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Pranking other Bands Thread
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I'm guessing that somewhere during the interview process someone made the blind drummer aware that it was a nudist resort.
Only pranks we ever did were on the road. My favorite was kind of mantioned already... we wired the horn of the other band's van to their windshield wipers so it was not immediately apparent.... that way when they had to fix it it was pouring rain and much more funny to us.
Staying in crappy motels sets the stage for fun too... filled a waste basket with water, leaned it against the door of the other band's room, found a cute girl to knock on the door and let the hilarity ensue.
Staying in crappy motels sets the stage for fun too... filled a waste basket with water, leaned it against the door of the other band's room, found a cute girl to knock on the door and let the hilarity ensue.
He was fine, of course. He would have had a pre-interview like the rest of us did. The joke would have been lost if he knew ahead of time. Oh well... Maybe in the next life...
I am glad to see some bass players with a sense of humor in here.... Whew...
Obviously I only pulled prank bands that where friends and I knew had a sense of humor. Kind of goes without saying but....
Obviously I only pulled prank bands that where friends and I knew had a sense of humor. Kind of goes without saying but....
Try spending a summer ( with only 1 night off due to a hurricane) living above the club you play at. We had to leave our apartment each night because the Zeppelin tribute band's last set ended with Stairway and the fog would just come through the floors. So we would go out and think of elaborate booby traps for the other band members. One day the drummer said he would be gone all day and be back in time for the gig. We had hours to install the most elaborate water trap ever. Just setting it up we got soaked. Drummer returns, opens the lock on his door, opens the door, and a developers trays worth of water is now cascading off a plate at head level pouring down on him and he can't close the door because we rigged a 2x4 to fall and keep the door open. We did better to him, too but its not for the young or faint of heart. Aaahhh, I miss my youth.
We opened for this band and they were messing with our sound (their PA, their sound guy) Adding long delays at inappropriate times, just playing with effects during our set. On the monitors too.
Well, being a jam band, we had some visine handy (visine is some kind of diuretic) and bought the headliners a round of drinks with something extra special. Singer and drummer seem to get it the fastest. "we're going to take a quick break" 3 songs into the second set. He was running before he finished the sentence. Too bad we were too slow to block the bathroom. That would have been funny.
Hey Ubersheist, is that drummer John Chengary? I know that dude.
Well, being a jam band, we had some visine handy (visine is some kind of diuretic) and bought the headliners a round of drinks with something extra special. Singer and drummer seem to get it the fastest. "we're going to take a quick break" 3 songs into the second set. He was running before he finished the sentence. Too bad we were too slow to block the bathroom. That would have been funny.
Hey Ubersheist, is that drummer John Chengary? I know that dude.
This was pure win. Did not get photos or video of the aftermath, but it went awesome.
Played some Obama inauguration party, and the promoter was quite the jerk, and so was the other band.
I saw them going out to the truck with the trailer frequently, and I also noticed these balloon trees that were next to the truck. I found some string that was another 50 ft long and tied it to one end of the balloons... and the other end to his driveshaft (this spins as the car goes).
It had enough slack in the line and the balloons had been there, that they did not notice. As they go down this long driveway out of the hall, the string starts winding up in the shaft, and the balloons start accelerating.
They came in soo fast to the back of the truck, I was amazed!
Once a rapid fire of balloons popped as they got sucked under, the brakes slammed.
I almost pissed myself it worked so well! they even lightened up a bit after that and were more enjoyable to be around.
Played some Obama inauguration party, and the promoter was quite the jerk, and so was the other band.
I saw them going out to the truck with the trailer frequently, and I also noticed these balloon trees that were next to the truck. I found some string that was another 50 ft long and tied it to one end of the balloons... and the other end to his driveshaft (this spins as the car goes).
It had enough slack in the line and the balloons had been there, that they did not notice. As they go down this long driveway out of the hall, the string starts winding up in the shaft, and the balloons start accelerating.
