The Things They Say To Annoy Us.

[Pete Academy]

Venue owners: 'We can't really pay you much. Just treat it as a rehearsal.'

We've already rehearsed enough...that's why we're here.

[stingrayPete1977]

Can you start about 11.30pm thats when it gets packed. 2 pissed old bags is not packed and its passed my bedtime!

[BassBus]

Walking out the pub the other night with my double bass: "That's a big guitar". How many times have I heard that.

[Pete Academy]

Sound engineers: 'Bass is bass, innit?'

[Telebass]

"We can't pay you much/anything"

"That's OK, we won't play anything, then"

[Doddy]

"I'm/my mate/significant other/brother, is/used to be in a band............"

Edited May 29, 2011 by Doddy

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Doddy' post='1249290' date='May 29 2011, 03:29 PM']"I'm/my mate/significant other/brother, is/used to be in a band............"[/quote]


This.

[Pete Academy]

'Your drummer's good, but I know someone who can do this gig better.'

[Slipperydick]

Why dont you smile ?

[LawrenceH]

'Wow that guitarist you've got is effing brilliant'

...after said guitarist has royally f*****d up the rest of the band the entire night with their sloppy rhythm playing, lack of structure/harmonic awareness and not listening to what anyone else is doing, only concentrating properly on their over-indulgent loud rock solos. In a funk band.

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1249300' date='May 29 2011, 03:33 PM']Why dont you smile ?[/quote]

Yep, heard that many times. Why should I be grinning like a goon?

[The Bass Doc]

Punter "Ooh, I see you've got a saxophone in your band. Will you play Baker Street?"

Us, "Yes we have and no we won't".

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1249297' date='May 29 2011, 03:31 PM']'Your drummer's good, but I know someone who can do this gig better.'[/quote]

This is how The Who were introduced to Moon.

[TimR]

Can you play something that everyone will dance to BUT don't play any.......

[pete.young]

[quote name='BassBus' post='1249284' date='May 29 2011, 03:24 PM']Walking out the pub the other night with my double bass: "That's a big guitar". How many times have I heard that. [/quote]

Or "thats a big violin, can you fit it under your chin?"

The polite answer: "No, I need to borrow two or three of yours"

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1249319' date='May 29 2011, 03:51 PM']This is how The Who were introduced to Moon.[/quote]

Good point.

[crez5150]

Them - 'Can you play Sex on Fire..........'

Me - 'Yes, now f*** off!'

[LawrenceH]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1249319' date='May 29 2011, 03:51 PM']This is how The Who were introduced to Moon.[/quote]

And if I were Mitch Mitchell and it'd been my kit he smashed the s*** out of, then I'd have found it quite annoying!

[EssentialTension]

'Can you do something more up to date?'

'Yes, we wrote the next one this morning.'

[Pete Academy]

'Why do you want to raise those speakers up? The bass sounds better on the stage.'

[Len_derby]

A youngish lad, probably early twenties, comes up at the end all smiles.
'Thanks, that was great,.............my Dad would really love you lot'.
To be honest, I was amused. Been thinking of having a tee-shirt made that says 'your Dad would love us'.

[Pete Academy]

After you've played a few notes, the sound engineer says: 'OK, that'll do.'

[The Bass Doc]

Them "Can you play anything out of the charts?"

Us "Yes, this next one's been out of the charts for about 40 years".

[stingrayPete1977]

"Is anyone sitting there?" "No that big f***ing massive black box behind those seats that looks like a big massive f*** off speaker [i]is[/i] a big massive f*** off speaker thats why no one is sitting there" Is what your thinking, In reality "No help yourself aunt Freeda"

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1249350' date='May 29 2011, 04:16 PM']Them "Can you play anything out of the charts?"

Us "Yes, this next one's been out of the charts for about 40 years".[/quote]