Best awkward compliment you've gotten

[Krakmann]

Salud!

A bassist friend, at a recent concert: I never heard you (the band) make so many mistakes but it's been your best gig.

 

[LowActionHero]

About 20 yrs ago my boss and a coworker came to a gig (i was playing drums).
After the first set my boss (who was a little tipsy) says "whoa, I didn't know you were GOOD at anything"

 

[Tom Bomb]

No words. Just a big fat sloppy drawn out french kiss and and an all-in cuddle, arms and legs, from the girlfriend of one of my mates. Spoke volumes. I think I blushed

She unloaded on me, in no uncertain terms, in front of everybody, as we were coming off the stage. The room was packed. I didn't mind at all but her boyfriend wasn't so accommodating. We remain good friends — he was a student of mine. I never saw her again.
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[dune]

No words. Just a big fat sloppy drawn out french kiss and and an all-in cuddle, arms and legs, from the girlfriend of one of my mates. Spoke volumes. I think I blushed

She unloaded on me, in no uncertain terms, in front of everybody, as we were coming off the stage. The room was packed. I didn't mind at all but her boyfriend wasn't so accommodating. We remain good friends — he was a student of mine. I never saw her again.
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And we have a winner!!! #micdrop

 

[Tommy Sparks]

Before I played bass I exclusively, played guitar, a bass player came up to me and said why are you not playing a bass. Got a bass shortly after and never looked back.
That was 45 years ago.
Still play guitar though.

 

[stevensivak]

you don't sweat much for a fat girl...

 

[Gluvhand]

Unfortunately, no. But I would happily.

Not as fun or interesting as you think it would be. They were both rude and nasty people.

 

[Boneless]

Today, me, at the barber's:

Barber: so, is the haircut to your liking?
Me: yeah, it's fine, I don't look like an idiot.

 

[burgerdj]

Adding one: “You looked really into the music”. That one always lands weird.

 

[GPascutti]

dirty

 

[bigdaddybass12]

My response would be, “Yeah, you should try it.”

Love it!

 

[Bassdirty]

This is a weird one. At a previous playing experience, I had to go to HR to be talked to about the list of complaints that were leveled at me by the drummer. The drummer was afraid that we were going to get rid of him, so he made an HR complaint against me so that we couldn't get rid of him or it would be considered "retaliation". Anyways, the drummer had a five page front and back list of complaints. The HR rep had to read them to me and try to keep a straight face. That was very difficult for her and her attempt at remaining impartial was my greatest awkward compliment.

Your band has an "HR Department"?


T$

 

[Gluvhand]

Your band has an "HR Department"?


T$

They didn't say "band". They said "previous playing experience". Opens it up quite a bit. Cruise line, theaters...

 

[Green Knight]

Every time my Dad, in his early boomer way, tried to express that my playing was starting to become somewhat bearable to him.

 

[richntiff]

This one time I jumped onstage to jam on guitar with a band at a high school dance I was attending. I only played a couple tunes, but we RIPPED IT UP!!! Pretty sure that crowd had never heard anything like it before.

Afterwards, this girl (who had a big crush on me) comes up to me and says 'gee Marty, that was some interesting music'.

Then, she left with MY DAD.

 

[dustinymichaels]

you don't sweat much for a fat girl...

That's not necessary.

 

[groovaholic]

My band was between sets, and I was in the restroom.
Drunk patron says to me "This band sounds great!"

I reply "Thanks!" and he looks at me like I was wearing a live monkey as a hat; he didn't even realize that I was in the band.

Ah, the anonymity of the bassist...

 

[brianrost]

“Dude yer like half black and half Mexican!”

I hope you weren’t playing in an ABBA tribute band at the time

 

[Ignatius]

From a review of one of my college bands: “bass player looks like a cross between Jimi Hendrix and George Bush”

 

[Geogio]

"Are you guys ready for this? Playbacks can be very humbling experiences...