After about 20 years of playing live it finally happened...
I played an entire evening, four sets, with my fly open.
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I played an entire evening, four sets, with my fly open.
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Well, it finally happened...
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Hi,
Pictures or it didn't happen. Oh, wait. Never mind.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Pictures or it didn't happen. Oh, wait. Never mind.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Congratulations! Are you sure it hasn’t happened several times and this is just the first time you realized it?
No I'm pretty sure it is a first. I usually check right before we start. I'd had kidney failure for about five years before now, and didnt usually even nee to go before we started because I couldnt, but I did the last time, and noticed just after we finished that the barn door was open.
Thank goodness I decided to wear underwear to the gig...
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Thank goodness I decided to wear underwear to the gig...
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It finally happened: I read a thread about somebody's open fly....
Obviously, you've achieved a Zen-like state of empathy with your bass cabinets: Now, you are both front-ported.
Depending on where you wear your bass it may, or may not have been a problem!
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I think this is the first time he remembered it.
Way back when, an act that I used to back booked a restaurant for family, friends, and agents for a showcase.
The front sang and and played sax the whole set with it open.
IIRC, his shirt was poking out just enough to be seen.
From the first number I calmly dashed to the front seat directly in front of him and kept motioning to him, acting like a fool to save him from embarrassment and he kept ignoring me.
I even mentioned it to him between numbers, but he never zipped it.
I think by this point, he was rather desperate for a deal.
He never got the deal, but had a large after-party at his house.
Only one agent showed up, AND with a 3-4-finger-sized bag of coke to boot, and was freely passing it around.
At least once he left the room without the baggie.
Everyone was doing it, even those who never did it because the host was telling everyone how expensive it was and now it's free!
Everyone but me that is (I and others passed joints).
I didn't even do one morsel.
Within the next few days...everyone who did, had colds from passing the straw or hundred dollar bill.
The front sang and and played sax the whole set with it open.
IIRC, his shirt was poking out just enough to be seen.
From the first number I calmly dashed to the front seat directly in front of him and kept motioning to him, acting like a fool to save him from embarrassment and he kept ignoring me.
I even mentioned it to him between numbers, but he never zipped it.
I think by this point, he was rather desperate for a deal.
He never got the deal, but had a large after-party at his house.
Only one agent showed up, AND with a 3-4-finger-sized bag of coke to boot, and was freely passing it around.
At least once he left the room without the baggie.
Everyone was doing it, even those who never did it because the host was telling everyone how expensive it was and now it's free!
Everyone but me that is (I and others passed joints).
I didn't even do one morsel.
Within the next few days...everyone who did, had colds from passing the straw or hundred dollar bill.
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if nobody told you, through four full sets, you either have some hilariously cruel friends, or, this is proof of our suspicions that nobody pays attention to bass players.
I made a shopping trip at the grocery store with my fly down and my top button broken off.
Belt held my black shorts up but white underwear was on full display and didn't realize until I got home.
Belt held my black shorts up but white underwear was on full display and didn't realize until I got home.
I wear both pants and underwear that "breathe" at work so I am constantly checking my fly. Because air movement wise it doesn't feel any different open or closed.
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It's a good thing. Keeps the air flowing, making the jewels comfy.
Plus, the barn door wide open is kinda like sending an invitation to the ladies.
Plus, the barn door wide open is kinda like sending an invitation to the ladies.
would be if it was my bass ha ha ha
and the lights would take it to a whole new level of oh boy my fly is open ha ha ha
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Of all nights to go commando...
In my 20's this wouldn't have happened to me - my bass would have covered my fly. Today, this wouldn't happen to me - no way I'd go 4 sets without stopping in the bathroom between them.
You , apparently, are uniquely gifted - a large bladder and a high playing position simultaneously.
You , apparently, are uniquely gifted - a large bladder and a high playing position simultaneously.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome our next act, Wide Open & The Barn Doors!!!"
Let's be honest. Standing on stage holding a bass (or a guitar) is on one level a metaphor for...well, you know.
Rock out with your c**k out.
Literally!
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Literally!
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