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11-22-2012, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by snyderz Chick singer threw a tantrum and just plopped down on the stage and refused to sing. Fired. But embarrassing at the time. | We had a singer flake out and walk off mid-song for no reason whatsoever. He just walked off the stage and sat down in the crowd with a drink and acted like he wasn't even in the band.
He wasn't after the show. |
11-22-2012, 07:30 PM
| | | | pretty much everything I wore on stage in the 80's is pretty embarassing now lol
we played a benefit gig back in may , we were the first to go on (6 bands, 1 hr set per), first note of the first song , i was playing my dean Z, the strap let go on the back , I threw my foot up on the monitor mid fall (no easy feat considering I am only 5'8 with short legs) , never missed a note , had to play the first 4 or 5 songs like that because the goddamn singer just kept it going, no breaks. On top of that we were the only band that got our picture in the paper the next day and they reviewed our set, the picture was of me with my foot on the monitor with a terrified look on my face and they got our name wrong, they kept using the name of a rap group that came on after us. Bonus the review was great and they really liked the rendition of immigrant song we did and the energy and stage presence |
11-22-2012, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jonas_24112  Oh heck yeah. If you live in the Carolina's, it's a given that you know some beach music. There's even a special type of dancing that goes with it called "Shag" or "Shaggin'"
Specifically, you gotta look for Carolina Beach Music. Good beach music bands here in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina constistently stay booked for some of the choicest gigs around. We're talking horn section, guitar, bass, keys, and lots of vocal harmonies. I plan to play in a beach music band and work on the coast as part of my retirement plan.
And yes, I do know how to Shag!! | Unless you're in the mountains! 
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11-22-2012, 08:40 PM
|  | Forgiven | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryville, TN | | | Back in my younger "thinner" days the band I was in was taking a much needed break from the road, and "camping" out at the drummer's place which featured woods and farmland.
We had a hefty bonfire going, and for the heck of it decided to break out our gear, including a small PA and putting on a show for our wives and girlfriends.
Needless to say, many adult beverages had been consumed by everyone at this point. As it was summer, I was wearing cutoff blue jean shorts, no belt.
Midway into the set, I felt my shorts falling. Unable to take a pause from playing, they continued down until they were around my ankles. As nonchalantly as I could, I scooped down and pulled them up at the end of the song.
Needless to say, I played with a "wide" stance the rest of the night to prevent further exposure.
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11-23-2012, 05:54 AM
| | | | At one point in the 70's I had a fake parrot set up on a bird stand on my rig. right below was a blue stage light set up so the light beam (along with others) shot out and intersected with the others center stage above our heads. Apparently either the heat from the lamp loosened the parrot's grip or they just got loose from use and the parrot rolled forward ,the 'feet' still connected to the rod on the stand. The head of the parrot fell right on top of the face of the blue light - I don't know how long it took for the parrot to catch fire- but boy, did it! that was out 1st and only pyro-effect. We had a short memorial service for the parrot at the beginning of the next set
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11-23-2012, 10:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Durham, NC | | | I was playing in a total dump of a bar in Chicago in the mid-90's and at the end of our set, the entire drop ceiling over the stage collapsed on the band.
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11-23-2012, 10:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil | | | Starting a song then realizing the E should have been brought back up from D! |
11-23-2012, 10:49 AM
| | | | We were playing "killing in the name of" by rage against the machine.
The opening is great up until the bass solo-ish thing. I completely blanked on what to play. It was just silence with everyone staring at me. So embarrassing. It was caught on video too!! We chose not to post that one on YouTube:P
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11-24-2012, 06:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gent, Belgium | | | Wow just yesterday played the worst concert of my life.
Half the band couldn't hear the singer, so guitarist started chorus on wrong time, could barely hear my bass and constantly had the feeling my timing was off. Frustrating! |
11-24-2012, 07:00 AM
| | | | I was performing with some ex friends for a little community market thing late at night. Playing Sweet child when a very drunk Aboriginal woman decided to try and grope me.
