Anyone ever shoot your keyboardist at a gig?

[Stick_Player]

Clueless being the operative here.

It is amazing "That These Knuckle Draggers" can even play an instrument.

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Did I get the quotes in the right place?

 

[xgator4u]

I am getting too old for all that crap and am enjoying my current band far too much to get involved with Phil Allspace again.

Phil Allspace

 

[xgator4u]

It is amazing "That These Knuckle Draggers" can even play an instrument.

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Did I get the quotes in the right place?

NO, I find that when you capitalize THAT,
and use the quote marks on "THOSE",
is when you get the best reaction from the douchebag patrol.

 

[Stick_Player]

NO, I find that when you capitalize THAT,
and use the quote marks on "THOSE",
is when you get the best reaction from the douchebag patrol.

Corrections noted and executed:

It is amazing THAT "Those" Knuckle Draggers can even play an instrument.

Standing by and on Douchebag Patrol ALERT!

 

[xgator4u]

Corrections noted and executed:

It is amazing THAT "Those" Knuckle Draggers can even play an instrument.

Standing by and on Douchebag Patrol ALERT!

FAIR warning:\

YOU will receive the NO LIKEY click.

 

[mellowinman]

No, but I worked with a drummer that would rifle a stick at your back if you missed a cue or hit the feel weird (which rarely if ever translated as such to the crowd, only to him)...and I warned him not to ever do it to me. What he did instead once was whack the headstock of my bass with the stick. I didn't even miss a cue. HE hit the kick bad. Like I'm supposed to anticipate his oopsie.

So, havin warned him prior, and not enjoying any undue and unwarranted damage to my bass, took a cymbal off his stand in the middle of a song (no wingnuts) and stood on it for the remainder of the song, then placed it back on the stand, and whispered to him "reconsider anything you're thinking about doing or I'll park the bass upside your head".

We don't work together anymore. I realize that's not the spirit of this thread, but felt like sharing since it seemed like a gripe thread.

This is absolutely correct.

 

[jaysbass2002]

This is absolutely correct.

I would have parked the bass on top of his head way before that!! That's just me.

 

[10cc]

Elton John's last tour.

Elton John is great on piano but sucks on the organ.

 

[xgator4u]

Elton John is great on piano but sucks on the organ.

I LIKE IT !

 

[mellowinman]

smallest book ive read? cool keyboardists in rock bands.

It just had one entry.

Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player and composer best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010.

Richard has consistently worn capes onstage for his entire life, starting when he was five. He is the only known keyboard player ever to have bras and panties thrown at him. He has written sixty five operas, three operettas, five billion and six rock solo albums, the entire works of Shakespeare performed in the key of Eb, and a well-loved manual on do-it-yourself plumbing.

 

[mellowinman]

Elton John is great on piano but sucks on the organ.

You wish!

 

[xgator4u]

It just had one entry.

Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player and composer best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010.

Richard has consistently worn capes onstage for his entire life, starting when he was five. He is the only known keyboard player ever to have bras and panties thrown at him. He has written sixty five operas, three operettas, five billion and six rock solo albums, the entire works of Shakespeare performed in the key of Eb, and a well-loved manual on do-it-yourself plumbing.

I'll SEE your RICK Wakeman
AND, raise you 1
Keith Emerson


Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944) is an English keyboardist and composer. He was formerly a member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown's Bodies, The T-Bones, The V.I.P.'s, Invalid Link Removed's backing band, Invalid Link Removed, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early supergroups. Emerson first found success with The Nice in the late 1960s before going on to become a founding member of ELP in 1970. ELP were critically and commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era. Following the break-up of ELP, circa 1979, Emerson had modest success with Emerson, Lake & Powell in the 1980s as well as with 3, with the album To the Power of Three. ELP reunited during the early 1990s, releasing the album Black Moon. Emerson also reunited Invalid Link Removed in 2002 for a tour. His latest album, Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla, was released in 2008.

Along with contemporaries Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, Tony Banks of Genesis, Billy Ritchie of Clouds, Rick Wakeman of Yes, and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Emerson is widely regarded as one of the top keyboard players of the progressive rock era.[1][2][3][4] Allmusic refers to Emerson as "perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history".[5

 

[petrus61]

More great key players:

 

[BassIsBoss]

Our keyboardist got shot at a gig. In between sets we were upstairs/backstage in the club office/hang out place. Packed house, everybody mingling and being decidedly cool. All of a sudden he crashes to the ground, screaming I've been shot. He was a very funny guy, and we all laughed......yeah, you funny...,.but he's laying there in shock. I go over and kneel beside him, and he says help me up.