They came in soo fast to the back of the truck, I was amazed!
Once a rapid fire of balloons popped as they got sucked under, the brakes slammed.
I almost pissed myself it worked so well! they even lightened up a bit after that and were more enjoyable to be around.
My favorite, we were playing in Quincy, IL, a bar. Normally we played hotel circuit, so they had set us up at the cheapest hotel imaginable. Upstairs from a strip club.
We unload the gear, head to the hotel, stop downstairs for a beer. Something doesn't look quite right about some of the girls....
One comes by, says in a husky voice "Hi, which one of you boys are unattached"... I whip my arm around the girl singer, "We're engaged, but these guys are REAL lonely from being on the road!!" Turns out these dancers are pre-op trannies. They have the air bags, but also still have the exhaust pipe attached....
So we would go to their bar if we had slow night and got off early, they'd do the same.
Last night, some guy was heckling us. Wouldn't play Sweet Home Alabama or something like that. We were top-40, not southern rock.
So I go up to the guy on our last break, offer to buy him a beer, sorry we don't know your tune. Sure enough.... one of the strippers comes in... I tell the guy.... hey.. see that hot chick over there? I recognize her. She dances at the strip club down the street.. Bet if you buy her some drinks....
Imagine trying not to laugh while you see this guy hitting on said "chick", buying her drinks.. kissing her..... and finally leaving the bar together....
I think we were all crying up there we were laughing so hard...
Much rather prank the obnoxious customers rather than my brother musicians...
Randy
We unload the gear, head to the hotel, stop downstairs for a beer. Something doesn't look quite right about some of the girls....
One comes by, says in a husky voice "Hi, which one of you boys are unattached"... I whip my arm around the girl singer, "We're engaged, but these guys are REAL lonely from being on the road!!" Turns out these dancers are pre-op trannies. They have the air bags, but also still have the exhaust pipe attached....
So we would go to their bar if we had slow night and got off early, they'd do the same.
Last night, some guy was heckling us. Wouldn't play Sweet Home Alabama or something like that. We were top-40, not southern rock.
So I go up to the guy on our last break, offer to buy him a beer, sorry we don't know your tune. Sure enough.... one of the strippers comes in... I tell the guy.... hey.. see that hot chick over there? I recognize her. She dances at the strip club down the street.. Bet if you buy her some drinks....
Imagine trying not to laugh while you see this guy hitting on said "chick", buying her drinks.. kissing her..... and finally leaving the bar together....
I think we were all crying up there we were laughing so hard...
Much rather prank the obnoxious customers rather than my brother musicians...
Randy
this is more reason to go to hell than a prank...
anyway, i knew a guy who was being put down allways by a jerk at high school, getting wedgies, and... well, mostly just getting beaten up, no creativity involved.
anyway, the bullie was a cool/handsom/folk-pop high scool star and the bullied was a the lonenly nerd type, by the end of the semester, someone throws a party and the cool guy gives a "concert" (well, more like "plays 3 crappy songs with girls around thinking he´s fallen from heaven although there´s no musical clue about it") anyway, the other guy was also in the party, he was having fun and we got some drinks, turned out he wasnt much of a drinker and got a bit wasted... long story short, he eventually came back really angry (someone told me later that mr cool guy was beating him up or something in front of the girls... ) anyway, he was really angry, he went strait to mr cool´s guitar (a acoustic yamaha) and peed trough the hole.
you should have seen mr cool´s face when liquid started to came out of the guitard smelling salty and hot... that was an evil mind at work, full of resentment.
anyway, i knew a guy who was being put down allways by a jerk at high school, getting wedgies, and... well, mostly just getting beaten up, no creativity involved.
