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Old 03-20-2008, 02:02 PM
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Interpret it how you will.

I am roughly the same size as all the other members, but neither the skinniest nor shortest.
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Old 03-20-2008, 02:08 PM
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I am the tallest and the most powerfully built. And I look insanely overscaled when holding a guitar. It's just not right
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Old 03-20-2008, 02:10 PM
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Well... at the last 5 urinal band meeting we had I was still the only one to get a "glans swirly" after flushing...

...and I'm 6' 5" and was using the kiddy urinal!!

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Old 03-20-2008, 02:45 PM
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Old 03-20-2008, 02:59 PM
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Well, jokes aside.

On my last gig (battle of the bands) 4 out of 5 bands had a tall, hairy, skinny guy playing the bass. The fifth band had a girl.

Makes you wonder, if there isn't something to the "Big bassplayer" cliché after all
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:21 PM
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I'm the tallest and heaviest of the band...
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:23 PM
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Tallest by a few inches at the least and at least 20 pounds heaver than everyone else.
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:25 PM
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I am deffinetly the guerilla in the room.
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:30 PM
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i am 6 feet tall at a grand total of 128 pounds.

needless to say, my footsteps can shake a room more than an 8x10 SVT
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:39 PM
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My guitarist takes that honor, though I've got a couple inches on her.
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:54 PM
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I've got you all beat on this one, im the tallest and most built guy in my band, bot to mention that im the only black band member.
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:24 PM
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Nope, the singer all 4' 10", 95 lbs soaking wet is the biggest by a mile. I'm measuring by the size of her heart mind you. IMO you would be hard pressed to find a bigger person.
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:26 PM
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I am the tallest in my band by a fair margin. I am 6'4 and the rest of my band is under 6 feet, the shortest being the guitar player at 5'4. Makes me looks slightly out of place on stage ha!
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Yea im the tallest and skinniest in my band by a few inches.
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:29 PM
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I'm the tallest in all my bands 'cept one dude, the guitard/vocalist who's 6'3", but he's like a twig and I'm 6'1" and weigh almost 300 pounds so in sheer size I got everybody beat.
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:32 PM
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I'm one of the largest bodies on stage at 5'11"/210lbs. The guitarist has me beat by 8" at 6'7" but he's only 160lbs. Our new trumpet player is the largest guy in our band now. He probably comes in at 6'5"/ 220lbs.
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Interpret it how you will.

I am roughly the same size as all the other members, but neither the skinniest nor shortest.
I am the shortest and the heaviest. The other guys are both around 6 feet tall and 180 pounds; I'm 210 & 5'5".
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Old 03-20-2008, 05:14 PM
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I'm the tallest at 6', not the heaviest. I'm not sure I would really describe any of us as built...

A 6'5" friend of mine used to play trumpet in a ska band otherwise populated by self-described little chicanos. His bandmates nicknamed him "Freakishly Tall". Watching him on stage with them was endeed a sight to behold, especially since (pre-Great White fire) he used to juggle flaming clubs during the middle of the set.

But yeah, I'm currently the tallest.
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Old 03-20-2008, 05:14 PM
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Old 03-20-2008, 05:16 PM
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I think I am sometimes the biggest jerk in the band.
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