My first gig...well, almost. This could only happen to me.

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Psycho Bass Guy

#15
February 24, 2014, 08:24:15 PM
Quote from: ack1961 on February 24, 2014, 02:29:19 PM
As a side note  - as crazy old man Al took the stage in the middle of someones act to make an announcement, I made a pact with my youngest son:
Me: "Nick, if I ever get that friggin' looney tune, please kill me in my sleep."
Nick: "You got it, Dad" (who hugged me as he stared at the stage).

That kid's a keeper!

Dave W

#16
February 24, 2014, 11:16:39 PM
It's nice that you can look back and laugh about it now, but it really was a valuable experience. Benefit gigs usually bring out at least one prima donna and at least one unforeseen screw-up, you got to handle more than your share.

ack1961

#17
February 25, 2014, 04:37:17 AM
No kidding...we had plenty of time to learn the board and see how a 2-channel PA (I had been using a Peavey Mark VIII bass amp as a PA amp) with monitor Aux's work and can he mixed to our liking.  My oldest boy would stand along the back wall of the room and give me hand signals, so we could tweak the sound for the other acts.

This entire episode aligns with our motto in our house:  If you're going to screw-up (and you will), fail with integrity and learn from your mistakes, and somehow make it fun.  To translate, Don't be the biggest asshole in the cluster.

We did OK, have a great story to tell and learned a ton...and the meatballs were delicious.
Have Fun.  Be Nice.  Mean People Suck.

uwe

#18
February 25, 2014, 06:06:19 AM
No good deed goes unpunished.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

drbassman

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February 25, 2014, 08:29:21 AM
Quote from: uwe on February 25, 2014, 06:06:19 AM
No good deed goes unpunished.

Damn Uwe, I was gonna type that till I got down to your post!  What a story.  See, the truth is stranger than fiction.  My first band a couple years ago only did benefits and each one was a mini-nightmare in waiting.  I had all of the same experiences over a couple years that you had in one night.  Geez, you deserve a medal for sure.  And are you seriously thinking of playing St. Bridges-to-nowhere again?  You are a saint!   ;D
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Pilgrim

#20
February 25, 2014, 08:51:22 AM
Quote from: drbassman on February 25, 2014, 08:29:21 AM
Damn Uwe, I was gonna type that till I got down to your post!  What a story.  See, the truth is stranger than fiction.  My first band a couple years ago only did benefits and each one was a mini-nightmare in waiting.  I had all of the same experiences over a couple years that you had in one night.  Geez, you deserve a medal for sure.  And are you seriously thinking of playing St. Bridges-to-nowhere again?  You are a saint!   ;D

I like to use the Garrison Keillor-esque "Our Lady of the Polished Thumbscrews"....
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

drbassman

#21
February 25, 2014, 11:56:48 AM
Quote from: Pilgrim on February 25, 2014, 08:51:22 AM
I like to use the Garrison Keillor-esque "Our Lady of the Polished Thumbscrews"....

Amen Al.
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

drummer5359

#22
March 04, 2014, 12:12:46 PM
You did good dad! 8)
"We don't stop playing because we grow old.
We grow old because we stop playing."

"I wish that my playing reminded people of Steve Gadd.
But they seem to confuse me with his little known cousin... E."

Pilgrim

#23
March 04, 2014, 12:13:40 PM
I'm looking forward to future chapters in this story.....
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."
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