The teetotal band member from hell

[Bubble]

There are things I can do with the pedal ya function of a BP90 that I think would make the whole bar start tossing after they get good and drunk, be careful with that thing. It makes me a bit nauseous to play it when not drunk.
I just move the pedal to make it go ya...delay...yaa… yaaaaaahhhh, LOL what a weapon. Is that legal ?

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

Just remember, this is the best he will feel all....day...long.

 

[Nick Danger]

So nice that you mess with them with mercy, I say by way of messing with you mercilessly.

unmercilessly is a malapropism and nonword on the order of uncategorically. Mercilessly, of course, is the word—e.g.: “He worked with top-flight professionals and drilled them unmercilessly [read mercilessly]” (Wash. Post). Cf. uncategorically & unrelentlessly.

Though it adds another syllable, unmercifully also suffices—e.g.: “And still, Stevie Wonder seemed intent on taking his sweet, soulful time, teasing us unmercifully, making us sweat for his presence” (Boston Globe).

The more you know....

 

[sinewave]

I'm a total amateur but in my limited experience the most useless players are always t-total. The ones that suck will suck no matter how sober they are. The good ones can have loads to drink and still be great. Think SRV. Isn't Roger Daltrey t-total and vegetarian? So it's the same amongst professionals.

 

[HolmeBass]

unmercilessly is a malapropism and nonword on the order of uncategorically. Mercilessly, of course, is the word—e.g.: “He worked with top-flight professionals and drilled them unmercilessly [read mercilessly]” (Wash. Post). Cf. uncategorically & unrelentlessly.

Though it adds another syllable, unmercifully also suffices—e.g.: “And still, Stevie Wonder seemed intent on taking his sweet, soulful time, teasing us unmercifully, making us sweat for his presence” (Boston Globe).

The more you know....

I know you used the wrong word. Malapropism *means* wrong word that sounds like the right word. Seems like I already knew what I needed to know.

 

[friskinator]

You haven't experienced annoying until you've experienced band members still awake and drunk the next morning from the night before. Drummer/guitar player in a previous band were fond of staying up all night after a gig with some help from substances other than alcohol, and bus call the next morning was quite miserable for the rest of us. Even if the ones that got sleep weren't hungover, their antics weren't fun the next morning.

 

[mellowinman]

Ok so festival gig on Friday was followed by a night of excess involving way too much beer then also way too much champagne. Always seems like such a good idea at the time.

Next AM everyone is hungover except for the sole teetotal band member who is going round hammering on doors to wake people up, full of that energy and glee that only teetotallers around hungover people have.

The pinnacle is when he walks into the accommodation I'm sharing with one of the guitarists with a laptop, connects it to the room bluetooth sound system, and starts playing new tracks.

At this point my vision is going red and random images of axes and ice picks are appearing in front of me... I had to disappear into another room and find my inner quiet and happy place with my head under a pillow until silence returned.

Note to self: next time lock the doors and put up a sign saying "danger do not enter".

WAKE UP!!!! EVERYBODY UP!!!! TIME FOR CALISTHENICS!!!!

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[MrBKerth]

I was starting a new band in college with a high school bandmate that ended up moving into the same apartment complex. To this day don't know how he did it (I was the only one home), but one Saturday morning I woke up to the sound of a guitar chord strumming directly above my head and opened my eyes to my guitarist standing directly above me saying "get up, it is time to practice". I was more amused than concerned cause we'd known eachother a long time but dang was that startling. Guy played hours on hours every day.