... A ressurection of a thread by notduane!...hey, it just needed being done! BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: ___________________________ INFRACTION DATE: ____________________________ MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [ ] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [ ] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [ ] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [ ] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [ ] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [ ] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [ ] Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50 [ ] Playing written-out walking line $50 [ ] Failure to play written walking line $75 [ ] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [ ] Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50 [ ] Playing eighth notes $5 each [ ] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [ ] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [ ] Dragging fast tempo $75 [ ] Dragging ballad tempo $100 [ ] Blacking out during ballad $200 [ ] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [ ] Following drummer's tempo $250 [ ] Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000 UPRIGHT PLAYERS [ ] Showing up before first downbeat $25 [ ] Playing audibly $25 [ ] Faking changes $25 [ ] Slapping $150 [ ] Missing tutti lick, then mentioning vintage of bass $25 [ ] Excessive sweating $25 [ ] Pedal point double-stops during horn solo $50 [ ] Asking leader for a solo $30 [ ] Accepting solo when offered $50 [ ] Taking second chorus $100 [ ] Playing solo arco $400 [ ] Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $100 [ ] Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200 [ ] Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune $500 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [ ] Checking hair between tunes $15 [ ] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [ ] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [ ] Playing with a pick $50 [ ] Tuning during ballad $30 [ ] Playing Jaco groove on samba $75 [ ] Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150 [ ] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [ ] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [ ] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [ ] Forgetting strap $10 [ ] Changing strings after every set $15 [ ] Using electric tuner $15 [ ] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [ ] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [ ] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [ ] Asking horn player for help moving amp $25 [ ] Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4 [ ] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [ ] Skull decals on bass $150 [ ] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [ ] Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10 [ ] Asking bone player about their day gig $10 [ ] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [ ] Quoting "Birdland" $25 [ ] Practicing scales during break $25 [ ] Practicing scales during drum solo $50 [ ] Practicing $150 [ ] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 [ ] Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $10 BASIC STUPIDITY [ ] Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10 [ ] Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20 [ ] Asking when the rock set starts $20 [ ] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [ ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 [ ] Asking bone player where "1" is $50 [ ] Taking cellphone call during 4's $100
Jeebus! "Resurrection" is right. This IS old... Like, two day jobs ago. Boogers! And here I am tryin' to save up for the goodies in my sig. Oh well Isn't JT's Bass-jail overcrowded already... what with Sheepy & Merls?
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Tim " the AllodoX " van Dijk INFRACTION DATE: Pretty much every gig / rehearsal MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [#] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [#] Playing written-out walking line $50 [#] Following drummer's tempo $250 UPRIGHT PLAYERS [#] Excessive sweating $25 [#] Accepting solo when offered $50 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [#] Checking hair between tunes $15 [#] Playing with a pick $50 [#] Tuning during ballad $30 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [#] Using electric tuner $15 [#] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [#] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [#] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [#] Practicing scales during break $25 [#] Practicing $150 BASIC STUPIDITY [#] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 [#] Taking cellphone call during 4's $100 Ouch
I avoided the last trap but they caught me in this one. MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [x] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [x] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [x] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [x] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [x] Playing eighth notes $5 each [xxxx] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [x] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [x] Following drummer's tempo $250 (what was I thinking??!!) ELECTRIC PLAYERS [x] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [x] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [x] Tuning during ballad $30 [x] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [x] Achieving last word on final chord $100 (Ahhh) EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [x] Using electric tuner $15 [x] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [x] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [X] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [x] Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4 [x] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [x] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [x] Quoting "Birdland" $25 [x] Practicing scales during break $25 [x] Practicing $150 (again, what was I thinking?)
MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [X] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [X] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [X] Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50 [X] Playing eighth notes $5 each [X] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [X] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [X] Blacking out during ballad $200 [X] Following drummer's tempo $250 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [X] Checking hair between tunes $15 [X] Playing with a pick $50 [X] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [X] Using electric tuner $15 [X] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [X] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [X] Practicing scales during break $25 [X] Practicing scales during drum solo $50 [X] Practicing $150 [X] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 BASIC STUPIDITY [X] Asking when the rock set starts $20 [X] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [X] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 not too bad, eh?
