Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Greatest CL Ad Ever
- Thread starter rr5025
- Start date
Great Bassplayer Available (Chicago)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 2010-02-15, 10:06PM CST
Reply to: see below
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm a great pro bass player looking for a new band, and have a lot of
experience playing in all kinds of bands. I don't like to brag, but to
be honest I'm the best bass player in Chicago.
I am picky about the kind of music I play. I don't like playing in
original bands, because most of the players in those bands aren't good
enough to play covers, and I don't like country because it's for morons.
I'll play any style except reggae, ska, country, originals, classical,
hip hop, rap, alternative, jazz, punk, new age, classic rock, or metal.
I play current rock, and only current rock, even though most of it
sucks, so I'm extremely particular about the kind of music I play. Think
Nirvana meets Eric Clapton, with a touch of Motor Head thrown in (I know
they're not NEW, but that's the style of music I prefer). If that is the
kind of music you play, hit me up, otherwise don't waste my time.
I'm ready to play immediately. I just need a little help financially to
get my bass out of the pawn shop, and it would be great if you can loan
me a little for strings, just until we get paid from our first gig, and
I'll pay you back. I'm going through a messy divorce, but fortunately I
get my kids part of the time, usually on the weekends. That won't be a
problem though, because I can get a babysitter if I have enough notice
if a gig comes up. I don't have a phone right now, but I'm planning to
get a prepaid one as soon as I get a job. I'm staying with a friend
right now and writing this on his computer, so you can contact me here.
He says I can stay here one more month before I have to find a new
place. I'm hoping to move back in with my Mom, but for some reason she's
not returning my calls. My car got repossessed recently, so it would be
great if someone in the band can give me a ride and haul my bass, just
until we get things going and we start making some serious money. My
brother knows a guy whose sister is dating the ex-drummer of a band in
Fargo, North Dakota that used to get some bookings from an agent in
Detroit who cousin is the wife of a lawyer that who was hired to put
together a deal for a band that almost got a contract with a big record
company in Los Angeles before the deal fell through. Bottom line is,
I've got great connections.
Yes, I am in RECOVERY, and part of recovery is admitting you have a
problem, but I haven't had any significant relapses since my last stint
in rehab, I only smoke a little pot, and only on the breaks, and I'm
always careful nobody sees me in the parking lot. All other form of
recreation wait until AFTER the gig! Besides, unlike some other bass
players in Chicago that have on-going "issues" (you bass players know
who you are) you know you can absolutely count on me staying sober and
NOT HAVING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM because my doctor says
any of that stuff will interfere with the effectiveness of my medication.
I'm ready to play, so If you want the best bass player in Chicago, hit
me up!
[email protected]
this is the best ad i have ever come across
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 2010-02-15, 10:06PM CST
Reply to: see below
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm a great pro bass player looking for a new band, and have a lot of
experience playing in all kinds of bands. I don't like to brag, but to
be honest I'm the best bass player in Chicago.
I am picky about the kind of music I play. I don't like playing in
original bands, because most of the players in those bands aren't good
enough to play covers, and I don't like country because it's for morons.
I'll play any style except reggae, ska, country, originals, classical,
hip hop, rap, alternative, jazz, punk, new age, classic rock, or metal.
I play current rock, and only current rock, even though most of it
sucks, so I'm extremely particular about the kind of music I play. Think
Nirvana meets Eric Clapton, with a touch of Motor Head thrown in (I know
they're not NEW, but that's the style of music I prefer). If that is the
kind of music you play, hit me up, otherwise don't waste my time.
I'm ready to play immediately. I just need a little help financially to
get my bass out of the pawn shop, and it would be great if you can loan
me a little for strings, just until we get paid from our first gig, and
I'll pay you back. I'm going through a messy divorce, but fortunately I
get my kids part of the time, usually on the weekends. That won't be a
problem though, because I can get a babysitter if I have enough notice
if a gig comes up. I don't have a phone right now, but I'm planning to
get a prepaid one as soon as I get a job. I'm staying with a friend
right now and writing this on his computer, so you can contact me here.
He says I can stay here one more month before I have to find a new
place. I'm hoping to move back in with my Mom, but for some reason she's
not returning my calls. My car got repossessed recently, so it would be
great if someone in the band can give me a ride and haul my bass, just
until we get things going and we start making some serious money. My
brother knows a guy whose sister is dating the ex-drummer of a band in
Fargo, North Dakota that used to get some bookings from an agent in
Detroit who cousin is the wife of a lawyer that who was hired to put
together a deal for a band that almost got a contract with a big record
company in Los Angeles before the deal fell through. Bottom line is,
I've got great connections.
Yes, I am in RECOVERY, and part of recovery is admitting you have a
problem, but I haven't had any significant relapses since my last stint
in rehab, I only smoke a little pot, and only on the breaks, and I'm
always careful nobody sees me in the parking lot. All other form of
recreation wait until AFTER the gig! Besides, unlike some other bass
players in Chicago that have on-going "issues" (you bass players know
who you are) you know you can absolutely count on me staying sober and
NOT HAVING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM because my doctor says
any of that stuff will interfere with the effectiveness of my medication.
I'm ready to play, so If you want the best bass player in Chicago, hit
me up!
[email protected]
this is the best ad i have ever come across
- Aug 5, 2005
- 7,243
- 92
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: J.C. Basses
Someone was really bored and made all that up... looks like it to me. Its so much funnier when the stuff seems for real.
Haha, what a great page. I forget how funny craigslist can be sometimes. I'm more amused by some of the scams they have going on. I got an email the other day from "craigslist.org" stating that my posting for a Suzuki truck for sale in Texas had been approved, and that if I did not create this posting I should log into my account by clicking the link in the email and immediately change my password. Aside from the fact that the link was "https" and not "http" the email address they used was "[email protected]" hmmm...scam? These are great ads you've all found though...and what's with the Rick Roll??
Rick rolling someone is basically gagging them.
Usually someone will send you a link to something and it will look legit. Then you click the link and it takes you to a youtube video of that Rick Astley song from the 80s (Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...).
I've been linked to vids on youtube that look legit and after 30 seconds it breaks into the video for that song, lol. (search Ken Block Rick Roll)
Hence the picture that was posted above,
And as said by a few people in this thread, Rick Rolling went out of style after '08, nobody really finds it funny anymore.