anyway, the bullie was a cool/handsom/folk-pop high scool star and the bullied was a the lonenly nerd type, by the end of the semester, someone throws a party and the cool guy gives a "concert" (well, more like "plays 3 crappy songs with girls around thinking he´s fallen from heaven although there´s no musical clue about it") anyway, the other guy was also in the party, he was having fun and we got some drinks, turned out he wasnt much of a drinker and got a bit wasted... long story short, he eventually came back really angry (someone told me later that mr cool guy was beating him up or something in front of the girls... ) anyway, he was really angry, he went strait to mr cool´s guitar (a acoustic yamaha) and peed trough the hole.
you should have seen mr cool´s face when liquid started to came out of the guitard smelling salty and hot... that was an evil mind at work, full of resentment.
this is more reason to go to hell than a prank...
anyway, i knew a guy who was being put down allways by a jerk at high school, getting wedgies, and... well, mostly just getting beaten up, no creativity involved.
anyway, the bullie was a cool/handsom/folk-pop high scool star and the bullied was a the lonenly nerd type, by the end of the semester, someone throws a party and the cool guy gives a "concert" (well, more like "plays 3 crappy songs with girls around thinking he´s fallen from heaven although there´s no musical clue about it") anyway, the other guy was also in the party, he was having fun and we got some drinks, turned out he wasnt much of a drinker and got a bit wasted... long story short, he eventually came back really angry (someone told me later that mr cool guy was beating him up or something in front of the girls... ) anyway, he was really angry, he went strait to mr cool´s guitar (a acoustic yamaha) and peed trough the hole.
you should have seen mr cool´s face when liquid started to came out of the guitard smelling salty and hot... that was an evil mind at work, full of resentment.
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There are people who love practical jokes (and don't mind being on the receiving end), and people who just as firmly hate them. The two types will never understand each other.
(Personally, I never liked practical jokes, because I learned from an early age that "payback is hell").
(Personally, I never liked practical jokes, because I learned from an early age that "payback is hell").
I spent 10 years on the road with a very popular country singer. There were thousands of small pranks being pulled just to relieve the boredom of the road. It was completely understood however, that THE SHOW was off limits. Don't mess with someone doing their gig, especially when the fans paid good money to see THE SHOW. Everything else was fair game, including goats in the opening act dressing room.
Anything utilizing live animals is usually hilarious, as long as they aren't harmed.
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The best part was seeing the biggest goat rapidly devouring the deli tray. We had a meeting after that incident.
I have done more than my share of this while touring but I don't know how much would be suitable for a public forum. I'll test the waters:
Once, while in Minneapolis I found two pornographic Polaroid pics sitting on the floor of a laundromat. These were extremely graphic close-up, homemade pics of a naked fat man's body in various states of arousal. We were on tour with this band from Chicago called Pegboy. I took the pics and put them in the lead singer's luggage. I forgot about it until we crossed the Canadian border and these guys were a couple hours late getting to the gig. When I asked about it, turned out the border cops had found the pics, asked the guy if it were him or one of his friends. He, of course, was clueless, and denied ever seeing the pictures before. The border guards proceeded to tear apart their stuff looking for more porn or any incriminating materials. Took them hours.
Once, while in Minneapolis I found two pornographic Polaroid pics sitting on the floor of a laundromat. These were extremely graphic close-up, homemade pics of a naked fat man's body in various states of arousal. We were on tour with this band from Chicago called Pegboy. I took the pics and put them in the lead singer's luggage. I forgot about it until we crossed the Canadian border and these guys were a couple hours late getting to the gig. When I asked about it, turned out the border cops had found the pics, asked the guy if it were him or one of his friends. He, of course, was clueless, and denied ever seeing the pictures before. The border guards proceeded to tear apart their stuff looking for more porn or any incriminating materials. Took them hours.
4. Play a loop of baby elephant walk through the monitors just loud enough between songs
This actually made me lol. As I was listening to the actual song, I imagined it coming on during the downtime at some grudgy underground bar. I laughed.
I have no good pranks to tell. The guys in the band I'm in are always too stoned to try to pull anything. Lots of hilarity comes outta it, though.
