Thread to discuss rehearsal food!

[Wisebass]

Hi Spidey

I'm too OCD, both with my food and my equipment to ever mix them.

I can understand that.

I am very OCD with my gear! I have a drummer that will take care of that!

But food? Food and OCD?

My nephew fed my VHS recorder with cookies when he was three years old.

He knew where to "eject" them! Clever kid! (of course it didn' t work)

You have kids!


greetings

Wise

 

[MobileHolmes]

We have a dorm fridge in the practice space that has bottled water and pop. Beyond that, I don't think any of us generally eat at rehearsal

 

[Beersurgeon]

to me music is fun i've payed my dues to the blues. having a good time is what its all about so let's jam View attachment 3587184

@rollie 55, always have a great pic to share!!!

 

[Spidey2112]

My nephew fed my VHS recorder with cookies when he was three years old.

That doesn't sound like a happy ending, at all... probably still better than Ishtar.

 

[gln1955]

My nephew fed my VHS recorder with cookies when he was three years old.

He knew where to "eject" them! Clever kid! (of course it didn' t work)

My computer mentions cookies every so often. I don't know where it got them. My kids are grown.

 

[gregbackstrom]

You need to start setting "ready to play" times instead of arrival times. In my band I try to make sure everyone's ready to play at a specific time, which usually means the drummer arrives 15 minutes early and the guitarists get there five minutes early.

Yep! For us, it’s “downbeat at 10am.”

 

[rollie 55]

My computer mentions cookies every so often. I don't know where it got them. My kids are grown.

mine does as well and its a flipping apple laptop

 

[lat]

We just get in, rehearse and get out. No booze or food. Of course, rehearsals only last 2 hours, so that is doable. If they were any longer, then food would be welcome. One band I'm in used to have a beer, but that stopped. Still not sure why... weird.

 

[richntiff]

There are several bands on this thread that I’d love to audition for - even if it means playing kazoo or triangle....

My one bandleader always has beer on hand. The other band, we sometimes break the extra cash out of the tip box to buy pizza. Wait though - guitarist in that band owns a distillery - we often get first crack ( guinea pigs?) at his experiments. Usually with fantastic results - he’s a very talented booze maker! I think I’m doing better than I originally thought !

 

[Shalto]

Cheese, dips, crackers on a hot day. Anything that goes in the oven on a cold day (oven food is great for hosting as you are free to help set up). Good coffee.

Consider learning to homebrew, if you put in just a few hours reading how then you will be making much better beer than the shop beer (unless it's craft) by batch 2 or 3.

 

[Shalto]

These are a few of my favorite things...

I see a fair bit of Islay there. Good taste sir.

 

[sequel91]

I see a fair bit of Islay there. Good taste sir.

I agree, but, in fairness, this is @4 Strings Good's liquor cabinet, not mine.

 

[Shalto]

I agree, but, in fairness, this is @4 Strings Good's liquor cabinet, not mine.

Good person to know then!

 

[two fingers]

So, tonight's spread will be the usual. Too little time for me to come up with something original tonight. But some of your ideas are tucked away for future use.

This has been a fun thread.

 

[fourstr00]

Consider learning to homebrew, if you put in just a few hours reading how then you will be making much better beer than the shop beer (unless it's craft) by batch 2 or 3.

The Irish and Scottish bands drinking me out of house and home is what inspired me to start brewing in the first place. It’s been a winner all around.

 

[Shalto]

The Irish and Scottish bands drinking me out of house and home is what inspired me to start brewing in the first place. It’s been a winner all around.

Haha, well I have some Irish heritage myself so I started as my own #1 customer.

 

[Samatza]

Once organised a rehearsal and had a barbecue and beer, it was great! Well it was a great barbecue but we didn't even get to pull the instruments out of the cases but to be honest we talked a lot about how we do things and we worked some stuff out so it wasn't a wasted evening.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I started playing with a jazz band that rehearsals every other Sunday at 9:30am. Fortunately the host brews some good coffee. I'll have to get some bagels one day.

 

[Passinwind]

Share your favorite rehearsal snacks, or snack ideas.

At our weekly Friday night jam someone frequently orders a few pizzas. Smoked salmon and various home baked items are pretty popular too. Since we live in an area famous for fruit, baked fruit dishes are a relatively quick and easy fix. The jam typically runs 5-6 hours, so noshing is pretty much a given.

When I used to host actual rehearsals full dinners afterwards were standard fare, I liked to do lasagna or Mex dishes mostly. The other guys' wives and kids were always happy to come hang out for that reason, and I always enjoyed cooking for them. In my old jazz trio the husband and wife team hosted and always had a killer wine stash from all the winery gigs we played, and their specialty was crock pot meat.

 

[two fingers]

At our weekly Friday night jam someone frequently orders a few pizzas. Smoked salmon and various home baked items are pretty popular too. Since we live in an area famous for fruit, baked fruit dishes are a relatively quick and easy fix. The jam typically runs 5-6 hours, so noshing is pretty much a given.

When I used to host actual rehearsals full dinners afterwards were standard fare, I liked to do lasagna or Mex dishes mostly. The other guys' wives and kids were always happy to come hang out for that reason, and I always enjoyed cooking for them. In my old jazz trio the husband and wife team hosted and always had a killer wine stash from all the winery gigs we played, and their specialty was crock pot meat.

Now THAT'S how you do it.