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Bass player gets whats coming on stage.

I'm not sure I understand how this constitutes a judgment day by TB'ers because we also play bass. Seems like it's really for the band and their fans to figure out.

From The Queers kick bassist Dangerous Dave off stage during San Diego show
(I edited the expletives)

"Frontman Joe Queer was quick to dispel any rumors of Dave and The Queers parting ways, posting the following on the band's Facebook yesterday:

Hey, everyone f***s up. Dangerous Dave will ride again. He just needs a little timeout haha! He apologized so we're just going to move on. We're not pulling a Screeching Weasel at SXSW thing where everyone threw Ben under the bus – even a lot of his so-called friends. Friends f*** up and you don't always agree with what they say or do but they're still your friends. At least in my book."

Frontman is a class act. He may very well have a more profound way of dealing with that kind of pointless distraction behind the scenes, but in public he played it right. Apologize to the audience and fans, and don't throw your band mates under the bus. Thank the stage crew for putting things back together. Introduce the new line-up. The show must go on. Regardless of what you think of the music or lyrics, that was well-played on his part.