stars).

A family owned and made rum in Puerto Rico that is aged over 10 years on oak barrels.
I drink it straight (84% alcohol per volume)

http://www.rndrumreviews.com/RnDRumR...Estrellas.html

http://www.dimensioncreativa.com/rumsweb/index2.html

[Chad Michael]

Originally Posted by txbasschik

OMG, they still sell that stuff?

Cherie

I don't know... as I recall, it tasted like watered-down cola, but pleasantly so.

Did this fly over everyone's head?

[the_evil_monk]

Originally Posted by Haagens

Coffee and moonshine mixed in approx 5:1.
Known in norway as "karsk"

Known in Kansas as "The Evil Monk"...more caffeine per ounce than Red Bull, but 46 Proof...if I want to play fast bass lines...it's all Monk.

If I want more groove, then it's single malt scotch...with some Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout...

[NoobOnRoad]

For me its always a chocolate milk in the morning!
Pepsi when eating fast food!
Hot chocolate late night!
And for alcohol, i prefer ole Canadian whiskey! Jack Daniels cost too much here and it don't taste as good as Canadian Club whiskey!!!!

[millsbass5]

Usually,I'll down about 3 shots of Crown Royal,chased with a Sprite.That "loosens"me up a little.Then,MAYBE,one shot a set after that.If I'm not driving.Or,just Mountain Dew,straight.

[rtav]

Originally Posted by txbasschik

I'm with you, sug!!! Jack Daniels is my drank. (Knob Creek's actually my fave, but its expensive.)

Two Miller Lites, two shots-o-Jack, and two big glasses of water or iced tea...that's my usual gig routine in a full bar.

Had a good giggle one night, waiting for the rest of the band to show up. I'd just finished my cheeseburger when I noticed a group of men across from me at the bar. Nicely dressed, starched shirts...good-looking guys my age.

They were getting hammered on all the chick drinks. Every frakkin' blue, pink, and yellow sweet thing the bar could make. Slo gin fizz. Cosmos. Appletinis. Things I wouldn't be caught dead drinking.

So I take a long look at them, give the bartender a wink (she knows me and shares my tastes in liquor), and in a perfect, slightly raspy, Texas Woman drawl that carried just right..."Gimme a shot-o-Jack, sugar, with a beer back."

Those men blinked and got all big-eyed like a row of little hoot-owls! I think I scared them just a little bit.

Cherie

Cheers!

[prokfrog]

PATRON

[pointbass]

A nice single malt (Macallan is usually readily available) straight up with a few drops of water .... perfect

Or if you want a little more mileage and some chill, a decent blended scotch over ice (Dewars is extremely dependable) ...

[bassman1185]

Before the gig: Vitamin Water, maybe a 5-hour energy depending on how I'm feeling.

Just chilling: Sam Adams Cream Stout.

95% of the rest of the time: Water.

[Jaydin Nathan]

Sambuca for alcohol, and Double Ristretto for coffee. If you want a killer drink, combine them

[greg-thompson]

Beer