DJ1 said:
Oh, we have a large kennel-box for him, with newspapers...
LOL!
Cherie (who likes drummers well enough to have married one) ;-)
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Toppling speaker stands!!!
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Oh, we have a large kennel-box for him, with newspapers...
LOL!
Cherie (who likes drummers well enough to have married one) ;-)
Way back in the 80's my guitarist had his "Talkbox" tube slimed by some drunk who apparently had some kind of fetish for plastic tubes.
The next set, the drunk tried to get near the stage again and the guitarist had moved our stage effects box with "flash powder" fully loaded, closer to his area of the stage.
The guitarist set it off right in front of him. The guy looked like those cartoons with explosions...where his hair was straight back and his face was black. Though he stopped trying to access the stage after that, the guy never did leave. He just stood there looking like Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer.
I have countless examples of drunks trying to get onstage over the past twenty five years or so. But that one sticks out more than any other.
The next set, the drunk tried to get near the stage again and the guitarist had moved our stage effects box with "flash powder" fully loaded, closer to his area of the stage.
The guitarist set it off right in front of him. The guy looked like those cartoons with explosions...where his hair was straight back and his face was black. Though he stopped trying to access the stage after that, the guy never did leave. He just stood there looking like Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer.
I have countless examples of drunks trying to get onstage over the past twenty five years or so. But that one sticks out more than any other.
<<<The guitarist set it off right in front of him. The guy looked like those cartoons with explosions...where his hair was straight back and his face was black. Though he stopped trying to access the stage after that, the guy never did leave. He just stood there looking like Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer.
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ROTFLMAO!!! I have a mental picture of Tom Cat, from Tom and Jerry, all blown to heck and drunk.
Cherie
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ROTFLMAO!!! I have a mental picture of Tom Cat, from Tom and Jerry, all blown to heck and drunk.
Cherie
txbasschik said:
To this day it still brings a good laugh out of me! It was the funniest thing I think I've ever seen in a band setting (and I'm guessing I've seen just about everything).
Yeah, Tom and Jerry...or Wile E. Coyote after some ACME accident!!!
<<<Wile E. Coyote after some ACME accident!!!>>>
***BLAM!!!***
{{{blink!}}}
{{{Drunk keels over and falls a long, long time...}}}
Cherie ;-)
***BLAM!!!***
{{{blink!}}}
{{{Drunk keels over and falls a long, long time...}}}
Cherie ;-)
heh heh I really did LOL a couple of times at some of these stories (especially the lesbian one, I got a very funny mental image)
One gig we played was a 21st birthday party. We use a HK projector PA and man those things are seriously heavy. It takes 2 guys and (usually 3 guys to make it easier) to lift the mid high on top of the the two bins. At this gig one of our drunken audience members start swinging out of one of the stacks. Luckily for him it didn't fall over since we always use ratchet straps to keep the 3 speakers together. But if it had it would of done some serious damage! He could of been flatter than a pancake that was run over by a steam roller! If the straps weren't on....BAMMO!!
I told the drummer if that ever happens again we can stick the 1k noise generator on our desk on. At full blast that would keep anyone away from the PA and also remove any hearing ability they have
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If the damage described above(like a broken neck) was done to any of our gear I think that would most likely be the end of the gig for that night.
Also if a drunk is doing something thats endagering themselves or equipment if the whole band stops playing and one of you starts shouting at the drunk for being stupid their likely to stop what their doing imediatley
Ahhh drunks they can be so annoying. but they also dance a hell of a lot more so Im not complaining most of them are alright!
One gig we played was a 21st birthday party. We use a HK projector PA and man those things are seriously heavy. It takes 2 guys and (usually 3 guys to make it easier) to lift the mid high on top of the the two bins. At this gig one of our drunken audience members start swinging out of one of the stacks. Luckily for him it didn't fall over since we always use ratchet straps to keep the 3 speakers together. But if it had it would of done some serious damage! He could of been flatter than a pancake that was run over by a steam roller! If the straps weren't on....BAMMO!!
I told the drummer if that ever happens again we can stick the 1k noise generator on our desk on. At full blast that would keep anyone away from the PA and also remove any hearing ability they have
.If the damage described above(like a broken neck) was done to any of our gear I think that would most likely be the end of the gig for that night.
Also if a drunk is doing something thats endagering themselves or equipment if the whole band stops playing and one of you starts shouting at the drunk for being stupid their likely to stop what their doing imediatley
Ahhh drunks they can be so annoying. but they also dance a hell of a lot more so Im not complaining most of them are alright!
Well let's see...
