You can tell that was written by a drummer.
No mention of broken sticks or empty energy drinks.
No mention of broken sticks or empty energy drinks.
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Band Notice at Venue
- Thread starter Richland123
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Man…what band just leaves guitar tuners behind like single-use itmes…wait what is an itmes?
I love super specific signage. You can really hear the writer's anger and resentment speak through the printed word.
Someone should "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" this sign and turn it into a song.
I love super specific signage. You can really hear the writer's anger and resentment speak through the printed word.
Someone should "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" this sign and turn it into a song.
devnulljp
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Did the writer mean "clean up" or "clear up"?
The exclamation mark seems a bit unnecessary since everything is already capitalized.
Also, why do you think they switched to the passive voice in the last part?
The exclamation mark seems a bit unnecessary since everything is already capitalized.
Also, why do you think they switched to the passive voice in the last part?
I witnessed Joe Cocker in Sydney stagger all the way across the stage stepping expertly over a spring-coiled guitar cable stretched and swinging a foot off the floor as he went. He reached the side of the stage where a roadie had a bucket waiting.
Having successfully negotiated the evacuation of toxic substances from his stomach, he continued the show without a glitch.
Now that's class.
Having successfully negotiated the evacuation of toxic substances from his stomach, he continued the show without a glitch.
Now that's class.
Yes....you are special...but so are most people. But you may be more special than others. Maybe you're a "special" special person? I think "special" special persons wouldn't notice the jumbled letters until it was pointed out to them.
Yup, that's it. It's easiest to read if you just rush through it and let your brain handle the unscrambling. You may surprise yourself.
I agree with DanD. We have incredible musicians who are slobs (and some slobs who are not such great musicians). Us mediocre musicians clean up after them every time. Its just a matter of professionalism.
Back in the early 70's when I was touring, we typically played 4 hours per night, 5-days a week. Being union musicians we played 45-on and 15-off. So we had 3 breaks a night. During the breaks we'd all go out individually, introduce ourselves to a table of folks and pull up a chair. Was very effective marketing because most of the time the folks would come back the next night and bring friends because "they knew somebody in the band." Often as not someone at the table would buy me a drink before I could order one for myself. When we played at military O-clubs or NCO-clubs I typically get two at once ordered for me (drinks are cheap on base).
During a gig at Lemoore Naval Air Station in CA not too far from Fresno, I sat at the same table for all three breaks. Was drinking Jack on the rocks at the time and they bought me 2 at that first break. I drank 1½ before I had to go back up for the 2nd set. Next break my ½-glass was still there along with two more. Managed to put away 2 of them and then played the 3rd set. 3rd break, sure enough, my half-glass was still there plus 2 more. Was pressured to drink-up! "Drink it all, we bought it for you!" Managed to drink two of them but still left half a glass. Then started set 4 and I was really sloppy in my playing. My fingers wouldn't do what I wanted them too. I struggled through and it turned out OK, but was not fun.
Next night I went to the bar tender and said, "can I have a Bloody Mary with no Vodka?" before we started. I then told him that if someone orders a drink for me, "the usual for the bass player", please make it look like a bloody Mary but don't put any vodka in it. That worked pretty well. Everyone thought I was drinking, nobody got offended and I didn't get sloppy with my bass playing. And I still drink V8 juice!
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Played at a casino last Saturday, always a PITA getting in and out because of security. As we were loading out the security guy escorting us thanked us for cleaning up the stage before we left so he wouldn't have to. Said most bands just walk off and leave their trash. Which IMO is purely amateur hour conduct.
Well folks that's what happens when somebody leaves a Bongo laying around. Drunks see toilet seat.
So does Henry swap pay packets with the stage crews at gigs he plays? (Serious question, I don't know much about Mr. Rollins.)
