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05-14-2011, 10:55 AM
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So last night I had a steakhouse gig, downtown. Gotta look nice, coat and tie. Upright bass.
I park in a multi-story parking garage and make the trek with my upright to the elevator. Get on. Forty-something couple is already in the elevator.
Lady looks at me.
"You playin' somewhere tonight?"
Duh.
"Is that a cello?"
"No, it's a bass."
"Like a bass guitar?"
"No, like THE bass. Where the word comes from."
Confused look from her. End of conversation as I leap from the elevator.
Damn, some people really are stupid. |
05-14-2011, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Will Kelly  Lady looks at me.
"You playin' somewhere tonight?"
. | see, I like having fun w/ people. . .I would have responded "Nah, just taking my bass out for a walk." 
I used to own a smoothie shop years ago. Our banana supplier bailed on us and I needed a lot of bananas quick. so I went to a local market and got the lot. On line a lady asked me if I liked bananas much - to which I responded "Nah, it's for my pet gorilla - he can't get enough of 'em" . . . . GASP!
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05-14-2011, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Will Kelly So last night I had a steakhouse gig, downtown. Gotta look nice, coat and tie. Upright bass.
I park in a multi-story parking garage and make the trek with my upright to the elevator. Get on. Forty-something couple is already in the elevator.
Lady looks at me.
"You playin' somewhere tonight?"
Duh.
"Is that a cello?"
"No, it's a bass."
"Like a bass guitar?"
"No, like THE bass. Where the word comes from."
Confused look from her. End of conversation as I leap from the elevator.
Damn, some people really are stupid. | You sound like a really fun dude to be around.
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05-14-2011, 11:12 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Palm Coast, FL | | | Sounds to me like the lady was trying to be friendly and make conversation and you were kind of jerky...
True, some people are stupid but just as true is that some are not nice. I'd rather be known as stupid, if I had to pick one. |
05-14-2011, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Will Kelly Damn, some people really are stupid. | Some people are ignorant. Others are mean spirited. Ignorance can be fixed by education. The latter takes more work.
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05-14-2011, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | | | She was ignorant about basses. You were in a jerk in general. I think she wins.
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05-14-2011, 11:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Netherlands | | She's probably posting on a dating forum about how stupid you were  |
05-14-2011, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Will Kelly "No, like THE bass. Where the word comes from." | "Bass" in English comes from "basso" in Italian which comes from "bassus" in Latin.
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05-14-2011, 12:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Medford, MA | | | Yea, what a complete idiot, not knowing what you meant by "THE bass." Everybody in the general public should know how to correctly classify bass instruments.
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05-14-2011, 12:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey | | | While rehearsing a play some years ago, the director and I went to a Burger King to pick up lunch for 20-25 people. The director put in the order.
Cashier: "Is that to go?"
Director: Nah. Give me a fork."
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05-14-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by greggster59 While rehearsing a play some years ago, the director and I went to a Burger King to pick up lunch for 20-25 people. The director put in the order.
Cashier: "Is that to go?"
Director: Nah. Give me a fork." |
Back on topic, I think you were a little harsh. At least you had a conversation. In my experience, it´s usually 30 seconds of silence followed by "Bit chilly, huh?", the doors opening, and everyone running away from that pathetic excuse for a conversation.
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05-14-2011, 01:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: MA | | | Now, to clarify, i did not say "duh" to this person. I just thought it. Lay off. Normally, I'm very laid back. |
05-14-2011, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Palm Coast, FL | | | She's obviously not had any exposure to orchestral instruments before. Or perhaps your upright bass was a smaller 5/8 size and that threw her off? LOL
Any how, it would have been a good opportunity to help her with her lack of knowledge. Why should she know that this is bass rather than a cello? It's not information a person is born with. Someone has to teach this to you - you could have been her teacher...
"Yes, they do look slightly similar but a bass is larger than a cello and can play lower notes."... something along those lines.
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05-14-2011, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Art Araya She's obviously not had any exposure to orchestral instruments before. Or perhaps your upright bass was a smaller 5/8 size and that threw her off? LOL
Any how, it would have been a good opportunity to help her with her lack of knowledge. Why should she know that this is bass rather than a cello? It's not information a person is born with. Someone has to teach this to you - you could have been her teacher...
"Yes, they do look slightly similar but a bass is larger than a cello and can play lower notes."... something along those lines.
All said constructively bro. Not trying to pile on. | +1, I've had to explain the difference between a double bass and a cello to a lot of people - oddly enough most of them calling themselves music nerds. It gets frustrating after a while saying "no, this isn't a cello, cello's are about half this size.".
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05-14-2011, 02:39 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | I walked into a bar for set up with my bass bag slung over my shoulder. The hostess (I'm thinkin she was a natural blonde) holds the door open for me to let me in. I thanked her, and asked her where the band was supposed to set up. She kind of looked at me for an uncomfortable minute and said "Oh, are you with the band?" 
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05-14-2011, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by pasta4lnch see, I like having fun w/ people. . .I would have responded "Nah, just taking my bass out for a walk."
I used to own a smoothie shop years ago. Our banana supplier bailed on us and I needed a lot of bananas quick. so I went to a local market and got the lot. On line a lady asked me if I liked bananas much - to which I responded "Nah, it's for my pet gorilla - he can't get enough of 'em" . . . . GASP!
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05-14-2011, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyAxe Some people are ignorant. Others are mean spirited. Ignorance can be fixed by education. The latter takes more work. | Can't fix stupid
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05-14-2011, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Phalex ...
She kind of looked at me for an uncomfortable minute and said "Oh, are you with the band?" | Yeah, I get that a lot, too.
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05-15-2011, 04:35 AM
| | Dry and Heavy | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | | You forgot to fart loudly during the uncomfortable silence that must have followed your uncharitable comment.
Lighten up, Francis! |
05-15-2011, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Will Kelly Now, to clarify, i did not say "duh" to this person. I just thought it. Lay off. Normally, I'm very laid back. | Well... Still... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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