I'm sure everyone has had an opportunity to read about my basically first gig. Where we were practicing in an essentially abandoned church, had people over to watch our practice session, it turned into a big ol' party and everything would have been cool...except some helpful soul tried to make more room on the 'dance floor' area by pushing the amps back against the walls.
In this case the walls included drapery-like cloths that had been hanging there for more than twenty years. And the amps included these amazingly warm things called 'tubes' that apparently should not be placed against very very dry antique cloth.
The firefighters were cool, though.
And I've told about the gig were the partygoers were some kind of bizarre nudist/swinger type of crowd and all started getting naked, although not one person at that party should be allowed out of the shower naked. Whew...ugly people.
Other stuff I may not have posted as many times...Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,,,Let me think.
We had a fairly serious PA rig for a while because the guitar player was gigging fairly regularly with a second band and they left some of their gear at his place. So for gigs that needed more serious sound reinforcement we would 'borrow' the other cabinets. We had more than enough power amp to drive the extra cabs. Our keyboard player actually had five power amps to choose from. So at this one party we are using both PA's. The usual mains are just carrying the keyboards. The vocals are in the borrowed set, with monitor levels for everyone, but basically not much in the extra mains instrumentally. We called it the wall of sound. We had symmetrical stacks on either side of the drum kit. My 4x10 with Johns 1x12 on top and Erics EV mains on a stand above them. That much was our usual. Then add next to thata stack of two big old PA cabs, one big cab with a 15 and a horn, and another cab with a 12, a 10, and a horn sitting on that. And add four wedges along the front, in stead of our usual two..
It was very crowded, but we thought we looked cool and sounded great.
Picture it.
Now, unfortunately add drunk teenagers.
Picture just got ugly. Didn't it? I had to pay to replace a 15" EV speaker in one of the big cabs after a drunk teenager caught one of the neighbors chickens and tried to stuff it into the cab. Both the chicken and the speaker were casualties.
But no speaker stands actually fell on me.
Uncounted drunks have fallen on me. I figure it's simple physics. Becuase I'm a bigger guy, I apparently must have a greater gravitational pull on objects around me. Drunks are just more aware of this.
I'm sure everyone has had an opportunity to read about my basically first gig. Where we were practicing in an essentially abandoned church, had people over to watch our practice session, it turned into a big ol' party and everything would have been cool...except some helpful soul tried to make more room on the 'dance floor' area by pushing the amps back against the walls.
In this case the walls included drapery-like cloths that had been hanging there for more than twenty years. And the amps included these amazingly warm things called 'tubes' that apparently should not be placed against very very dry antique cloth.
The firefighters were cool, though.
And I've told about the gig were the partygoers were some kind of bizarre nudist/swinger type of crowd and all started getting naked, although not one person at that party should be allowed out of the shower naked. Whew...ugly people.
Other stuff I may not have posted as many times...Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,,,Let me think.
We had a fairly serious PA rig for a while because the guitar player was gigging fairly regularly with a second band and they left some of their gear at his place. So for gigs that needed more serious sound reinforcement we would 'borrow' the other cabinets. We had more than enough power amp to drive the extra cabs. Our keyboard player actually had five power amps to choose from. So at this one party we are using both PA's. The usual mains are just carrying the keyboards. The vocals are in the borrowed set, with monitor levels for everyone, but basically not much in the extra mains instrumentally. We called it the wall of sound. We had symmetrical stacks on either side of the drum kit. My 4x10 with Johns 1x12 on top and Erics EV mains on a stand above them. That much was our usual. Then add next to thata stack of two big old PA cabs, one big cab with a 15 and a horn, and another cab with a 12, a 10, and a horn sitting on that. And add four wedges along the front, in stead of our usual two..
It was very crowded, but we thought we looked cool and sounded great.
Picture it.
Now, unfortunately add drunk teenagers.
Picture just got ugly. Didn't it? I had to pay to replace a 15" EV speaker in one of the big cabs after a drunk teenager caught one of the neighbors chickens and tried to stuff it into the cab. Both the chicken and the speaker were casualties.
But no speaker stands actually fell on me.
Uncounted drunks have fallen on me. I figure it's simple physics. Becuase I'm a bigger guy, I apparently must have a greater gravitational pull on objects around me. Drunks are just more aware of this.
LOL ...Bard2dbone said:
i have this mental picture of you attracting drunks from all directions ...
i guess most of us have plenty of experience with the drunken clientel
at local bars , but how about drunken/stoned bandmates ?
anyone else had problems with a smashed drummer or guitarist ?
i've had a few , some of them even relate to Toppled Speaker Stands ...