I help him up and he lets out a yell.....shakes his leather jacket and this bullet falls out. It came through the floor from downstairs (supposedly Lee Dorsey's woman who caught him with someone else). The round still had enough velocity to deliver a knock down punch to the chest, evidenced by the huge bruise that followed. Lucky for him he had on that heavy leather jacket.....Oh yeah, hell of a good player.

 

[mellowinman]

I'll SEE your RICK Wakeman
AND, raise you 1
Keith Emerson


Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944) is an English keyboardist and composer. He was formerly a member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown's Bodies, The T-Bones, The V.I.P.'s, Invalid Link Removed's backing band, Invalid Link Removed, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early supergroups. Emerson first found success with The Nice in the late 1960s before going on to become a founding member of ELP in 1970. ELP were critically and commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era. Following the break-up of ELP, circa 1979, Emerson had modest success with Emerson, Lake & Powell in the 1980s as well as with 3, with the album To the Power of Three. ELP reunited during the early 1990s, releasing the album Black Moon. Emerson also reunited Invalid Link Removed in 2002 for a tour. His latest album, Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla, was released in 2008.

Along with contemporaries Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, Tony Banks of Genesis, Billy Ritchie of Clouds, Rick Wakeman of Yes, and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Emerson is widely regarded as one of the top keyboard players of the progressive rock era.[1][2][3][4] Allmusic refers to Emerson as "perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history".[5

Actually, there's all kinds of keyboard players I like, and Keith is certainly one of them.

Wakeman, however, became extra cool to me because of his interview shows.

Check out this one, with Jon Lord:



And this one with Tony Iommi:

 

[RandalPinkFloyd]

eh, I don't like keys period. Glad I'm in a band sans keyboard. I'd rather deal with guitard. Must be a music genre thing. Viva la hard rock?

 

[Ezrocks4u]

The ones I've played with in bar bands *usually* seem to have learned their lesson at some point in their career. And if any of you happen to be responsible for this I thank you sincerely.

However, the ones who play in church tend to be clueless about this issue and cause me to think about doing things that are strictly forbidden by my faith.

Walked into my church to show off my new bass, only to find the bassist missing. Keyboard was trying to fill in bass a bit off key. I immediately offered to play the set. Played the set, drowned out the keys low notes. Afterwards she was pretty rude about something unrelated first thing she said to me.... Maybe she realized that she should put more into the non bass parts?

 

[jaysbass2002]

.... Maybe she realized that she should put more into the non bass parts?

Well said!! If keyboardist would concentrate more on "MORON" on their purpose in a "BAND" Notice the word "BAND" definition-"COLLECTIVE GROUP OF MUSICIANS WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A COMMON MUSICIAL EXPERIENCE" They would bring so much to the band. Keys can really open up doors that without keys would be locked. In all my key player is a great guy. But ever so noticeably has spent all of his time in the bedroom belting out tunes and covering all parts. He is a "work in progress" and I will keep at him and groom him for the "BAND" situation. He also tramples the guitar players parts in some songs. Imagine playing "Pride and joy" by the great Stevie Ray and hear the key player trampling the chugging intro with some wacked out organ sound. I thought the guitar was going to choke him!!!!

 

[mellowinman]

Our keyboardist got shot at a gig. In between sets we were upstairs/backstage in the club office/hang out place. Packed house, everybody mingling and being decidedly cool. All of a sudden he crashes to the ground, screaming I've been shot. He was a very funny guy, and we all laughed......yeah, you funny...,.but he's laying there in shock. I go over and kneel beside him, and he says help me up.

I help him up and he lets out a yell.....shakes his leather jacket and this bullet falls out. It came through the floor from downstairs (supposedly Lee Dorsey's woman who caught him with someone else). The round still had enough velocity to deliver a knock down punch to the chest, evidenced by the huge bruise that followed. Lucky for him he had on that heavy leather jacket.....Oh yeah, hell of a good player.

THIS is the winning post of this thread.

 

[xgator4u]

THIS is the winning post of this thread.

I have to wonder, HOW do you get shot in the chest through the FLOOR, and a leather jacket acts like Kevlar....?
Honestly?

THAT impressed you?
I guess that would explain why you prefer keytards that can also fill in for Barbawa Wa wa .