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Guitar Center fail - but with a twist

#102
DiabolusInMusic said:
Based on the OP, I didn't find anything remotely rude about the request. Maybe I missed some details. The kids were not confrontational and they were not breaking any social codes (such as budging in line). I would actually be quite surprised if somebody said "no" and continued to play over their video given the circumstance. Additionally, the suggestion of refusing and then actually making a point to interfere with the video is far more offensive that somebody asking a stranger to hold off for a minute while they film. Of course there is the fact that these were children/teenagers which should factor into any reasonable adults reaction to their social graces.

If the worst part of your day involves the sentence "somebody at GC asked me to stop playing" then you should really sit back and evaluate your life because it is friggin' awesome.
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I said that I suspected, based on post #9 and my experience with humans, not that I was certain.
 
#103
MultiScaleMale said:
I personally wouldn't use a retail store as my free venue to shoot a video and if I did so, I'd work around people that are trying to check out gear, giving them priority, instead of claiming "dibs" on a large chunk of the retail floor and asking others to stop playing.
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I don't think you understand how important it is to indulge these kids' sense of entitlement. They have a right to shoot their video anytime and anywhere they want, even if that includes a venue that is not intended for that purpose. The world should shut the hell up and get out of the way so they can express themselves on social media.
 
#104
MultiScaleMale said:
I personally wouldn't use a retail store as my free venue to shoot a video and if I did so, I'd work around people that are trying to check out gear, giving them priority, instead of claiming "dibs" on a large chunk of the retail floor and asking others to stop playing.
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I'm not sure but it sounds like the girl was just doing a quick phone vid to show her friends, not a full music video shoot with dancers and fireworks, lol!
 
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#106
Shoulda just started wailing on the nearest guitar full stack. Play something like death metal, creep out the kids and the sheltered parents. Maybe bring a ketchup packet or practice professional wrestling type blading on your forehead for that wicked awesome blood splatter effect.

Drink coffee and eat fiber one bars, nothing will give you toxic gas faster than that motley mix. Ensure that a questionably wet toot will produce while she is still filming. You might go home with a new stain on your car seat, but totes worth it.
 
#107
You never know what you're gonna get when you go into a Guitar Center. Last time I went, I went with my guitarist girlfriend and had all kinds of banter with one of the sales guys who was a crochety old blues player. Usually if someone is playing a tune, I will sit down at some point and play a line to it :P
 
#111
MultiScaleMale said:
No fireworks, but they were going for at least 15 minutes. No idea how long before I got there and how long after I left.
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Wow. I'd probably have told them they have five minutes, and after that point I would have politely implied that a busy weekend during business hours probably wasn't the best time to make a video, and possibly a weekday evening would be a better time to try this. Then I would have probably said something smart assed like "remember, everyone's time is valuable, not just yours." The last comment would probably be out of line, but darn it, I just can't help myself sometimes when common sense or courtesy has exited the building.
 
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#112
Last time I was in Guitar Center, my son (11) took the liberty of playing Iron Man on seemingly every guitar in the place. I realize it might be annoying to some, but I found it hilarious. Less hilarious was the group of guys surrounding the one keyboard I wanted to try (Korg SV-1) and playing/singing for about 45 minutes while their friend shot video. I don't really have a point, although if they had told me to stop playing something so they could finish their "set" I might have lost it.

By the way, the OP's issue has nothing to do with kids and everything to do with parents.

And yes, he knows the "other" parts to Iron Man....except the solo.
 
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#113
It was one of those classic cases where I thought of a million things to say, ten minutes too late. I still wouldn't be mean - they weren't as bad as the group of teen / pre-teens the week before that barged into the acoustic room and started hammering on every instrument they could find.
 
#116
40Hz said:
That's pretty sad. You sound like a textbook example of the cure being worse than the problem. :rollno:
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JimmyM said:
Wow, you're a ball of fun. Maybe you could have punched her in the face, too, and doubled your enjoyment.

Rich, that was a great story and a great way to cap off my evening. I would have totally complied and sat there and watched. Sometimes people pull such ballsy moves that all you can do is laugh.
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You guys are right. I'm a horrible person.

But a horrible person with a sense of humor is more fun than a good guy without one.
 
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#117
gln1955 said:
I don't think you understand how important it is to indulge these kids' sense of entitlement. They have a right to shoot their video anytime and anywhere they want, even if that includes a venue that is not intended for that purpose. The world should shut the hell up and get out of the way so they can express themselves on social media.
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They made a request. That's their right. Yours is to comply or not. If you needed to scoot past them to plug in an amp that would be okay, right? So what does it matter. Why are you so important? I hear a sense of entitlement. Is your time so valuable?
Again. They asked. You don't have to comply. You could. You don't have to. Isn't it like when someone asks you to take a picture of them at some tourist sight? "Naw! Grow some more arms," you say.
It's no wonder we don't get along. We don't get that each of us is equally important. Some one lets you in line because you have one item and they have a cart full. They don't have to at all!
 
#119
Spectrum said:
I would've complained to the staff, and make it their problem. Probably make some stuff up, tell them the guy with the video device was mishandling the instruments or stealing something.

Then, I would've paused at the door on my way out to watch the uncomfortable confrontation. Maybe come back to check out the amp some other day.

I prefer to stir sith up and observe rather than get caught up in it myself. Call me evil if it suits me. More entertaining that way.
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#120
chadds said:
They made a request. That's their right. Yours is to comply or not. If you needed to scoot past them to plug in an amp that would be okay, right? So what does it matter. Why are you so important? I hear a sense of entitlement. Is your time so valuable?
Again. They asked. You don't have to comply. You could. You don't have to. Isn't it like when someone asks you to take a picture of them at some tourist sight? "Naw! Grow some more arms," you say.
It's no wonder we don't get along. We don't get that each of us is equally important. Some one lets you in line because you have one item and they have a cart full. They don't have to at all!
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When you wind down, appreciate the irony of your post. :rollno:
 
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