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11-11-2010, 10:33 AM
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"What's wrong with being sexy?"
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11-11-2010, 10:37 AM
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hmmmm....
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11-11-2010, 10:40 AM
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wicked sweet tight
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11-11-2010, 10:46 AM
| | | | I toured in a hardcore band for about 10 years straight and agree with most of these things. Best tip I ever got was in a n article written by the guitar player of white zombie. I think in a guitar world in the mid 90s. Anyway, he said that people need to get over shitting in public rest rooms, unless you can hold it for the entire tour. as a bass player, the best advice I have is to ALWAYS have spare cables. A backup bass and head, and 9v batteries! I dontcare how great your power supply is, stuff fails.
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Get low.
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11-11-2010, 10:53 AM
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11-11-2010, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Frederick, Maryland | | | That's the most spot on tour advice ever.
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11 ov 25. We are Mothman.
I put the POWER in powerpop.
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11-11-2010, 10:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Most of those are rules we should follow every day.
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11-11-2010, 11:20 AM
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11-11-2010, 11:24 AM
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11-11-2010, 12:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Yerf Dog  Sticky-worthy | +1
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treble pierces your ears, but bass pounds and crushes all the way through your chest!
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11-11-2010, 12:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ventura, California | | | I remember a friend who's toured a bunch (I haven't) also said something like:
"There will be a time when someone in the band is having sex in the same room that you are in, or you will be having sex with someone while at least one member of the band will be around. If you can't handle it or get too creeped out, then don't go on tour."
I don't know if that really would happen to me now that I'm in my 30s, but it would have been entirely possible 10+ years ago... |
11-11-2010, 01:20 PM
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11-12-2010, 07:56 AM
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11-12-2010, 08:06 AM
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11-12-2010, 11:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highway 61 | | | I wonder if it's ok to cuss. |
11-21-2010, 09:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rochester, NY | | | And maybe one other- Don't spend your money like you are on vacation. You're working!
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progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948)
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11-21-2010, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | Sounds like pretty good advice.
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11-21-2010, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ankh-Morpork | | Country Dick Montana's advice was pretty good too: http://sdam.com/artists/bf/roadrules.html
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WTB - Ovation Magnum 1
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11-21-2010, 06:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Midwest | | | love this.
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Modulus Q5. '77 Ric 4001. MESA D-180. MESA 1200. Ohio Bassist Member #61
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11-21-2010, 06:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Friend of mine roadied for a bunch of bands in the 80's. He said the rules were:
"If it is wet, drink it. If it is dry, smoke it. If it moves, **** it. If it doesn't, load it on the truck."
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