I dunno, somebody tried something that stupid on my PA, and he would be making an unscheduled trip to the E/R to get the same chicked removed from his rectum . . . . . . take the stupid douchebag to small claims court and get your expenses covered - stupidity is NOT a priviledge or a right, and should NOT be tolerated! Especially not at YOUR expense!
- Tim
I actually didn't see him do it. I heard the sound suddenly change.
I was seriously pissed off. I had some anger management issues at the time and a few people knew it. When I found out who had done it he ran away into the woods.
The cool part is he got lost for a couple of days and thought he was going to die. I figure that karmically, that counts as punishment for the cab.
Plus, you have to laugh at someone getting lost in the woods and thinking he is going to die within ten miles of Fort Worth, Texas, It's not like he ran into the wilds of Wyoming, or the jungles of Borneo. It's been about 20 years ago and some people still laugh at him about it. I do.
I do. Weren't you listening?
I was seriously pissed off. I had some anger management issues at the time and a few people knew it. When I found out who had done it he ran away into the woods.
The cool part is he got lost for a couple of days and thought he was going to die. I figure that karmically, that counts as punishment for the cab.
Plus, you have to laugh at someone getting lost in the woods and thinking he is going to die within ten miles of Fort Worth, Texas, It's not like he ran into the wilds of Wyoming, or the jungles of Borneo. It's been about 20 years ago and some people still laugh at him about it. I do.
David Meissner said:
I do. Weren't you listening?
<<<I told the drummer if that ever happens again we can stick the 1k noise generator on our desk on. At full blast that would keep anyone away from the PA and also remove any hearing ability they have.
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Equipment as a passive weapon...I like it!
Cherie ;-)
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Equipment as a passive weapon...I like it!
Cherie ;-)
txbasschik said:
That's sort of the theory I using with my new bass rig, I aim it right at the guitarist and his evil Mesa combo.
<<<Plus, you have to laugh at someone getting lost in the woods and thinking he is going to die within ten miles of Fort Worth, Texas, It's not like he ran into the wilds of Wyoming, or the jungles of Borneo. It's been about 20 years ago and some people still laugh at him about it. I do.
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ROTFLMAOSHIAPMP!!!
oOOOhhhhh, that's funny. Lost In The Wild And Wooly Woods Of Fort Worth!!! He is lucky. He might have run into a cow or a suburban sk8er or something.
{{{wipes giggle-tears...}}}
Cherie
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ROTFLMAOSHIAPMP!!!
oOOOhhhhh, that's funny. Lost In The Wild And Wooly Woods Of Fort Worth!!! He is lucky. He might have run into a cow or a suburban sk8er or something.
{{{wipes giggle-tears...}}}
Cherie
There's woods in Ft. Worth? Really? I thought it was all scrub brush. I thought they cut down all the woods about the same time they moved all the mountains up to Colorado!!!
I've only had a couple of incidents at bars. Like everyone else, they involved the audience and alcohol. The biggest problem has been drunk women who want to "play with the band", which usually means shout random phrases into whatever microphone is closest, start fiddling with a guitar or bass, or try to hit drums. The best defense against this: THE TAMBORINE . Some woman staggers on stage and wants to help out, hand her the tamborine! Should keep her occupied long enough for her to need another drink and wander away. Just remember to grab the tamborine back!
Of course there is the solution employed by my current band: Just play music that scares the cr%& out of women (e.g. industrial rock).
. Some woman staggers on stage and wants to help out, hand her the tamborine! Should keep her occupied long enough for her to need another drink and wander away. Just remember to grab the tamborine back!Of course there is the solution employed by my current band: Just play music that scares the cr%& out of women (e.g. industrial rock).
buzzbass said:That's sort of the theory I using with my new bass rig, I aim it right at the guitarist and his evil Mesa combo.
BOOOOOMMMM!!!
"Take that, ya effete showoff!"
ROTFLMAO!!! I think I will do that to mine, when she tries to turn everything into country-fried chicken-pickin.
Cherie
Bassic83 said:There's woods in Ft. Worth? Really? I thought it was all scrub brush. I thought they cut down all the woods about the same time they moved all the mountains up to Colorado!!!
Well, you know, they've got sycamore trees in the parks. Them's woods. Sorta!
But you have to watch out for the suburban sk8er squirrels. They'll beat you up for your Chex Party Mix.
Cherie ;-)
txbasschik said:BOOOOOMMMM!!!
"Take that, ya effete showoff!"
ROTFLMAO!!! I think I will do that to mine, when she tries to turn everything into country-fried chicken-pickin.
Cherie
I'm rolling with schroeder power now, he's dead meat
