Yeah, I Wore Shorts!

[Nephilymbass]

looks Like a fun gig.

Yeah summers can be pretty brutal here in NC so I’ll wear shorts often in the summer. I’m an army brat and have lived all over the country but the humidity here near fort Bragg is really miserable sometimes. 70 degrees in North Carolina feels about the same as 100 degrees in Chicago because of the humidity differences. So when it’s a 100 degrees outside in NC it’s just miserable . You can walk outside and even standing still within ten seconds you’ll be sweating. So yeah during the summer I’ll break the no shorts rule pretty often. I do prefer pants image wise and will even do stuff like wear shorts for load in then change into pants for the gig and then change back into shorts after the set. But sometimes pants are just completely out of the question. One of my team members in the operating room actually had to be hospitalized for heat stroke a week ago. He wasn’t running or cycling or anything he was outside painting a storage shed. I even wait until 7-8pm to cut my grass when it’s really hot

 

[Cardsfan_69]

I'm all for breaking the rule of shorts. I loooove me some loose cargo shorts. But for God's sake man, untuck that Tshirt!!! That's by far the bigger problem!!

 

[roccobass]

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Yesterday, 101 heat index in central NY. And I'm not sorry about it!

For all the East Coast and Midwest musicians who had to play outside this weekend, you guys should have gotten medals of valor. I can’t stand humidity. Me? I the Full Monty might have been my course of action.

 

[BwanaDust]

Fornicate the rule. Unless I'm getting paid extremely well, I wear whatever I feel like.

 

[edencab]

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Yesterday, 101 heat index in central NY. And I'm not sorry about it!

but black socks!?!?!?!.....no no no ...white socks with white shoes/shorts

 

[CosmicRay]

Yep, today, 7/21/2019 we will be performing at The Great South Bay Fest in Patchogue, Long Island.
6pm hit.
I can assure you that I, and probably everyone else in the band, will be in shorts!!!
Heat index will be 110+
What would Jerry do.....????

ps.....sandals too!!!! OMG!!!!!

 

[Wisebass]

Hi EdwardofHuncote

I broke The Rule!

a complete disregard of the TalkBass Code

Go ahead y'all... lemme' have it! Whatcha' got?!

Okay! Here we go!

You think that wearing shorts is cool?

Show me the shade. Please.

No problem!

Get a bigger rig!


Cool gig report! And very funny !!!

thx a lot for sharing!


may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[Tony In Philly]

I was all prepared to shun you TB-style after reading your blasphemous title, but the Gig Report was just too good for me to take such an aggressive stance.

All kidding aside, it looked like a great day!

 

[Wisebass]

Hi alanloomis1980

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Yesterday, 101 heat index in central NY. And I'm not sorry about it!

That cap might work in central NY but never wear it on the water!

STOP! You're scaring the fish!

Until a fish strikes back!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[ultra60]

Not sure why anybody cares. Your group looks like a bunch of guys having fun playing some music. My band is a bar band, and we don't wear shorts on stage. It's what we all agreed to at the start. Jeans and T shirts. What other bands wear has no impact on us, so we don't really care.

 

[Shardik]

Shorts are fine, but honestly.... black socks with white sneakers?? What were you thinking!!!

The socks are fine. But white sneakers?! That is disturbing.

 

[BioDriver]

I’m more surprised by the chutzpa of bringing a hollow body bass to a waterside gig.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Not sure why anybody cares. Your group looks like a bunch of guys having fun playing some music. My band is a bar band, and we don't wear shorts on stage. It's what we all agreed to at the start. Jeans and T shirts. What other bands wear has no impact on us, so we don't really care.

It is a bunch of guys having fun... we're all pretty good friends, a couple of us have played music together for 30 years on, but were also a working band. Dress code for each gig is discussed ahead of time. We knew what this one was about, and we knew nobody would care what we wore. The bandleader did a backflip off one of the mains into the Lake at the finale'.

I just thought I'd have a little fun with some of the gang around here with a good-natured troll post mixed with a gig report.

Here we are on another gig a little while back... not dressy, but no shorts.

 

[SactoBass]

That's Right, my TalkBass Brothers & Sisters... I broke The Rule!

@EdwardofHuncote:

I'm a biiiiiiiig fan of the late Christopher Hitchens. One of his quotes is:

"One of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority."

So I say, wear whatever you want to regardless of the self-anointed fashion police, and have *fun* in life, because that's all that really matters!

 

[LT131]

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Please, don't, wear, shorts, ever, again.... On the hot days you're better off wearing those Dri-Fit golf pants. They have built in SPF, look great and are cooler to wear than shorts. Seriously, friends don't let friends wear shorts, unless they are the drummer, or Flea, in which case you're lucky they even bother to wear pants.

Let's see. Water, boats, canoes, virtually everyone in shorts/water attire, 95 degrees. Bassist in long pants.

Your whole band wore shorts. You would have looked odd in golf pants. But I might have gone with sandals like a few of your band mates did.

Now that other photo where the cajon player is wearing long pants and no shirt - where does that come in on the TB dress-drama police spectrum?