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Embellisher INFRACTION DATE: 6/2/1979 - 7/10/2001 MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [x] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [x] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [x] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [x] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [x] Failure to play written walking line $75 [Too many to count!] Playing eighth notes $5 each [At least 1,000,000] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [x] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [x] Blacking out during ballad $200 [x] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [x] Following drummer's tempo $250 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [x] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [x] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [x] Tuning during ballad $30 [x] Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150 [x] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [x] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [x] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [x] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [x] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [x] Asking horn player for help moving amp $25 [x] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [x] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [x] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [x] Quoting "Birdland" $25 BASIC STUPIDITY [x] Asking when the rock set starts $20 [x] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 [x] Taking cellphone call during 4's $100 Dang! Even without the 8th note and 16th note penalties, looks like I owe $2235!
All of the above. hehehee I will be blamed for everything! And yes this padded cell is getting crowded, and Sheepy Scares me, i mean look at my Signature, thats what he whispers to me at night. Merls
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Cam INFRACTION DATE: Everyday for the last 3 years {bass just sat there for first year} MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [#] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [#] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [#] Playing written-out walking line $50 [#] Failure to play written walking line $75 [#] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [#] Following drummer's tempo $250 UPRIGHT PLAYERS none appliable [don't play upright] ELECTRIC PLAYERS [# ] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [# ] Playing with a pick $50 [# ] Tuning during ballad $30 [# ] Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150 [# ] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [# ] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [# ] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [# ] Using electric tuner $15 [# ] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [# ] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [#] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [# ] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [# ] Practicing $150 BASIC STUPIDITY [# ] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [# ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 You'll never get me alive :evil laugh: Even if you do i don't have any money
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: PanteraFan INFRACTION DATE: 01/01/01-13/7/01 MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [x] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [x] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [x] Playing written-out walking line $50 [x] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [x] Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50 [Hundreds] Playing eighth notes $5 each [a few] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [x] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [x] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [x] Following drummer's tempo $250 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [x] Playing with a pick $50 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [x] Using electric tuner $15 [x] Skull decals on bass $150 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [x] Practicing scales during break $25 [x] Practicing $150 BASIC STUPIDITY NONE Around 10500. Just 500 with no 8th notes.
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Chris Sadlers INFRACTION DATE: Constantly MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [ ] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [ ] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [ ] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [ ] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [ ] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [ ] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [ ] Tuning during ballad $30 [ ] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [ ] Achieving last word on final chord $100 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [ ] Using electric tuner $15 [ ] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [ ] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [ ] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [ ] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [ ] Practicing scales during break $25 [ ] Practicing $150 [ ] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 BASIC STUPIDITY [ ] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [ ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 i think i have done all of the above... sorry everybody, sorry
MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [ ] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [ ] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [ ] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [ ] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [ ] Playing eighth notes $5 each [ ] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [ ] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [ ] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [ ] Checking hair between tunes $15 [ ] Playing with a pick $50 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [ ] Using electric tuner $15 [ ] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [ ] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [ ] Skull decals on bass $150 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [ ] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [ ] Practicing scales during break $25 [ ] Practicing $150 [ ] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 BASIC STUPIDITY [ ] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [ ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 Ouch...looks like Im gonna be poor for awhile.
MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [x] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [x] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [x] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [x] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [x] Playing eighth notes $5 each [x] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [x] Following drummer's tempo $250 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [x] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [x] Playing with a pick $50 [x] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [x] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [x] Using electric tuner $15 [x] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [x] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [x] Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10 [x] Quoting "Birdland" $25 [x] Practicing scales during break $25
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Eric Cameron___________ INFRACTION DATE: 07-29-01______________ MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [x] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [x] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [x] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [ ] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [ ] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [ ] Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50 [x] Playing written-out walking line $50 [x] Failure to play written walking line $75 [x] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [x] Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50 [x] Playing eighth notes $5 each [x] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [x] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [x] Dragging fast tempo $75 [x] Dragging ballad tempo $100 [x] Blacking out during ballad $200 [x] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [x] Following drummer's tempo $250 [ ] Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000 UPRIGHT PLAYERS [x] Showing up before first downbeat $25 [x] Playing audibly $25 [ ] Faking changes $25 [x] Slapping $150 [ ] Missing tutti lick, then mentioning vintage of bass $25 [x] Excessive sweating $25 [ ] Pedal point double-stops during horn solo $50 [x] Asking leader for a solo $30 [x] Accepting solo when offered $50 [ ] Taking second chorus $100 [ ] Playing solo arco $400 [ ] Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $100 [ ] Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200 [ ] Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune $500 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [x] Checking hair between tunes $15 [x] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [x] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [x] Playing with a pick $50 [x] Tuning during ballad $30 [x] Playing Jaco groove on samba $75 [x] Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150 [x] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [x] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [x] Long gliss down to final note $200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [x] Forgetting strap $10 [ ] Changing strings after every set $15 [x] Using electric tuner $15 [x] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [x] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [x] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [x] Asking horn player for help moving amp $25 [x] Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4 [x] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [x] Skull decals on bass $150 [x] Bringing fretless bass $500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [ ] Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10 [ ] Asking bone player about their day gig $10 [x] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [ ] Quoting "Birdland" $25 [x] Practicing scales during break $25 [x] Practicing scales during drum solo $50 [x] Practicing $150 [ ] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 [ ] Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $10 BASIC STUPIDITY [ ] Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10 [x] Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20 [x] Asking when the rock set starts $20 [x] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [x] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 [ ] Asking bone player where "1" is $50 [ ] Taking cellphone call during 4's $100 Total: $3787 and immeadiate dissmissal. Damn! Rock on Eric
BASS PLAYER OFFENSES NAME OF OFFENDER: Steve Swyers MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES: [x] Playing loudly during warm up $10 [ ] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25 [ ] Loud cursing after mistake $10 [ ] Playing high and fast after mistake $20 [x] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20 [x] Asking for "E" tuning note $25 [ ] Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50 [x] Playing written-out walking line $50 [x] Failure to play written walking line $75 [x] Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50 [ ] Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50 [x] Playing eighth notes $5 each [ ] Playing sixteenth notes $10 each [ ] Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal [x] Dragging fast tempo $75 [x] Dragging ballad tempo $100 [ ] Blacking out during ballad $200 [x] Ignoring drummer's tempo $100 [ ] Following drummer's tempo $250 [ ] Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000 [ ] Checking hair between tunes $15 [x] Experimenting with odd meters $25 [x] Missing root at end of blistering fill $25 [x] Playing with a pick $50 (only occasional! ) [ ] Tuning during ballad $30 [ ] Playing Jaco groove on samba $75 [ ] Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150 [ ] Attempting last word on final chord $50 [ ] Achieving last word on final chord $100 [ ] Long gliss down to final note $200 [x] Forgetting strap $10 [ ] Changing strings after every set $15 [x] Using electric tuner $15 [ ] Setting up mic "just in case" $75 [ ] Forgetting to turn amp on $40 [ ] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50 [ ] Asking horn player for help moving amp $25 [ ] Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4 [x] Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass [ ] Skull decals on bass $150 [x] Bringing fretless bass $500 [ ] Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10 [ ] Asking bone player about their day gig $10 [ ] Sitting behind drums on break $10 [ ] Quoting "Birdland" $25 [x] Practicing scales during break $25 [ ] Practicing scales during drum solo $50 [x] Practicing $150 [x] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50 [ ] Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $10 [ ] Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10 [ ] Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20 [ ] Asking when the rock set starts $20 [ ] Continually asking "where are we?" $25 [ ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25 [ ] Asking bone player where "1" is $50 [ ] Taking cellphone call during 4's $100 Cost: $1425 (I think, my brain doesn't function during summer)