I really wish I had a stage then. |
11-24-2012, 11:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ottawa, ontario, canada | | | Having the vocalist telling the crowd i was fired and some derogatory comments following mid set. |
11-25-2012, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by RiverFunk Starting a song then realizing the E should have been brought back up from D! | I've done that one too  It's embarrassing when you are playing a song thinking you're in standard tuning when you're still in dropped D. I have done that a few times. You can easily transpose once you realize the mistake, but the song gets off to a really ugly start. 
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11-25-2012, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by fraublugher Having the vocalist telling the crowd i was fired and some derogatory comments following mid set. | I really don't know how I would have handled that. He was wrong to tell the croud that, especially in the middle of a gig. My first thought would be to start packing my gear and leave. Then again, burning the bridge with the venue is never a good idea even if you are going to be with a new band. |
11-25-2012, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassmanbob I really don't know how I would have handled that. He was wrong to tell the croud that, especially in the middle of a gig. My first thought would be to start packing my gear and leave. Then again, burning the bridge with the venue is never a good idea even if you are going to be with a new band. | Ya , well I guess the other side of the coin is that everyone there found out how much of a douche-nozzle he was with that behavior . |
11-25-2012, 03:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northeast, US | | | I was on drums at the time. We start playing the first tune of the night. The bass frequencies must have shaken the lights. All of a sudden, a long florescent light comes smashing down on the bass player's head.
I didn't even see it. I only heard an unusual sound, and then saw what I thought was smoke. That was the crap that is inside the florescent light. I thought an amp blew. Then I see the bass player checking his head.
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11-25-2012, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SBassman I was on drums at the time. We start playing the first tune of the night. The bass frequencies must have shaken the lights. All of a sudden, a long florescent light comes smashing down on the bass player's head.
I didn't even see it. I only heard an unusual sound, and then saw what I thought was smoke. That was the crap that is inside the florescent light. I thought an amp blew. Then I see the bass player checking his head. | LOL. You just reminded me of a story I have.
We are playing a "Doctor's Day" gig for a local hospital. The CEO of the hospital is dancing with his wife near me, but he is to my back. During a song I suddenly felt what seemed to be his open hand slap the top of my head. It really hurt! Without missing a beat, I look at him as if to ask why he did that. He then shows me the glass globe that came off the hanging light fixture above me, hit me in the head and landed on the floor. It was more funny than embarrassing.
BTW: It didn't shatter, so I guess I have a soft head. |
11-25-2012, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thunderstation At one point in the 70's I had a fake parrot set up on a bird stand on my rig. right below was a blue stage light set up so the light beam (along with others) shot out and intersected with the others center stage above our heads. Apparently either the heat from the lamp loosened the parrot's grip or they just got loose from use and the parrot rolled forward ,the 'feet' still connected to the rod on the stand. The head of the parrot fell right on top of the face of the blue light - I don't know how long it took for the parrot to catch fire- but boy, did it! that was out 1st and only pyro-effect. We had a short memorial service for the parrot at the beginning of the next set | So many lines from the "Dead Parrot" sketch come to mind. Lol
Great story! |
11-25-2012, 05:20 PM
| | | | 10 years ago this month, my band were playing some youth center in Troy, OH (our ages ranged from 17-20). I was playing some song that required steady 8th note picking the entire song. Not really sure why, but my picking hand tensed up about 2/3 of the way through the song, and I just had absolutely not control of it! I couldn't open my hand, much less hold the pick or play at all. We took a 15 minute break, and my hand came back, and we continued on. There were maybe 100 teenagers there, it wasn't really a big deal of a gig, but at the time it was the end of the world as far as I was concerned.
Not sure why that happened. We played that song many times after that, and not once did I have any problem with my hand. At the time I was certain I had carpal tunnel or something! |
11-26-2012, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by podiumboy I was playing some song that required steady 8th note picking the entire song. Not really sure why, but my picking hand tensed up about 2/3 of the way through the song, and I just had absolutely not control of it! | That happens to me when playing 8ths fingerstyle after only a few bars  . |
11-26-2012, 05:23 AM
| | | | We split a set with a friend's band down in North Carolina. Since we were driving in from Virginia, they told us that we could just use their gear. Our car was pretty small and, at that time, I played a Hondo bass purchased at a record store. The chance to play a nice Fender P was enough to make me leave my bass at home. Imagine my surprise when they handed me an unlined fretless bass. And, I was the front man to boot. Ugh. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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