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06-21-2004, 12:13 AM
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I was wondering how everyone deals with the drunks that you encounter at gigs. On one point, you don't want to be rude, but on the other hand, they can be very annoying. Especially the ones that will sit and ramble.
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06-21-2004, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by LiquidMidnight I was wondering how everyone deals with the drunks that you encounter at gigs. On one point, you don't want to be rude, but on the other hand, they can be very annoying. Especially the ones that will sit and ramble. | I do not ramble.  
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06-21-2004, 12:26 AM
|  | Jazz Chicken | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ennui, IN USA | | | Treat them like a customer; deal with the obvious bs and ignore the rest; develope a phony smile; learn how to say "I heard that" in different ways
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06-21-2004, 11:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | not quite the same, but your post reminded me of this...
my freshman year in high school, marching band... a drunk guy starts yelling at us in the middle of a parade. everyone ignores him. he throws a bottle. nails one of the drummers in the back. the drummer sets down his gear, calmly walks over to the sidewalk, and beats the living piss out of the guy with his drumsticks.
that's one way to deal with a drunk. |
06-21-2004, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sarasota, FL | | | I'm guilty of being that drunk guy that comes up to the band between sets and annoys them with stuff like..."you guys f*$&in' rawk!!!" But most bands like the appreciation since gigs can leave you feeling very under-appreciated. I just want to apologize for having bad breath...sorry guys! |
06-21-2004, 11:37 AM
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06-21-2004, 12:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | What really annoys me are people (at almost every gig) who come up and talk directly to someone that is singing. |
06-21-2004, 12:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: ****town, Netherlands | | We had a couple last saturday. One came too close to my stuff so i pushed him away, the other one tried to take the mike but we've got a very big singer so that didn't really happen . i rather not play that close to the crowd anymore. luckily, next gigs are all small podium. those stupid assholes don't know how much it all costs and they don't care. i'd never do crazy **** like that.
i say 'kill em all' |
06-21-2004, 12:35 PM
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Owner/Retailer: Jive Sound | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alexandria,VA | | | Here's what I do:
Drunk: blah,blah, blah, blah.......
Me: I hear ya, hey I'd like to introduce you to the guitar player
Once I introduce him to the guitarist, I slink away. |
06-21-2004, 02:46 PM
|  | - that dog won't hunt, Monsignor. Moderator | | | | | I've always had a mic in front of me, so embarrassing drunks is quite easy.
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06-21-2004, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidMidnight I was wondering how everyone deals with the drunks that you encounter at gigs. On one point, you don't want to be rude, but on the other hand, they can be very annoying. Especially the ones that will sit and ramble. | Practice the art of smiling and nodding.
It also comes in handy when dealing with lead guitarists and singers. |
06-21-2004, 03:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Connecticut | | | Yeah, I always say I have to ask the other guys in the band something. But I'll talk to them for a minute or two to be nice. But yeah, the talking to you while you're trying to sing is real annoying. I just ignore them, pretend I don't see them while I"m on stage. |
06-21-2004, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Schwinn I'm guilty of being that drunk guy that comes up to the band between sets and annoys them with stuff like..."you guys f*$&in' rawk!!!" But most bands like the appreciation since gigs can leave you feeling very under-appreciated. I just want to apologize for having bad breath...sorry guys! | That sure beats the heck out of "Skynard, play some Skynard" and then later, "you're not a real guitar player unless you can play Freebird." Sometimes I want to start a band called "No Skynard" |
06-21-2004, 05:34 PM
| | Howzit brah | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kauai, HI | | | We had a little incident Saturday night. We (drummer and I) were breaking down the drums off to the side while some guy was playing an 8-string Uke. He sounded ok, and everything seemed normal. Said drummer tapped a few beats with his hand on the bass drum (in time w/ said Uke guy). The guy seemed annoyed and starting playing really violently - he then proceeded to throw a temper tantrum...he beat on the bass drum with his hand Really hard a few times and then kicked the side of it! Then he tried to start a fight (Fyou I'll kick your Fing ass and all that stuff). Me and another guy stepped in and chilled the guy out - I'm surprised our drummer kept his cool. The ex-military pyscho guy walked away never to be seen again. Ukelele's and violence just don't mix. Everybody assumed he was drunk as a skunk...either that or he has some real issues he needs to deal with.
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06-21-2004, 06:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Central PA | | | I can speak from experience here. I've played in bars for close to 30 years and have tended bar for 20 plus years. You humor them and 90% of the time they go away. But there are limits such as getting drinks too close to the equipment, bothering your better half, heckling and not leaving when asked to. Then it's time tell them p$%% off while resting your hand on a mic stand. Seriously tell a doorman/bouncer or the bartender, they'll shut them off and they'll leave. |
06-21-2004, 06:28 PM
| | I wish I could sing like Rick Danko. | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Shreveport LA | | | How do I deal with drunks? I get drunker than them so they don't seem so drunk. |
06-21-2004, 06:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Central PA | | | Like Patrick Swayze said in Roadhouse. "Be nice until it's time not to be nice!" |
06-21-2004, 06:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Findlay, Ohio | | We had one of those asses at our gig Saturday, he was practically ON the stage, demanding like 10 high 5's from everyone, and just being a tool in general.....singing along to songs he had never heard before, trying to pluck strings on out guitars and basses, etc. I played along for a while, but it got old. Unless it is one of our friends, or an attractive female, I tend to blow off most everyone wanting to chat at gigs. Not sure why, it's just easier to deal with the drunks this way, even if I do come across as a dick to others.We're always nice to the ladies though
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06-21-2004, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidMidnight I was wondering how everyone deals with the drunks that you encounter at gigs. On one point, you don't want to be rude, but on the other hand, they can be very annoying. Especially the ones that will sit and ramble. | Most times the person is complimenting you/the band so what I'll do usually just say "thank you" to them, then politly excuse myself by telling them I have to talk with another band member, the club owner, or I need to use the rest room.
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06-21-2004, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by grooveguru Like Patrick Swayze said in Roadhouse. "Be nice until it's time not to be nice!" | And when you kick ass at my next gig, people will say, "Who is he", I'll go, "His name's Tim", just like Jeff Healey did in the movie.
What's going on with the TMB? You guys need to get out gigging.
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