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I got busted practicing my "bass dance"...

ButtUglyJeff

ButtUglyJeff

Mar 25, 2010
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Rochester, NY, USA
#1
So, many years ago, I was practicing to be in a band. The thing was this group wanted to move around on stage like Morris Day and The Time. You know, where the whole band moves around in coordinated dance steps. So, being really white, I was worried about pulling off the :bassist: plus the :hyper:.........

From that point forward, I'd practice my songs, plus my moves, while holding my instrument. It was tough but fun, and I never tangled up in cords more then when twirling around, back then.

Fast forward to yesterday. I was practicing (no longer with the dancing), then with bass in lap, I started surfing YouTube, and ended up on Cee Lo Green's "F*** You" song
. And well, I felt the stirring form, and before I knew it I was bouncing around the computer/music room like the good ol' days again.

Then it happened, my wife walked in, coming home from work, and I got the :rollno:...

Now my kids get it. When they see daddy bouncing around, they will often join in, or just giggle and walk away. But with the Mrs, well all I did was score 11 doofus points. She had a crappy day at work, then comes home to her goofy hubby, and wasn't cheered up in the least. Oh well, busted again....

I was just wondering if anyone else has a "bass dance", and was ever caught using it?
 
#2
Well, not caught practising it but I did a show a while where we played some Shadows tunes and some bright spark thought it would be cool to do their signature moves. Myself and the two guitarists aren't exactly gifted in the stage presence department and I'm not to sure if we were in sync or not because I had to watch my feet all the time. My girlfriend came to one performance which resulted in a fair amount of ragging afterwards.
 
#6
I was playing some metal in my living room and getting waaaaaay into it. Power stance, screaming, headbanging, the whole thing. I jumped and did a scissor kick. As I turned around I saw that my dad was home. And he invited the new neighbor's daughter over to meet me. At least she thought it was cute instead of crazy. Still a pretty awkward moment...
 
#10
not so much practicing my "bass dance" but I did have my fiance' walk in on me while I was acting like i was playing along with the radio. Bass not plugged in. Hitting random notes, rocking out like I'm on stage with papa roach (song was last resort)
 
#14
no one else in my band moves so i was told to make us look not boring on stage...all i had was the goofy dance i do when i practice alone


that was a year ago when i was still self conscious of it. now im not and now its bigger,crazier, and goofier. when i play open notes i do weird motions with my right hand (im lefty thats my fretting hand)
 
#16
SMILEYSIXX said:
I was playing some metal in my living room and getting waaaaaay into it. Power stance, screaming, headbanging, the whole thing. I jumped and did a scissor kick. As I turned around I saw that my dad was home. And he invited the new neighbor's daughter over to meet me. At least she thought it was cute instead of crazy. Still a pretty awkward moment...
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hah! thats awesome.

One time at work me and one of the other guys thought there was no one in the store and started dancing behind the counter to a really upbeat song that came on, about 3 seconds later a customer walked out from around a corner and it was a couple of seconds before the other guy realised she was there. Good times.
 

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