My reputation has exceeded me. Kind'a wierd.

once a lady tried to pick me up in a museum during the middle of the day 'cos she recognized me (as a musician). i was with my wife.

 

Maybe they have seen you at a gig?

 

I think you mean your reputation has preceded you. And yes, It has happened to me, and a little recognition is always nice.

 

I used to play aggressively around our area before going full time with the wedding band. I was recognized as "the bass player" in a 711, and asked if I was "that guy, in that band" at a red light haha.

 

my wife didn't think so.

i think your situation is much cooler.

 

It pretty much happens everyday. Whether I'm puttin' gas in the car, at the grocery store,just wherever. Hell,if people wouldn't ask me where we're playing,or gonna be playing,it'd probably feel kinda weird.

 

Yes. And I'm not sure I'll ever tire of the feeling.

Buying mariokart a couple of weeks ago for my nintentdo 3D, the manager at the store said, "sorry joe. we don't have it in stock." I asked how he knew me, and he said he was an old nerve fan. I've seen strangers on the street wearing Nerve T-shirts too.

Last week I got a compliment like never before though. I've been playing with a somewhat established guitar guy, and he often asks other musicians to come up and play a song. I handed my bass over to an older bass player who I thought kicked ass. Afterwards I talked to him, and he told me he came down to the gig because someone told him he's got to check out the bass player who's playing with this guy. That's never happened before. Or at least, I've never been told.

 

Logan, West Virginia: Population 1,488.

San Diego, California: Population 1,301,617. There are more than 1,488 bass players in San Diego.

Maybe that's why it doesn't happen to me so often.

 

Really?!? Only 1,488 people? Damn,that depresses me. ****,I'm not even a drop in the bucket,am I?

 

I imagine it has its pluses and minuses. You know, large fish in small pond or vice-versa. I'm definitely a small fish in my pond.

 

My reputation has exceeded me. Kinda weird.

Cool that happened, count it as a blessing and a statement about your talent...
BTW, I think you mean your reputation "preceded" you meaning your skill was known before they met you
as opposed to your reputation "exceeded" you meaning your skills were not as good as expected once they met you.

 

Be careful what you wish for.

I used to have the recognition-from-strangers-on-the-street thing back in the eighties. Doesn't happen much now thank goodness. It came to a head for me in 1984. I was sitting in hospital with my father, who had been taken there after a stroke, and was not expected to survive the day, when some nurse came up to me with "Hey aren't you.......?"

From that time on I hated it and was glad when I left it mostly behind. How anyone actually famous deals with it I have no idea.

(P.S. Dad proved the doctors wrong, thank goodness....made it to 2010!)