Beedster

There are probably easier ways

....oh, and first gig I did with them he forgets his mic case 🤔

You generally know either way, and in my experience it's foolish you go against your gut instincts on these things, they always prove to be correct in the end. I remember an audition where the band were really tight and I was flattered to get the gig. However even driving away from the audition, before I knew it had been successful, I knew that more than 30-minutes in a room with the singer was not going to work for me, he was a winey low talent tool with delusions of grandeur and only an average voice, and he did that thing where he looks at you occasionally just to let you know you did something he didn't like. Anyway, I was so right 👍

Many thanks @Woodinblack 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Bitsas at a grand a piece

Yep 👍

I think it's only crude because it's a reference to the character in the movie and the 11 being louder than 10 thing. You might be looking at this a little too hard

This ^

My old Sport Psych mentor always used to tell this story to athletes who wanted to be pro... There was an old man, who lived in a house. And alongside that house was a basketball court. The local kids would play there each day, and the noise distracted the old man from his reading. He had asked them to be quieter but they laughed at him and made even more noise. So one day, he took out a deckchair and a book, and sat courtside watching the game. "What are you doing old man?" said one of the guys "I'm watching you play" replied the old man "If you want to do that, you have to pay us old man" "OK, how much?" "Five dollars a day" "OK" said the old man, and handed the guy five dollars Every day the old man arrived at the same time and watched the games, having given the same guy five dollars to do so. Then one day, the old man sat down, but didn't give the guy five dollars "Where's our money old man" said the guy "I don"t have any more money" said the old man "Well if you don't have any more money, we aren't going to play for you" said they guy. And they all left, leaving the old man in peace It's amazing how many pro athletes will tell you that was exactly their experience, no doubt true for some musicians as well

We're considering that very idea as present, venue actually suggested it for a series of gigs coming up, makes a lot of sense 👍

I agree, saw a brass band a part of a multi-arts show a while back. WOW, WOW, WOW, I was blown away by the sheer power, the musicality, the professionalism, and at times the humour of the performance. It was in front of a large paying audience at a theatre, but I understand that the members of the band do it for love. I also regularly see bands in pubs on Friday/Saturday night who are poorly rehearsed, often standing staring at a music stand through the set - including singers - and often with poor sound quality (usually simply too loud), and know they're getting paid often a few hundred quid. Go figure? Nice sentiment Douglas 🙏

If I had a pound for every time..... I left a band after the first gig having been dressed down by the lead guitarist who was furious that I had not stuck to the recorded bass-line on Take It Easy by the Eagles. Life's too short

I like it when it's well done (that's not me btw), my dog on the other hand....

A major problem in pro sport, and why I stopped being a pro. Well, that and the crapness

I'm pretty sure you could get very close to the recorded version of those using live keys, good enough for a live audience anyway?

I doubt you're alone @BigRedX

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