Exempt. Cajon equals drummer who only answers to local, state and federal laws and the dictates of his/her religion.

I’m more surprised by the chutzpa of bringing a hollow body bass to a waterside gig.

Very intelligent as hollow bodies are better floaters.

 

[Yellow Bang66]

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Yesterday, 101 heat index in central NY. And I'm not sorry about it!

Okay now I see why not wearing shorts is a rule! it looks goofy & unprofessional. i get the too hot/heat thing.
But come on if the whole band looks like gilligan on vacation at least make look presentable!
I once worked with a "Dude" who refused to follow the dress code & insisted to wear shorts even when it rained! didn't work with him long... everyone has their standards! everyone. comfort is important, but looking sloppy is a choice.

 

[TemplesOfSyrinx]

Let's see. Water, boats, canoes, virtually everyone in shorts/water attire, 95 degrees. Bassist in long pants.

It's lonely being the best dressed in the band.

 

[glocke1]

That's Right, my TalkBass Brothers & Sisters... I broke The Rule!

Furthermore, I'm not sorry! It was hotter than dad-gummit here in Southwest Virginia yesterday evening, and I had an outdoor gig from 6:30 - 8:30 last night. Invalid Link Removed

Here's our guitar player, Josh, at load-in. Yeah, the stage is a floating boat dock. Show me the shade. Please.

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So I dutifully rolled my rig out that gangway, and set up... in the blistering sun. SPF 60, aerosol. Jeannie made me. I don't wanna' hear it.

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Brought along my '89 Alembic 5-string for the main ax:

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...and my partly Alembicized '67 Guild Starfire, for a switch-off or back-up:

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The shorts (if you're wondering) are a very comfortable, breathable fabric. I'm not nearly as brand-name conscious about them as I am about my bass gear, but I'll check for anybody who's interested. Alembic, Guild, Mesa, BagEnd, that's how I roll. Oh, the cap is from Nike... my Grand-daddy gave it to me. Oh well... another TalkBass fashion faux-pas.

The concert area for the show of course, is the water, but a good many folks set up along the shoreline too. I'm told that the music carries nearly a mile across the lake.

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All trolling and jokes aside, it was a pretty fun thing. We had maybe 75-100 folks out on the water last night to play for, a few more on the land, and had a fantastic evening to throw down the newgrass, Harwell-Grice Band style. The Harwell Grice Band

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And thanks to a complete disregard of the TalkBass Code, I got through it just fine.

Go ahead y'all... lemme' have it! Flames?! Report to Mods?! Warning points?! Whatcha' got?!

That's Right, my TalkBass Brothers & Sisters... I broke The Rule!

Furthermore, I'm not sorry! It was hotter than dad-gummit here in Southwest Virginia yesterday evening, and I had an outdoor gig from 6:30 - 8:30 last night. Invalid Link Removed

Here's our guitar player, Josh, at load-in. Yeah, the stage is a floating boat dock. Show me the shade. Please.

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So I dutifully rolled my rig out that gangway, and set up... in the blistering sun. SPF 60, aerosol. Jeannie made me. I don't wanna' hear it.

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Brought along my '89 Alembic 5-string for the main ax:

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...and my partly Alembicized '67 Guild Starfire, for a switch-off or back-up:

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The shorts (if you're wondering) are a very comfortable, breathable fabric. I'm not nearly as brand-name conscious about them as I am about my bass gear, but I'll check for anybody who's interested. Alembic, Guild, Mesa, BagEnd, that's how I roll. Oh, the cap is from Nike... my Grand-daddy gave it to me. Oh well... another TalkBass fashion faux-pas.

The concert area for the show of course, is the water, but a good many folks set up along the shoreline too. I'm told that the music carries nearly a mile across the lake.

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All trolling and jokes aside, it was a pretty fun thing. We had maybe 75-100 folks out on the water last night to play for, a few more on the land, and had a fantastic evening to throw down the newgrass, Harwell-Grice Band style. The Harwell Grice Band

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And thanks to a complete disregard of the TalkBass Code, I got through it just fine.

Go ahead y'all... lemme' have it! Flames?! Report to Mods?! Warning points?! Whatcha' got?!

With the heat we are having on the east cost I'd be wearing shorts or playing naked even...People in my area are getting outdoor gigs cancelled due to the heat.

On another note, I've got that same rig. 2 Bag End 15's and a D800+, though a demeter setup is driving the BE's at the moment and is serving duty as my living room practice rig.

Whats on the chair in the fourth photo?

Also, you are a braver man than I for trusting stands to those nice basses. I really can't bring myself to trust a stand to anything buy my Fender Jazz Elite. Certainly not my Alembics

 

[CallMeAl]

Hi alanloomis1980



That cap might work in central NY but never wear it on the water!



Until a fish strikes back!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

Nice work Wise. I literally LOL'ed.

 

[Kipp Harrington]

Very cool gig! Well, maybe not so cool... you know what I mean. I understand that as performers, we are expected to present a decent appearance. I can’t imagine presenting a more decent appearance than what you presented... especially in that type of environment/climate. Rock on bro! And your granddaddy has great taste in hats... love it!