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Are you the creepy wireless guy?
- Thread starter tshapiro
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Run of the mill TB day
Poster 1: I don't care for ______
Poster 2: Check out my popcorn meme (Gets 38+ likes)
Poster 3: I do care for ______
Poster 4: You should buy a P bass
Poster 5: I'm offended
Poster 6: People that don't care for______ don't have talent anyway
Poster 7: I agree with the OP
800 pages later....
Poster 1: So what did I miss?
Poster 1: I don't care for ______
Poster 2: Check out my popcorn meme (Gets 38+ likes)
Poster 3: I do care for ______
Poster 4: You should buy a P bass
Poster 5: I'm offended
Poster 6: People that don't care for______ don't have talent anyway
Poster 7: I agree with the OP
800 pages later....
Poster 1: So what did I miss?
You do realize that the the people you're interacting with can decide for themselves if you are creepy or not right? You don't get to decide for them. They might be creeped out and not say anything.
I think the only thing cheesier/creepier is the lead singer who doesn't play an instrument who also wears a headset mic, especially they also go into the crowd.Ok, so let me say right up front that this might be an uncomfortable topic... or humorous depending on how secure you are with yourself.
So, it seems every guitarist or bassist who discovers wireless has to use this new found freedom to wonder off the stage and into the audience. This is, of course, because the audience members are going to be amazed that the the guitarist or bass player is standing right there next them playing, right? They get to see the amazement of your weekend worrier talent and instrument right up close, right? WRONG!!! Look, if you’re some hot notorious talent that fans are clamoring to get a piece of then go ahead and take that glory walk through the crowd. However, if you’re just a bar band guy who gets no attention after the set than keep your butt on the stage and enjoy the fact that you and your fellow guitarists are free to move about without getting awkwardly twisted up. Take this opportunity to up your arena moves and stage presence. If the chicks are not flirting with you between sets than don’t invade their space with wireless abandon. And guys don’t like other guys unusually close either. The only exception to this might be a deliberate gander out front during sound check. Unfortunately, these instructions don’t come with wireless units and someone had to tell you
I would add that people creeped out rarely address the "creep" with their creepiness. If you lack self-awareness, you'd likely never notice.
Which is the case for most creepy people. They lack self-awareness, or for some reason just don't 'get' social norms.
People might be totally creeped out and not say a word.
My brother John and I saw Buddy Guy play at a Blues Festival at the Circle Star Theater many years ago. Was really shocked when he jumped off the stage and started going up and down the aisles playing like the madman that he is. He ended up going out the doors and played in the lobby for a bit before coming back in the other doors and returning to stage.
John later caught another Buddy Guy performance in New Orleans and when he walked down the stage playing, John grabbed his wife by the hand and led her out to the Lobby. Sure enough, Buddy Guy worked his way out to the lobby and came over to play a good chunk of the song right in front of the two of them. Then he turned around and played his way back through the theater and up onto the stage.
Up close and personal with Buddy Guy! That's about as good as it gets. Of course, there's only one Buddy Guy...
John later caught another Buddy Guy performance in New Orleans and when he walked down the stage playing, John grabbed his wife by the hand and led her out to the Lobby. Sure enough, Buddy Guy worked his way out to the lobby and came over to play a good chunk of the song right in front of the two of them. Then he turned around and played his way back through the theater and up onto the stage.
Up close and personal with Buddy Guy! That's about as good as it gets. Of course, there's only one Buddy Guy...
You just go on ahead and worry about crap like this, OK? I'm not going to. EVER. Woooooow!!!
I can only speak for myself, but yesTl;dr. You might be taking this too seriously. I’d guess most of us would agree with that.....
I would agree.
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Actually I'm not sure being a wireless guy with an instrument in a band is that creepy anyway. The really creepy wireless guy is the one who has your house bugged and is watching you right now...
Ever wonder why you talk to someone about something in front of you Amazon Echo and the next day you see ads for it on your Internet sites? That is creepy! Don't even start me on the security "bugs" in the Echo show with the camera. Don't put it in your bedroom!
Righteous indignation!!!!!!! Baaaaaaaaaaa!!!! IM RIGHT!! None of you matter, but I want to tell you about it anyway! The internet IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!!!!!!
I think this reinforces my pre-existing beliefs on life:
You never, ever look as cool as you think you do. Probably the inverse, even.
You never, ever look as cool as you think you do. Probably the inverse, even.
So just admitting you don't look cool and never trying even a little to do it is the way to go? Pfft! Kill me if that ever happens to me!
Oh Good Lord, I miss Wendy O. Williams, WOW. She was so in her time yet so ahead of her time.
Such a tortured soul succumbing to suicide but her guitarist used the wireless expertly for their shows
Perhaps stop trying to be cool and just have fun? Coolness is supposed to be effortless, after all.
Besides, I'm far too British for all that.
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